Stock Analysis on Net

Monster Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ:MNST)

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Analysis of Solvency Ratios 

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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Monster Beverage Corp., solvency ratios

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01
Debt to capital 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01
Debt to assets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Financial leverage 1.18 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.23
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 8,112.69 65,499.50 94,812.53 41,697.33 25,286.04
Fixed charge coverage 168.96 182.42 389.82 348.77 286.76

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to equity ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to capital ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to assets ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Monster Beverage Corp. financial leverage ratio decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Monster Beverage Corp. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Monster Beverage Corp. fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Equity

Monster Beverage Corp., debt to equity calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current finance lease liabilities 6,449 757 960 799 1,485
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities 19 41 41 24
Total debt 6,468 798 1,001 823 1,485
 
Stockholders’ equity 8,228,744 7,025,041 6,566,951 5,160,860 4,171,281
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Altria Group Inc. 10.38 4.51
Coca-Cola Co. 1.62 1.62 1.86 2.22 2.25
PepsiCo Inc. 2.38 2.28 2.51 3.28 2.17
Philip Morris International Inc.
Debt to Equity, Sector
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 5.40 5.23 5.08 6.43 4.71
Debt to Equity, Industry
Consumer Staples 1.39 1.27 1.29 1.47 1.38

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 6,468 ÷ 8,228,744 = 0.00

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to equity ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

Monster Beverage Corp., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current finance lease liabilities 6,449 757 960 799 1,485
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities 19 41 41 24
Total debt 6,468 798 1,001 823 1,485
Operating lease liabilities (included in Accrued liabilities) 11,088 7,747 3,990 3,171 2,812
Operating lease liabilities (included in Other liabilities) 48,459 29,586 17,389 17,342 25,651
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 66,015 38,131 22,380 21,336 29,948
 
Stockholders’ equity 8,228,744 7,025,041 6,566,951 5,160,860 4,171,281
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Coca-Cola Co. 1.67 1.68 1.92 2.30 2.33
PepsiCo Inc. 2.54 2.42 2.64 3.41 2.27
Philip Morris International Inc.
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 5.57 5.38 5.23 6.60 4.84
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Consumer Staples 1.53 1.41 1.42 1.64 1.41

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 66,015 ÷ 8,228,744 = 0.01

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Capital

Monster Beverage Corp., debt to capital calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current finance lease liabilities 6,449 757 960 799 1,485
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities 19 41 41 24
Total debt 6,468 798 1,001 823 1,485
Stockholders’ equity 8,228,744 7,025,041 6,566,951 5,160,860 4,171,281
Total capital 8,235,212 7,025,839 6,567,952 5,161,683 4,172,766
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Altria Group Inc. 1.16 1.17 1.06 0.91 0.82
Coca-Cola Co. 0.62 0.62 0.65 0.69 0.69
PepsiCo Inc. 0.70 0.69 0.72 0.77 0.68
Philip Morris International Inc. 1.31 1.26 1.57 1.66 1.59
Debt to Capital, Sector
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.87 0.82
Debt to Capital, Industry
Consumer Staples 0.58 0.56 0.56 0.60 0.58

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 6,468 ÷ 8,235,212 = 0.00

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to capital ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

Monster Beverage Corp., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current finance lease liabilities 6,449 757 960 799 1,485
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities 19 41 41 24
Total debt 6,468 798 1,001 823 1,485
Operating lease liabilities (included in Accrued liabilities) 11,088 7,747 3,990 3,171 2,812
Operating lease liabilities (included in Other liabilities) 48,459 29,586 17,389 17,342 25,651
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 66,015 38,131 22,380 21,336 29,948
Stockholders’ equity 8,228,744 7,025,041 6,566,951 5,160,860 4,171,281
Total capital (including operating lease liability) 8,294,759 7,063,172 6,589,331 5,182,196 4,201,229
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Coca-Cola Co. 0.63 0.63 0.66 0.70 0.70
PepsiCo Inc. 0.72 0.71 0.73 0.77 0.69
Philip Morris International Inc. 1.30 1.26 1.55 1.64 1.57
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.87 0.83
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Consumer Staples 0.60 0.58 0.59 0.62 0.59

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 66,015 ÷ 8,294,759 = 0.01

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Assets

Monster Beverage Corp., debt to assets calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current finance lease liabilities 6,449 757 960 799 1,485
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities 19 41 41 24
Total debt 6,468 798 1,001 823 1,485
 
Total assets 9,686,522 8,293,105 7,804,784 6,202,716 5,150,352
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Altria Group Inc. 0.68 0.72 0.71 0.62 0.57
Coca-Cola Co. 0.43 0.42 0.45 0.49 0.50
PepsiCo Inc. 0.44 0.42 0.44 0.48 0.41
Philip Morris International Inc. 0.73 0.70 0.67 0.70 0.72
Debt to Assets, Sector
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.53 0.52 0.52 0.54 0.52
Debt to Assets, Industry
Consumer Staples 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.35 0.35

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 6,468 ÷ 9,686,522 = 0.00

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to assets ratio improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023.

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

Monster Beverage Corp., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current finance lease liabilities 6,449 757 960 799 1,485
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities 19 41 41 24
Total debt 6,468 798 1,001 823 1,485
Operating lease liabilities (included in Accrued liabilities) 11,088 7,747 3,990 3,171 2,812
Operating lease liabilities (included in Other liabilities) 48,459 29,586 17,389 17,342 25,651
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 66,015 38,131 22,380 21,336 29,948
 
Total assets 9,686,522 8,293,105 7,804,784 6,202,716 5,150,352
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Coca-Cola Co. 0.44 0.44 0.47 0.51 0.51
PepsiCo Inc. 0.47 0.45 0.46 0.49 0.43
Philip Morris International Inc. 0.74 0.71 0.69 0.72 0.74
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.55 0.54 0.53 0.56 0.54
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Consumer Staples 0.37 0.35 0.35 0.39 0.36

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 66,015 ÷ 9,686,522 = 0.01

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Monster Beverage Corp. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Financial Leverage

Monster Beverage Corp., financial leverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Total assets 9,686,522 8,293,105 7,804,784 6,202,716 5,150,352
Stockholders’ equity 8,228,744 7,025,041 6,566,951 5,160,860 4,171,281
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 1.18 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.23
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Altria Group Inc. 16.70 7.92
Coca-Cola Co. 3.77 3.85 4.10 4.52 4.55
PepsiCo Inc. 5.43 5.38 5.76 6.91 5.31
Philip Morris International Inc.
Financial Leverage, Sector
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 10.18 10.01 9.79 11.83 9.05
Financial Leverage, Industry
Consumer Staples 4.16 3.98 4.02 4.18 3.88

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 9,686,522 ÷ 8,228,744 = 1.18

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Monster Beverage Corp. financial leverage ratio decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Interest Coverage

Monster Beverage Corp., interest coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income 1,630,988 1,191,624 1,377,475 1,409,594 1,107,835
Add: Income tax expense 437,494 380,340 423,944 216,563 308,127
Add: Interest on finance lease liabilities 255 24 19 39 56
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 2,068,737 1,571,988 1,801,438 1,626,196 1,416,018
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 8,112.69 65,499.50 94,812.53 41,697.33 25,286.04
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Altria Group Inc. 10.51 7.55 4.22 6.63 1.58
Coca-Cola Co. 9.48 14.25 8.78 7.78 12.40
PepsiCo Inc. 8.95 10.57 5.94 8.24 9.20
Philip Morris International Inc. 7.95 16.33 17.80 16.07 13.59
Interest Coverage, Sector
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 9.14 11.66 7.98 8.90 8.36
Interest Coverage, Industry
Consumer Staples 11.17 14.75 10.38 10.85 8.42

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= 2,068,737 ÷ 255 = 8,112.69

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Monster Beverage Corp. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Fixed Charge Coverage

Monster Beverage Corp., fixed charge coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income 1,630,988 1,191,624 1,377,475 1,409,594 1,107,835
Add: Income tax expense 437,494 380,340 423,944 216,563 308,127
Add: Interest on finance lease liabilities 255 24 19 39 56
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 2,068,737 1,571,988 1,801,438 1,626,196 1,416,018
Add: Operating lease cost 12,060 8,641 4,614 4,637 4,899
Earnings before fixed charges and tax 2,080,797 1,580,629 1,806,052 1,630,833 1,420,917
 
Interest on finance lease liabilities 255 24 19 39 56
Operating lease cost 12,060 8,641 4,614 4,637 4,899
Fixed charges 12,315 8,665 4,633 4,676 4,955
Solvency Ratio
Fixed charge coverage1 168.96 182.42 389.82 348.77 286.76
Benchmarks
Fixed Charge Coverage, Competitors2
Coca-Cola Co. 7.73 10.14 7.41 6.45 9.47
PepsiCo Inc. 6.43 7.28 4.85 6.06 6.79
Philip Morris International Inc. 6.92 12.59 13.43 11.50 9.88
Fixed Charge Coverage, Sector
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 7.59 9.10 6.76 7.27 6.79
Fixed Charge Coverage, Industry
Consumer Staples 7.52 9.05 7.08 7.09 5.35

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 2023 Calculation
Fixed charge coverage = Earnings before fixed charges and tax ÷ Fixed charges
= 2,080,797 ÷ 12,315 = 168.96

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. Monster Beverage Corp. fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.