Molson Coors Brewing Co Class BTAP
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Soft market demand and heightened competition led to lower revenue and operating margin decline.
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Molson Coors Brewing Co Class BMolson Coors reported second-quarter results that met revenue expectations but saw operating margin decline significantly from the prior year, with management attributing the performance to soft market demand, heightened competition, and cost inflation. Revenue came in at $3.10 billion versus analyst estimates of $3.09 billion, a 3.3% year-on-year decline, while adjusted EPS of $1.58 beat estimates of $1.51 and adjusted EBITDA of $624.6 million beat estimates of $601.9 million. Operating margin fell to 10.7% from 18.2% in the same quarter last year. During the earnings call, analysts questioned CEO Rahul Goyal and CFO Tracey Joubert on topics including the World Cup's impact, gas prices versus structural demand shifts, cost inflation for aluminum and logistics, capital allocation, and Monaco's integration and expansion plans.
Molson Coors Brewing Co Class BSoft market demand and heightened competition led to lower revenue and operating margin decline.