Investor Overview - Q3 2023
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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"believe," "expect," "intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Forward-
looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause The Coca-Cola Company's actual results to differ materially from its historical experience and our
present expectations or projections. These risks include, but are not limited to, unfavorable economic and geopolitical conditions, including the direct or indirect negative impacts of
the conflict between Russia and Ukraine; increased competition; an inability to be successful in our innovation activities; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail or
foodservice customers; an inability to expand business in emerging and developing markets; an inability to realize the economic benefits from our productivity initiatives; an inability to
attract or retain a highly skilled and diverse workforce; disruption of our supply chain, including increased commodity, raw material, packaging, energy, transportation and other input
costs; the negative impacts of, and continuing uncertainties associated with the scope, severity and duration of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the substance and pace of the post-
pandemic economic recovery; an inability to successfully integrate and manage our acquired businesses, brands or bottling operations or an inability realize a significant portion of the
anticipated benefits of our joint ventures or strategic relationships; failure by our third-party service providers and business partners to satisfactorily fulfill their commitments and
responsibilities; an inability to renew collective bargaining agreements on satisfactory terms, or we or our bottling partners experience strikes, work stoppages, labor shortages or
labor unrest; obesity and other health-related concerns; evolving consumer product and shopping preferences; product safety and quality concerns; perceived negative health
consequences of certain ingredients, such as non-nutritive sweeteners and biotechnology-derived substances, and of other substances present in our beverage products or packaging
materials; failure to digitalize the Coca-Cola system; damage to our brand image, corporate reputation and social license to operate from negative publicity, whether or not warranted,
concerning product safety or quality, workplace and human rights, obesity or other issues; an inability to successfully manage new product launches; an inability to maintain good
relationships with our bottling partners; deterioration in our bottling partners' financial condition; an inability to successfully manage our refranchising activities; increases in income
tax rates, changes in income tax laws or the unfavorable resolution of tax matters, including the outcome of our ongoing tax dispute or any related disputes with the U.S. Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS"); the possibility that the assumptions used to calculate our estimated aggregate incremental tax and interest liability related to the potential unfavorable
outcome of the ongoing tax dispute with the IRS could significantly change; increased or new indirect taxes; changes in laws and regulations relating to beverage containers and
packaging; significant additional labeling or warning requirements or limitations on the marketing or sale of our products; litigation or legal proceedings; conducting business in
markets with high-risk legal compliance environments; failure to adequately protect, or disputes relating to, trademarks, formulas and other intellectual property rights; changes in, or
failure to comply with, the laws and regulations applicable to our products or our business operations; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; interest rate increases; an
inability to achieve our overall long-term growth objectives; default by or failure of one or more of our counterparty financial institutions; impairment charges; an inability to protect our
information systems against service interruption, misappropriation of data or cybersecurity incidents; failure to comply with privacy and data protection laws; failure to achieve our
sustainability goals and targets or accurately report our progress due to operational, financial, legal and other risks, many of which are outside our control and are dependent on the
actions of our bottling partners and other third parties; increasing concerns about the environmental impact of plastic bottles and other packaging materials; water scarcity and poor
quality; increased demand for food products, decreased agricultural productivity and increased regulation of ingredient sourcing due diligence; climate change and legal or regulatory
responses thereto; adverse weather conditions; and other risks discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including our Annual Report on Form 10-
K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which filings are available from the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
RECONCILIATION TO U.S. GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following presentation includes certain "non-GAAP financial measures" as defined in Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A schedule which reconciles our
results as reported under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the non-GAAP financial measures included in the following presentation is attached as an appendix hereto.
The 2023 outlook information provided in this presentation includes forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, which management uses in measuring performance. The company
is not able to reconcile full year 2023 projected organic revenues (non-GAAP) to full year 2023 projected reported net revenues, full year 2023 projected comparable currency neutral
EPS (non-GAAP) to full year 2023 projected reported EPS, full year 2023 projected comparable EPS (non-GAAP) to full year 2023 projected reported EPS, or full year 2023 adjusted
free cash flow conversion ratio (non-GAAP) to the ratio of full year 2023 net cash provided by operating activities to full year 2023 net income attributable to shareowners without
unreasonable efforts because it is not possible to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the exact impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates throughout 2023; the
exact timing and exact impact of acquisitions, divestitures and structural changes throughout 2023; and the exact timing and exact amount of items impacting comparability
throughout 2023.
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