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| Three, our AFF flavor facility in Ireland is now providing a large number of flavors to our EMEA region, enabling better service levels and lower landed costs to our EMEA region |
| We believe that we are well-positioned in the beverage industry and continue to be optimistic about the future of our company |
| The company continues to have market share leadership in the energy drink category for all outlets combined in the United States in both the 13-week and 4-week periods ended February 17, 2024 |
| We are growing, and that's where we're starting to grow brands like Predator in many international markets and that will help us continue to see growth and Predator also has a lot of depth |
| We are pleased with the results of The Beast Unleashed and are continuing to expand points of distribution of this brand |
| And so we're quite excited about seeing that |
| We remain optimistic about the long-term prospects for the Monster brand in China and are excited about the launch of Predator this year |
| We are excited about the opportunities that the acquisition of the Bang Energy brand presents to us and believe that the brand will fit well within our broader portfolio of energy drink brands |
| And lastly, the company achieved record fourth quarter net sales of $1.73 billion in the 2023 fourth quarter, 14.4% higher than net sales of $1.51 billion in the 2022 comparable period and 16.1% higher on a foreign currency adjusted basis |
| The company achieved record fourth quarter net sales of $1.73 billion in the 2023 fourth quarter, 14.4% higher than net sales of $1.51 billion in the 2022 comparable period and 16.1% higher on a foreign currency adjusted basis |
| We are also pleased that in the 2023 fourth quarter, Monster gained market share in Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the Republic of Ireland and Spain |
| And if you heard earlier in the call, January sales were -- in my book, were really impressive, the increase in January sales |
| We estimate on a foreign currency adjusted basis, including the Alcohol Brands segment, January 2024 sales were approximately 20.5% higher than the comparable period January 2023 sales, and 19.7% higher than January 2023, excluding the Alcohol Brands segment |
| We're excited for Nasty Beast Hard Tea as well as the additional alcohol opportunities that Monster Brewing Company presents |
| But we've got great opportunity in some of the international markets that are developing |
| We had a good benefit from freight-in this quarter -- this last quarter, and I'm not sure what's going to happen as we look forward into 2024 and the implications of the election and everything else |
| Monster Energy remains the leading energy brand in value in Argentina, Brazil and Chile |
| Monster remains the market leader in Japan and South Korea |
| Early response to the brand has been very positive |
| So we do look forward to having a really attractive runway around the world for us |
| We are pleased with the rollout of Predator and Fury, our affordable energy drink portfolio internationally |
| Full Throttle sales increased 24.6%, and its market share increased 0.1 of a point to 0.6% |
| Clearly, the quarter came in a bit better relative to some of the commentary from the investor meeting |
| Two, we are pleased to report that our pricing actions have not significantly impacted consumer demand |
| Monster sales increased 33% |
| So we're bringing up our own manufacturing facilities up and we're doing whatever we can to improve gross profit percentages |
| Diluted earnings per share for the 2023 fourth quarter increased 22.3% to $0.35 from $0.29 in the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| And you can see from the results in January, we are still seeing -- despite the Nielsen numbers, we are still seeing good growth in the U.S |
| Hope you're doing well |
| Some of the markets have had some sort of ups and downs, but overall, we're in growth in most of the markets, and we still see that as very exciting |
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| And the minute we stray from that, we find that our market shares really suffers |
| Sales of Java Monster, including Java Monster 300 and Java Monster Nitro Cold Brew were 4.6% lower in the same period versus the previous year |
| As a result of the Bang Inventory Step-Up, gross profit was adversely impacted by approximately $5 million during the 2023 fourth quarter |
| During this call, we will talk about impairment charges of approximately $39.9 million recorded in the 2023 fourth quarter related to the Alcohol Brands segment due in part to the continuing challenges in the craft beer and seltzer categories |
| In South Korea, net sales in the 2023 fourth quarter decreased 5.1% in dollars and decreased 9.4% on a currency-neutral basis as compared to the same quarter in 2022 |
| We've seen a little bit of pressure on the core Monster brand |
| And I've said this before, that I think it will be very difficult in the main to get gross margins internationally to the levels that we have enjoyed in the U.S |
| According to Nielsen, for the 4 weeks ended February 17, 2024, sales in dollars of the coffee plus energy drink category, which includes our Java Monster line, in the convenience and gas channel, decreased 10.3% over the same period the previous year |
| Sales of Monster decreased by 2% over the same period versus the previous year |
| Monster share decreased from 30.8% a year ago to 29.1% |
| Sales of Starbucks Energy were 16.9% lower |
| Sales of the company's energy brands, excluding Bang, decreased 0.1% in the 4-week period in the convenience and gas channel |
| Sales of Monster declined 0.7% |
| Sales of Live+ decreased 5%, and its market share decreased 0.8 of a share point to 5.2% |
| Monster sales decreased 2.2% |
| According to INTAGE, in the convenience channel in Japan, the energy drink category decreased 0.2% for the month of January 2024 |
| NOS sales decreased 5.1% and its market share decreased 0.2 of a point to 1.2% |
| Monster's retail market share in value as compared to the same period the previous year declined from 27.8% to 27% in Denmark; from 37% to 36.1% in Greece; from 19.8% to 19.2% in South Africa; and from 15.7% to 15.5% in Sweden |
| Foreign currency exchange rates had a negative impact on net sales in the U.S |
| Net sales in Japan in the 2023 fourth quarter decreased 2.3% in dollars and increased 0.9% on a currency-neutral basis |
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