Dr Pepper faces sluggish top-line opportunities, and the Bai acquisition came at a lofty price.
We don’t plan to change our $74 fair value estimate for narrow-moat Dr Pepper Snapple following the announced acquisition of Bai Brands. We think this deal is primarily defensive, aimed at preventing Bai from leaving the Dr Pepper distribution system rather than creating substantial value for shareholders. Buoying this assessment, Dr Pepper’s management estimates that the $1.3 billion purchase price (the headline $1.7 billion price net of $400 million in tax savings present value) includes rough...Dr Pepper Snapple Group is a brand owner, manufacturer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverages in the U.S., Canada and Mexico with a portfolio of flavored (non-cola) carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) and non-carbonated beverages (NCBs), including ready-to-drink teas, juices, juice drinks, water and mixers. In the CSD market, the company's primary brands are Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, 7UP, Crush, A&W, Sunkist soda, Schweppes and Squirt. In the NCB market segment in the U.S., the company participates primarily in the ready-to-drink tea, juice, juice drinks and mixer categories. The company's segments are: Beverage Concentrates, Packaged Beverages and Latin America Beverages.
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