Keurig Dr Pepper 10-Q 2024-03-31
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2024
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
Commission file number 001-33829

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 98-0517725 | ||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. employer identification number) |
53 South Avenue
Burlington, Massachusetts
01803
(Address of principal executive offices)
(781) 418-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common stock | KDP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company", and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Large Accelerated Filer ☒ Accelerated Filer ☐ Non-Accelerated Filer ☐ Smaller Reporting Company ☐ Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of April 23, 2024, there were 1,355,574,275 shares of the registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.
KEURIG DR PEPPER INC.
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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KEURIG DR PEPPER INC.
FORM 10-Q
MASTER GLOSSARY
| Term | Definition | |||||||
| Annual Report | Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| AOCI | Accumulated other comprehensive income or loss | |||||||
| Athletic Brewing | Athletic Brewing Holding Company, LLC, an equity method investment of KDP | |||||||
| Board | The Board of Directors of KDP | |||||||
| bps | Basis points | |||||||
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer | |||||||
| Chobani | FHU US Holdings LLC, an equity method investment of KDP | |||||||
| Circana | Circana, Inc., a market information provider | |||||||
| DIO | Days inventory outstanding | |||||||
| DPO | Days of payables outstanding | |||||||
| DPS | Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | |||||||
| DPS Merger | The combination of the business operations of Keurig and DPS as of July 9, 2018 | |||||||
| DSD | Direct Store Delivery, KDP’s route-to-market whereby finished beverages are delivered directly to retailers | |||||||
| DSO | Days sales outstanding | |||||||
| EPS | Earnings per share | |||||||
| Exchange Act | Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended | |||||||
| FX | Foreign exchange | |||||||
| JAB | JAB Holding Company S.a.r.l. and affiliates | |||||||
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | |||||||
| Keurig | Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of KDP, and the brand of our brewers | |||||||
| LRB | Liquid refreshment beverages | |||||||
| Notes | Collectively, the Company's senior unsecured notes | |||||||
| Nutrabolt | Woodbolt Holdings LLC, d/b/a Nutrabolt, an equity method investment of KDP | |||||||
| Revolving Credit Agreement | KDP’s $4 billion revolving credit agreement, which was executed in February 2022 | |||||||
| RSU | Restricted share unit | |||||||
| RTD | Ready to drink | |||||||
| Tractor | Tractor Beverages, Inc., an equity method investment of KDP | |||||||
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission | |||||||
| SG&A | Selling, general and administrative | |||||||
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate | |||||||
| U.S. GAAP | Accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. | |||||||
| Vita Coco | The Vita Coco Company, Inc. | |||||||
| WD | Warehouse Direct, KDP’s route-to-market whereby finished beverages are shipped to retailer warehouses, and then delivered by the retailer through its own delivery system to its stores |
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
KEURIG DR PEPPER INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
| First Quarter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except per share data) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 3,468 | $ | 3,353 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 1,528 | 1,609 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,940 | 1,744 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,176 | 1,165 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating income, net | (1) | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 765 | 584 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 178 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | (7) | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 594 | 581 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 140 | 114 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 454 | $ | 467 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per common share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 0.33 | 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 1,380.7 | 1,406.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 1,387.7 | 1,417.0 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
KEURIG DR PEPPER INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
| First Quarter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 454 | $ | 467 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | (56) | 108 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net change in cash flow hedges, net of tax of $0 and $21, respectively | (2) | (82) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive (loss) income | (58) | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | 396 | $ | 493 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
KEURIG DR PEPPER INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||
| (in millions, except share and per share data) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 317 | $ | 267 | ||||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 1,311 | 1,368 | ||||||||||||
| Inventories | 1,204 | 1,142 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 735 | 598 | ||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 3,567 | 3,375 | ||||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,695 | 2,699 | ||||||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 1,438 | 1,387 | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill | 20,163 | 20,202 | ||||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | 23,251 | 23,287 | ||||||||||||
| Other non-current assets | 1,128 | 1,149 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred tax assets | 44 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 52,286 | $ | 52,130 | ||||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,187 | $ | 3,597 | ||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 1,169 | 1,242 | ||||||||||||
| Structured payables | 111 | 117 | ||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term obligations | 1,908 | 3,246 | ||||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 629 | 714 | ||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 7,004 | 8,916 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term obligations | 12,929 | 9,945 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 5,784 | 5,760 | ||||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 1,916 | 1,833 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 27,633 | 26,454 | ||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 1,355,571,438 and 1,390,446,043 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 19,661 | 20,788 | ||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | 4,721 | 4,559 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 257 | 315 | ||||||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 24,653 | 25,676 | ||||||||||||
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in our Annual Report.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including, in particular, statements about the impact of future events, future financial performance, plans (including our executive succession plan), strategies, expectations, prospects, competitive environment, regulation, labor matters, supply chain issues, inflation, and availability of raw materials. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “outlook,” “guidance,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “feel,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and similar words, phrases or expressions and variations or negatives of these words in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Our actual financial performance could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates, forecasts and projections, and our financial performance may be better or worse than anticipated. Given these uncertainties, you should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report, as well as our subsequent filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date that they were made. We do not undertake any duty to update the forward-looking statements, and the estimates and assumptions associated with them, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains the names of some of our owned or licensed trademarks, trade names and service marks, which we refer to as our brands. All of the product names included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are either our registered trademarks or those of our licensors.
OVERVIEW
KDP is a leading beverage company in North America that manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells hot and cold beverages and single serve brewing systems. We have a broad portfolio of iconic beverage brands, including Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, Mott's, A&W, Snapple, Peñafiel, 7UP, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Core Hydration, and The Original Donut Shop, as well as the Keurig brewing system. KDP has some of the most recognized beverage brands in North America, with significant consumer awareness levels and long histories that evoke strong emotional connections with consumers. We offer more than 125 owned, licensed, and partner brands, available nearly everywhere people shop and consume beverages through our sales and distribution network.
KDP operates as an integrated brand owner, manufacturer, and distributor. We believe our integrated business model strengthens our route-to-market and provides opportunities for net sales and profit growth through the alignment of the economic interests of our brand ownership and our manufacturing and distribution businesses through both our DSD system and our WD system. We market and sell our products to retailers, including supermarkets, mass merchandisers, club stores, pure-play e-commerce retailers, and office superstores; to restaurants, hotel chains, office product and coffee distributors, and partner brand owners; and directly to consumers through our website. Our integrated business model enables us to be more flexible and responsive to the changing needs of our large retail customers and allows us to more fully leverage our scale and reduce costs by creating greater geographic manufacturing and distribution coverage.
Our operating and reportable segments are as follows:
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The U.S. Refreshment Beverages segment reflects sales in the U.S. from the manufacture and distribution of branded concentrates, syrup and finished beverages, including the sales of the Company's own brands and third-party brands, to third-party bottlers, distributors and retailers.
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The U.S. Coffee segment reflects sales in the U.S. from the manufacture and distribution of finished goods relating to the Company's K-Cup pods, single-serve brewers and other coffee products to partners, retailers and directly to consumers through our Keurig.com website.
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The International segment reflects sales in international markets, including the following:
◦Sales in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and other international markets from the manufacture and distribution of branded concentrates, syrup, and finished beverages, including sales of the Company's own brands and third-party brands, to third-party bottlers, distributors, and retailers.
◦Sales in Canada from the manufacture and distribution of finished goods relating to the Company’s single-serve brewers, K-Cup pods, and other coffee products.
COMPARABLE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
We eliminate from our financial results all applicable intercompany transactions between entities included in our consolidated financial statements and the intercompany transactions with our equity method investees. References in tables below to percentage changes that are not meaningful are denoted by "NM".
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Financial Overview - First Quarter of 2024 as compared to First Quarter of 2023
As Reported, in millions (except EPS)




Key Events During the First Quarter of 2024
March 2024 Debt Issuance
In March 2024, we completed the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $3 billion of senior unsecured notes. The proceeds were used to repay the 2024 Notes at maturity, to repurchase KDP shares as described below, to repay outstanding commercial paper, and for general corporate purposes.
Repurchase of KDP Shares
In March 2024, JAB BevCo B.V., a subsidiary of JAB, sold 100 million shares of KDP’s common stock through an underwritten secondary offering. In connection with this offering, we repurchased 35 million shares at the per-share price paid by the underwriter, for a total of $1,012 million, which was effected under our existing share repurchase program.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
First Quarter of 2024 Compared to First Quarter of 2023
Consolidated Operations
The following table sets forth our unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023:
| First Quarter | Dollar Change | Percentage Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions, except per share amounts) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 3,468 | $ | 3,353 | $ | 115 | 3.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 1,528 | 1,609 | (81) | (5.0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,940 | 1,744 | 196 | 11.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,176 | 1,165 | 11 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating income, net | (1) | (5) | 4 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 765 | 584 | 181 | 31.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 178 | 23 | 155 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | (7) | (20) | 13 | NM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 594 | 581 | 13 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 140 | 114 | 26 | 22.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 454 | $ | 467 | (13) | (2.8) | |||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per common share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.33 | $ | — | — | % | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 0.33 | 0.33 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 55.9 | % | 52.0 | % | 390 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 22.1 | % | 17.4 | % | 470 bps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 23.6 | % | 19.6 | % | 400 bps |
Sales Volume. The following table provides the percentage change in sales volume compared to the prior year period:
| Percentage Change | ||||||||
| LRB | (0.7) | % | ||||||
| K-Cup pods | (0.6) | |||||||
| Appliances | 21.7 |
Net Sales. Net sales increased $115 million, or 3.4%, to $3,468 million for the first quarter of 2024 compared to $3,353 million in the prior year period. This performance reflected favorable net price realization (3.1%) and favorable FX translation (0.6%), slightly offset by unfavorable volume/mix (0.3%).
Gross Profit. Gross profit increased $196 million, or 11.2%, to $1,940 million for the first quarter of 2024 compared to $1,744 million in the prior year period. This performance primarily reflected the impact to gross profit of the strong growth in net sales (6 percentage points), the benefit from the earned equity from the achievement of milestones associated with certain distribution agreements (3 percentage points), and a net benefit from changes in ingredients, materials, and productivity (2 percentage points). Gross margin increased 390 bps versus the prior year period to 55.9%.
Income from Operations. Income from operations increased $181 million, or 31.0%, to $765 million for the first quarter of 2024 compared to $584 million in the prior year period, primarily driven by increased gross profit. Operating margin increased 470 bps from the prior year period to 22.1%.
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $155 million to $178 million for the first quarter of 2024 compared to $23 million for the prior year period, primarily driven by the unfavorable change in unrealized mark-to-market activity on interest rate contracts, resulting from increasing interest rates.
Effective Tax Rate. The effective tax rate increased 400 bps to 23.6% for the first quarter of 2024, compared to 19.6% in the prior year period, driven by a shift in the mix of income from lower tax jurisdictions to higher tax jurisdictions (210 bps) and the unfavorable comparison to the prior year tax benefit received from favorable adjustments upon foreign tax return filing (150 bps).
Net Income. Net income decreased $13 million, or 2.8%, to $454 million for the first quarter of 2024 as compared to $467 million in the prior year period, as increased interest expense and unfavorable changes in our effective tax rate offset our increased income from operations.
Diluted EPS. Diluted EPS was flat relative to the prior year period at $0.33 per diluted share.
Results of Operations by Segment
The following tables provide net sales and income from operations for our reportable segments for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, as well as the other amounts necessary to reconcile our total segment results to our consolidated results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
| First Quarter | |||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Net sales | |||||||||||
| U.S. Refreshment Beverages | $ | 2,093 | $ | 2,007 | |||||||
| U.S. Coffee | 911 | 931 | |||||||||
| International | 464 | 415 | |||||||||
| Total net sales | $ | 3,468 | $ | 3,353 | |||||||
| Income from operations | |||||||||||
| U.S. Refreshment Beverages | $ | 615 | $ | 490 | |||||||
| U.S. Coffee | 248 | 232 | |||||||||
| International | 112 | 80 | |||||||||
| Unallocated corporate costs | (210) | (218) | |||||||||
| Total income from operations | $ | 765 | $ | 584 |
U.S. REFRESHMENT BEVERAGES
The following table provides selected information about our U.S. Refreshment Beverages segment's results:
| First Quarter | Dollar Change | Percentage Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,093 | $ | 2,007 | $ | 86 | 4.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 615 | 490 | 125 | 25.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 29.4 | % | 24.4 | % | 500 bps |
Sales Volume. Sales volume for the first quarter of 2024 decreased approximately 1.7% compared to the prior year period, as growth in Canada Dry and C4 Energy, combined with the launch of Electrolit within our distribution network, was more than offset by softness in the remainder of our portfolio.
Net Sales. Net sales increased 4.3% to $2,093 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $2,007 million in the prior year period, driven by favorable net price realization (5.6%), which was partially offset by unfavorable volume/mix (1.3%).
Income from Operations. Income from operations increased $125 million, or 25.5%, to $615 million for the first quarter of 2024 compared to $490 million for the prior year period. This performance was led by the benefits to gross profit from net sales growth (17 percentage points) and earned equity from the achievement of milestones associated with certain distribution agreements (9 percentage points), as well as a net benefit from changes in ingredients, materials, and productivity (2 percentage points). Operating margin improved 500 bps versus the year ago period to 29.4%.
U.S. COFFEE
The following table provides selected information about our U.S. Coffee segment's results:
| First Quarter | Dollar Change | Percentage Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 911 | $ | 931 | $ | (20) | (2.1) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 248 | 232 | 16 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 27.2 | % | 24.9 | % | 230 bps |
Sales Volume. K-Cup pod volume decreased 1.1% for the first quarter of 2024 compared to the prior year period, reflecting softer at-home coffee category trends. Appliance volume increased 26.1% in the first quarter of 2024, driven by Keurig market share momentum.
Net Sales. Net sales decreased 2.1% to $911 million for the first quarter of 2024 compared to $931 million in the prior year period, driven by unfavorable volume/mix (1.8%) and net price realization (0.3%).
Income from Operations. Income from operations increased $16 million, or 6.9%, to $248 million for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $232 million in the prior year period, driven by a net benefit from changes in ingredients, materials, and productivity (10 percentage points) and reduced costs associated with productivity projects (6 percentage points), partially offset by the impact to gross profit of the decrease in net sales (8 percentage points). Operating margin improved 230 bps versus the year ago period to 27.2%.
INTERNATIONAL
The following table provides selected information about our International segment's results:
| First Quarter | Dollar Change | Percentage Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 464 | $ | 415 | $ | 49 | 11.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 112 | 80 | 32 | 40.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 24.1 | % | 19.3 | % | 480 bps |
Sales Volume. The following table provides the percentage change in sales volume for the International segment compared to the prior year period:
| Percentage Change | ||||||||
| LRB | 4.0 | % | ||||||
| K-Cup pods | 2.8 | |||||||
| Appliances | (4.2) |
Net Sales. Net sales increased 11.8% to $464 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $415 million in the prior year period, reflecting volume/mix growth (4.8%), favorable FX translation (4.8%), and higher net price realization (2.2%).
Income from Operations. Income from operations increased $32 million, or 40.0%, to $112 million for the first quarter of 2024 compared to $80 million in the prior year period. This performance reflected the impact to gross profit of higher net price realization and volume/mix growth (30 percentage points) and favorable FX impacts (9 percentage points). Operating margin improved 480 bps versus the year ago period to 24.1%.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The process of preparing our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Critical accounting estimates are both fundamental to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results and require difficult, subjective or complex estimates and assessments. These estimates and judgments are based on historical experience, future expectations and other factors and assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The most significant estimates and judgments are reviewed on an ongoing basis and revised when necessary. These critical accounting estimates are discussed in greater detail in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
We believe our financial condition and liquidity remain strong. We continue to manage all aspects of our business, including, but not limited to, monitoring the financial health of our customers, suppliers and other third-party relationships, implementing gross margin enhancement strategies through our productivity initiatives, and developing new opportunities for growth such as innovation and agreements with partners to distribute brands that are accretive to our portfolio.
Cash generated by our foreign operations is generally repatriated to the U.S. periodically as working capital funding requirements, where allowed. We do not expect restrictions or taxes on repatriation of cash held outside the U.S. to have a material effect on our overall business, liquidity, financial condition or results of operations for the foreseeable future.
The following summarizes our cash activity for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023:

Principal Sources of Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity are our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from our operations, and borrowing capacity currently available under our Revolving Credit Agreement. Additionally, we have an uncommitted commercial paper program where we can issue unsecured commercial paper notes on a private placement basis. Based on our current and anticipated level of operations, we believe that our operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet our anticipated obligations for the next twelve months and thereafter for the foreseeable future. To the extent that our operating cash flows are not sufficient to meet our liquidity needs, we may utilize cash on hand or amounts available under our financing arrangements, if necessary. At any time, and from time to time, we may seek additional deleveraging, refinancing or liquidity enhancing transactions, including entering into transactions to repurchase or redeem outstanding indebtedness or otherwise seek transactions to reduce interest expense, extend debt maturities and improve our capital and liquidity structure.
Sources of Liquidity - Operations
Net cash provided by operating activities increased $14 million for the first quarter of 2024, as compared to the first quarter of 2023, driven by an increase in working capital.
Cash Conversion Cycle
Our cash conversion cycle is defined as DIO and DSO less DPO. The calculation of each component of the cash conversion cycle is provided below:
| Component | Calculation (on a trailing twelve month basis) | |||||||
| DIO | (Average inventory divided by cost of sales) * Number of days in the period | |||||||
| DSO | (Accounts receivable divided by net sales) * Number of days in the period | |||||||
| DPO | (Accounts payable * Number of days in the period) divided by cost of sales and SG&A expenses |
The following table summarizes our cash conversion cycle:
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| DIO | 70 | 71 | ||||||||||||
| DSO | 32 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| DPO | 100 | 154 | ||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle | 2 | (46) |
Our cash conversion cycle increased 48 days to approximately 2 days as of March 31, 2024 as compared to (46) days as of March 31, 2023, which was primarily driven by the decrease in DPO, reflecting the reduction of payment terms for certain suppliers.
Accounts Payable Program
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our cash flow and related liquidity, we work with our suppliers to optimize our terms and conditions, which includes payment terms. Excluding our suppliers who require cash at date of purchase or sale, our current payment terms with our suppliers generally range from 10 to 360 days. We also enter into agreements with third party administrators to allow participating suppliers to track payment obligations from us, and, if voluntarily elected by the supplier, sell payment obligations from us to financial institutions. Suppliers can sell one or more of our payment obligations at their sole discretion and our rights and obligations to our suppliers are not impacted. We have no economic interest in a supplier’s decision to enter into these agreements and no direct financial relationship with the financial institutions. Our obligations to our suppliers, including amounts due and scheduled payment terms, are not impacted.
Sources of Liquidity - Financing

Refer to Note 2 of the Notes to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for management's discussion of our financing arrangements.
We also have an active shelf registration statement, filed with the SEC on August 19, 2022, which allows us to issue an indeterminate number or amount of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants from time to time in one or more offerings at the direction of our Board.
Debt Ratings
Our credit ratings are as follows:
| Rating Agency | Long-Term Debt Rating | Commercial Paper Rating | Outlook | |||||||||||||||||
| Moody's | Baa1 | P-2 | Stable | |||||||||||||||||
| S&P | BBB | A-2 | Stable |
These debt and commercial paper ratings impact the interest we pay on our financing arrangements. A downgrade of one or both of our debt and commercial paper ratings could increase our interest expense and decrease the cash available to fund anticipated obligations.
As of March 31, 2024, we were in compliance with all debt covenants and we have no reason to believe that we will be unable to satisfy these covenants.
Principal Uses of Capital Resources
Our capital allocation priorities are investing to grow our business both organically and inorganically, continuing to strengthen our balance sheet, and returning cash to shareholders through regular quarterly dividends and opportunistic share repurchases. We dynamically adjust our cash deployment plans based on the specific opportunities available in a given period, but over time we allocate capital to balance each of these priorities.
Regular Quarterly Dividends
We have declared total dividends of $0.215 per share and $0.20 per share for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Repurchases of Common Stock
Our Board authorized a four-year share repurchase program, ending December 31, 2025, of up to $4 billion of our outstanding common stock. We repurchased and retired $1,105 million of common stock during the first quarter of 2024. As of March 31, 2024, $1,810 million remained available for repurchase under the authorized share repurchase program.
Capital Expenditures
We continue to invest in state-of-the-art manufacturing and warehousing facilities, including expansive investments in facilities in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in order to optimize our supply chain network.
Purchases of property, plant and equipment were $158 million and $62 million for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Capital expenditures, which includes both purchases of property, plant and equipment and amounts included in accounts payable and accrued expenses, for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023 primarily related to investments in manufacturing capabilities. Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses were $189 million and $222 million for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively, which primarily related to these investments.
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates
From time to time, we expect to invest in beverage startup companies or in brand ownership companies to grow our presence in certain product categories, or enter into various licensing and distribution agreements to expand our product portfolio. Our investments generally involve acquiring a minority interest in equity securities of a company, in certain cases with a protected path to ownership at our future option.
Purchases of Intangible Assets
We have invested in the expansion of our DSD network through transactions with strategic independent bottlers or third-party brand ownership companies to ensure competitive distribution scale. From time to time, we additionally acquire brand ownership companies to expand our portfolio. These transactions are generally accounted for as an asset acquisition, as the majority of the transaction price represents the acquisition of an intangible asset. Purchases of intangible assets were $31 million and $51 million for the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Uncertainties and Trends Affecting Liquidity
Disruptions in financial and credit markets, including those caused by inflation, global economic uncertainty and rising interest rates, may impact our ability to manage normal commercial relationships with our customers, suppliers and creditors. These disruptions could have a negative impact on the ability of our customers to timely pay their obligations to us, thus reducing our cash flow, or the ability of our vendors to timely supply materials.
Customer and consumer demand for our products may also be impacted by the risk factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in Part 1, Item 1A of our Annual Report, as well as subsequent filings with the SEC, that could have a material effect on production, delivery and consumption of our products, which could result in a reduction in our sales volume.
SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of our direct and indirect subsidiaries (the "Guarantors"), as defined in the indentures governing the Notes. The Guarantors are 100% owned either directly or indirectly by us and jointly and severally guarantee, subject to the release provisions described below, our obligations under the Notes. None of our subsidiaries organized outside of the U.S., any of the subsidiaries held by Maple Parent Holdings Corp. prior to the DPS Merger or any of the subsidiaries acquired after the DPS Merger (collectively, the "Non-Guarantors") guarantee the Notes. The subsidiary guarantees with respect to the Notes are subject to release upon the occurrence of certain events, including the sale of all or substantially all of a subsidiary's assets, the release of the subsidiary's guarantee of our other indebtedness, our exercise of the legal defeasance option with respect to the Notes and the discharge of our obligations under the applicable indenture.
The following schedules present the summarized financial information for Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (the “Parent”) and the Guarantors on a combined basis after intercompany eliminations; the Parent and the Guarantors' amounts due from and amounts due to Non-Guarantors are disclosed separately. The consolidating schedules are provided in accordance with the reporting requirements of Rule 13-01 under SEC Regulation S-X for the issuer and guarantor subsidiaries.
The summarized financial information for the Parent and Guarantors were as follows:
| (in millions) | For the First Quarter of 2024 | ||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,180 | |||
| Gross profit | 1,227 | ||||
| Income from operations | 390 | ||||
| Net income | 454 |
| (in millions) | March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| Current assets | $ | 2,227 | $ | 1,957 | |||||||
| Non-current assets | 48,191 | 48,029 | |||||||||
| Total assets(1) | $ | 50,418 | $ | 49,986 | |||||||
| Current liabilities | $ | 5,102 | $ | 6,749 | |||||||
| Non-current liabilities | 19,791 | 16,689 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities(2) | $ | 24,893 | $ | 23,438 |
(1)Includes $157 million and $56 million of intercompany receivables due to the Parent and Guarantors from the Non-Guarantors as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
(2)Includes $1,388 million and $1,399 million of intercompany payables due to the Non-Guarantors from the Parent and Guarantors as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes to the disclosures on market risk made in our Annual Report.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Based on evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that, as of March 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to (i) provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Exchange Act filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC's rules and forms, and (ii) ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act are accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2024 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
We are occasionally subject to litigation or other legal proceedings relating to our business. See Note 14 of the Notes to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information related to commitments and contingencies, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The Staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) has been investigating certain statements by the Company in its prior Exchange Act reports regarding the recyclability of our K-Cup pods. We have been cooperating with this investigation and have now reached what we believe to be an agreement in principle with the Staff to resolve the matter. This agreement is subject to finalizing documentation and must be approved by the SEC. If approved, this agreement, which includes a $1.5 million penalty, would not have a material impact on the Company.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A in our Annual Report.
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On October 1, 2021, our Board authorized a share repurchase program of up to $4 billion of our outstanding common stock, enabling us to opportunistically return value to shareholders. The $4 billion authorization is effective for four years, beginning on January 1, 2022 and expiring on December 31, 2025, and does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares. The following table summarizes shares repurchased by us under this program during the first quarter of 2024:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program | Maximum Amount of Dollars that May Yet be Used to Purchase Shares Under the Program | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1 to January 31 | 1,000,000 | $ | 31.46 | 1,000,000 | $ | 2,883,705,022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1 to February 29 | 2,000,000 | 30.94 | 2,000,000 | 2,821,831,184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1 to March 31 | 35,000,000 | 28.90 | 35,000,000 | 1,810,331,184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 38,000,000 | $ | 29.07 | 38,000,000 | $ | 1,810,331,184 |
In March 2024, JAB BevCo B.V., a subsidiary of JAB, sold 100 million shares of KDP’s common stock through an underwritten secondary offering. In connection with this offering, we repurchased 35 million shares at the per-share price paid by the underwriter, which was effected under our existing share repurchase program.
Item 5. Other Information
During the first quarter of 2024, no directors or executive officers of the Company adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of Company securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
Item 6. Exhibits
| No. | Exhibit Description | |||||||
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (filed on May 12, 2008) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. effective as of May 17, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (filed July 26, 2012) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 3.3 | Certificate of Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. effective as of May 19, 2016 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (filed May 20, 2016) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 3.4 | Certificate of Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. effective as of July 9, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (filed July 9, 2018) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 3.5 | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. effective as of July 9, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (filed July 9, 2018) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 4.1 | Base Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2024, among Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed March 7, 2024) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2024, among Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed March 7, 2024) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 4.3 | Form of Floating Rate Senior Note due 2027 (included in Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed March 7, 2024) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 4.4 | Form of 5.100% Senior Note due 2027 (included in Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed March 7, 2024) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 4.5 | Form of 5.050% Senior Note due 2029 (included in Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed March 7, 2024) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 4.6 | Form of 5.200% Senior Note due 2031 (included in Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed March 7, 2024) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 4.7 | Form of 5.300% Senior Note due 2034 (included in Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed March 7, 2024) and incorporated herein by reference). | |||||||
| 31.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act. | |||||||
| 31.2* | Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act. | |||||||
| 32.1** | Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. | |||||||
| 32.2** | Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. | |||||||
| 101* | The following financial information from Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity, and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The Instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |||||||
| 104* | The cover page from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, formatted as Inline XBRL. |
- Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
++ Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Sudhanshu Priyadarshi | ||||||||||
| Name: | Sudhanshu Priyadarshi | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||
| Date: April 25, 2024 |