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Sonia Vora
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We Expect Pepsi’s Brand Investments to Reinforce Its Competitive Edge; Shares Fairly Valued

We expect PepsiCo to finish fiscal 2017 on solid footing when it releases its fourth-quarter results on Feb. 13, and we are reiterating our expectation for low-single-digit sales growth and operating margin around 17% for the year. While sales in the North American beverage business have faltered in recent quarters, we contend that the brand intangible assets at the core of Pepsi’s wide moat remain robust and that the firm’s continued investments in both advertising and research and development ...
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