National Beverage Corp. vs Monster Beverage Corp, two Beverages stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FIZZ and MNST diverge most: on implied growth (priced in), FIZZ reads -4.8% and MNST reads +3.6%; on revenue growth, FIZZ reads -1.7% and MNST reads +18.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's FIZZ price has a different growth bar priced in than MNST (-4.8% implied for FIZZ vs +3.6% for MNST); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What FIZZ's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What MNST's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FIZZ | MNST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $31.65 | $96.38 |
| Market cap | $3.0B | $95.2B |
| Sector | Beverages | Beverages |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -4.8% | +3.6% |
| P/E | 16.1 | — |
| P/B | 4.66 | 10.91 |
| P/S | 2.51 | 10.83 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.3 | 35.7 |
| Revenue growth | -1.7% | +18.1% |
| Gross margin | 34.7% | 55.0% |
| Operating margin | 16.9% | 31.0% |
| Net margin | 15.6% | 23.1% |
| Return on equity | 28.9% | 23.3% |
| Return on assets | 21.6% | 18.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 27.6% | 22.4% |
| FCF yield | 5.3% | 2.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 4.39 | 3.26 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.21 | 8.77 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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