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 -3.6% and MNST reads +2.6%; on revenue growth, FIZZ reads -1.8% and MNST reads +20.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's FIZZ price has a different growth bar priced in than MNST (-3.6% implied for FIZZ vs +2.6% 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 | $30.53 | $43.63 |
| Market cap | $2.9B | $43.1B |
| Sector | Beverages | Beverages |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -3.6% | +2.6% |
| P/E | 16.4 | — |
| P/B | 7.78 | 4.61 |
| P/S | 2.42 | 4.68 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.4 | 14.6 |
| Revenue growth | -1.8% | +20.4% |
| Gross margin | 35.0% | 56.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.7% | 29.2% |
| Net margin | 14.8% | 23.1% |
| Return on equity | 47.6% | 22.7% |
| Return on assets | 30.0% | 18.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 45.2% | 21.8% |
| FCF yield | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.39 | 3.73 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.58 | 8.81 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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