Monday, July 27, 2015

Venezuelan Currency Chaos Costs Coca-Cola Bottler 95% of Revenue

Venezuela’s deepening economic crisis is costing Mexican bottler Coca-Cola Femsa SAB. The company said Thursday it reduced the value of its revenue from Venezuela by 95 percent as the nation’s currency collapses and inflation soars. The move turned an increase in second-quarter profit into a decline. The turmoil in Venezuela has been taking an increasing toll on the world’s biggest franchised Coca-Cola bottler. During the past six months, its $3 billion of bonds underperformed most investment-grade debt out of Mexico. More….

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