Warren Buffett Stocks: Why the Coca-Cola Company is an Exceptional Investment Portfolio

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) has an equity investment portfolio worth more than $360 billion, as of the end of the 2022 first quarter.

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Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio is filled with quality stocks. You can ‘cheat’ from Warren Buffett stocks to find picks for your portfolio.

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In this article, we’ll take a close look at Coca-Cola’s business, it’s growth opportunities, and its total return prospects.

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Business Overview

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Coca-Cola is one of the world’s largest beverage companies, and is the single largest non-alcoholic beverage maker.

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It owns a vast portfolio of hundreds of different products, including its ubiquitous sparkling beverage brands like Coke and Diet Coke, as well as teas, coffees, nutritional drinks, juices, milks, waters, and more.

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Coca-Cola is a Dividend King, having boosted its annual dividend for 60 consecutive years.

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Growth Prospects

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Coca-Cola’s growth stagnated from 2017 to 2020, when earnings-per-share oscillated around $2.00, but no real progress was made.

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That was during the time when the company was divesting most of its bottling operations, which caused revenue to fall.

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However, this was planned as the remainder of the company – the actual beverage making components – have much higher profit margins than the commoditized bottling business.

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