Monster Beverage MNST Form 10-Q filing Q2 FY2022

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2022 AND DECEMBER 31, 2021

(In Thousands, Except Par Value) (Unaudited)

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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE THREE- AND SIX- MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 AND 2021

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) (Unaudited)

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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE THREE- AND SIX- MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 AND 2021

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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE- AND SIX-MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 AND 2021

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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX-MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 AND 2021

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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX-MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 AND 2021

(In Thousands) (Unaudited) (Continued)

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ITEMS

Included in accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $3.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively, related to net additions to other intangible assets.

Included in accounts payable as of June 30, 2022 were available-for-sale short-term investment purchases of $3.4 million.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) (Unaudited)

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1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Reference is made to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, in Monster Beverage Corporation and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for a summary of significant accounting policies utilized by the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and other disclosures, which should be read in conjunction with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”).

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations applicable to interim financial reporting. They do not include all the information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. The information set forth in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, is unaudited and reflects all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments and which in the opinion of management are necessary to make the interim condensed consolidated financial statements not misleading. Results of operations for periods covered by this report may not necessarily be indicative of results of operations for the full year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP necessarily requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There have been no changes in recently issued or adopted accounting pronouncements that would materially impact the Company from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

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2. ACQUISITIONS

On February 17, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective LLC (“CANarchy”), a craft beer and hard seltzer company, for $330.4 million in cash, subject to adjustments (the “CANarchy Transaction”). The CANarchy Transaction facilitates the Company’s entry into the alcohol beverage sector and brings the Cigar CityTM family of brands including Jai Alai® IPA and Florida ManTM IPA, the Oskar Blues TM family of brands including Dale’s Pale Ale® and Wild BasinTM Hard Seltzers, the Deep EllumTM family of brands including Dallas Blonde® and Deep EllumTM IPA, the Perrin BrewingTM family of brands including Black Ale, the Squatters® family of brands including Hop Rising® Double IPA and Juicy IPA, the Wasatch® family of brands including Apricot Hefeweizen, as well as certain other brands (collectively the “CANarchy Brands”) to the Company’s beverage portfolio. The transaction does not include CANarchy’s stand-alone restaurants. The Company’s organizational structure for its existing energy beverage business will remain unchanged. CANarchy will function independently, retaining its own organizational structure and team.

The Company accounted for the CANarchy Transaction in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805 “Business Combinations”.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) (Unaudited)

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The following table summarizes the fair value allocations of the CANarchy Transaction:

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The Company determined the fair values as follows:

• Trademarks – relief-from-royalty method of the income approach
• Customer relationships – distributor method of the income approach
• Permits – with-and-without method of the income approach
• Property and equipment – cost approach
• Inventory – comparative sales method and replacement cost method

The book value of the working capital (excluding inventory) approximates fair value.

The Company has determined goodwill in accordance with ASC 805-30-30-1, “Business Combinations,” which requires the recognition of goodwill for the excess of the aggregate consideration over the net amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date.

For tax purposes, the CANarchy Transaction was recorded as an asset purchase. As such, the Company received a step-up in tax basis of the CANarchy assets, net, equal to the purchase price.

In accordance with Regulation S-X, pro forma unaudited condensed financial information for the CANarchy Transaction has not been provided as the impact of the transaction on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and liquidity was not material.

On May 5, 2022, the Company acquired certain real property and equipment in Norwalk, California for a purchase price of $62.5 million. The acquisition was treated as an asset acquisition for accounting purposes. The preliminary fair value allocations include $50.6 million for land, $10.0 million for building and $1.9 million for equipment. The Company intends to utilize the property as a manufacturing facility for certain of its products.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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3. REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company has four operating and reportable segments: (i) Monster Energy® Drinks segment (“Monster Energy® Drinks”), which is primarily comprised of the Company’s Monster Energy® drinks, Reign Total Body Fuel® high performance energy drinks and True North® Pure Energy Seltzers, (ii) Strategic Brands segment (“Strategic Brands”), which is primarily comprised of the various energy drink brands acquired from The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”) in 2015 as well as the Company’s affordable energy brands, (iii) Alcohol Brands segment (“Alcohol Brands”), which is primarily comprised of the various craft beers and hard seltzers purchased as part of the CANarchy Transaction on February 17, 2022 and (iv) Other segment (“Other”), which is comprised of certain products sold by American Fruits and Flavors, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, to independent third-party customers (the “AFF Third-Party Products”).

The Company’s Monster Energy® Drinks segment generates net operating revenues by selling ready-to-drink packaged energy drinks primarily to bottlers and full service beverage bottlers/distributors (“bottlers/distributors”). In some cases, the Company sells ready-to-drink packaged energy drinks directly to retail grocery and specialty chains, wholesalers, club stores, mass merchandisers, convenience chains, drug stores, foodservice customers, value stores, e-commerce retailers and the military.

The Company’s Strategic Brands segment primarily generates net operating revenues by selling “concentrates” and/or “beverage bases” to authorized bottling and canning operations. Such bottlers generally combine the concentrates and/or beverage bases with sweeteners, water and other ingredients to produce ready-to-drink packaged energy drinks. The ready-to-drink packaged energy drinks are then sold by such bottlers to other bottlers/distributors and to retail grocery and specialty chains, wholesalers, club stores, mass merchandisers, convenience chains, foodservice customers, drug stores, value stores, e-commerce retailers and the military. To a lesser extent, the Strategic Brands segment generates net operating revenues by selling certain ready-to-drink packaged energy drinks to bottlers/distributors.

The Company’s Alcohol Brands segment primarily generates operating revenues by selling kegged and canned beer as well as hard seltzers primarily to distributors in the United States.

The majority of the Company’s revenue is recognized when it satisfies a single performance obligation by transferring control of its products to a customer. Control is generally transferred when the Company’s products are either shipped or delivered based on the terms contained within the underlying contracts or agreements. Certain of the Company’s bottlers/distributors may also perform a separate function as a co-packer on the Company’s behalf. In such cases, control of the Company’s products passes to such bottlers/distributors when they notify the Company that they have taken possession or transferred the relevant portion of the Company’s finished goods. The Company’s general payment terms are short-term in duration. The Company does not have significant financing components or payment terms. The Company did not have any material unsatisfied performance obligations as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

The Company excludes from revenues all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are imposed on the sale of its products and collected from customers.

Distribution expenses to transport the Company’s products, where applicable, and warehousing expense after manufacture are accounted for within operating expenses.

Promotional and other allowances (variable consideration) recorded as a reduction to net sales, primarily include consideration given to the Company’s bottlers/distributors or retail customers including, but not limited to the following:

• discounts granted off list prices to support price promotions to end-consumers by retailers;
• reimbursements given to the Company’s bottlers/distributors for agreed portions of their promotional spend with retailers, including slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees for both new and existing products;
• the Company’s agreed share of fees given to bottlers/distributors and/or directly to retailers for advertising, in-store marketing and promotional activities;
• the Company’s agreed share of slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees given directly to retailers, club stores and/or wholesalers;

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• incentives given to the Company’s bottlers/distributors and/or retailers for achieving or exceeding certain predetermined sales goals;
• discounted or free products;
• contractual fees given to the Company’s bottlers/distributors related to sales made directly by the Company to certain customers that fall within the bottlers’/distributors’ sales territories; and
• commissions to TCCC based on the Company’s sales to wholly-owned subsidiaries of TCCC (the “TCCC Subsidiaries”) and/or to TCCC bottlers/distributors accounted for under the equity method by TCCC (the “TCCC Related Parties”).

The Company’s promotional allowance programs with its bottlers/distributors and/or retailers are executed through separate agreements in the ordinary course of business. These agreements generally provide for one or more of the arrangements described above and are of varying durations, typically ranging from one week to one year. The Company’s promotional and other allowances are calculated based on various programs with bottlers/distributors and retail customers, and accruals are established at the time of initial product sale for the Company’s anticipated liabilities. These accruals are based on agreed upon terms as well as the Company’s historical experience with similar programs and require management’s judgment with respect to estimating consumer participation and/or bottler/distributor and retail customer performance levels. Differences between such estimated expenses and actual expenses for promotional and other allowance costs have historically been insignificant and are recognized in earnings in the period such differences are determined.

Amounts received pursuant to new and/or amended distribution agreements entered into with certain bottlers/distributors relating to the costs associated with terminating the Company’s prior distributors, are accounted for as deferred revenue and recognized as revenue ratably over the anticipated life of the respective distribution agreements, generally over 20 years.

The Company also enters into license agreements that generate revenues associated with third-party sales of non-beverage products bearing the Company’s trademarks including, but not limited to, clothing, hats, t-shirts, jackets, helmets and automotive wheels.

Management believes that adequate provision has been made for cash discounts, returns and spoilage based on the Company’s historical experience.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables disaggregate the Company’s revenue by geographical markets and reportable segments:

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1Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”)

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1Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”)

2Effectively from February 17, 2022 to June 30, 2022

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Contract Liabilities

Amounts received from certain bottlers/distributors at inception of their distribution contracts or at the inception of certain sales/marketing programs are accounted for as deferred revenue. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $276.5 million of deferred revenue, which is included in current and long-term deferred revenue in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $285.8 million of deferred revenue, which is included in current and long-term deferred revenue in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. During the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, $10.1 million and $10.4 million, respectively, of deferred revenue was recognized in net sales. See Note 11. During the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, $20.1 million and $20.9 million, respectively, of deferred revenue was recognized in net sales. See Note 11.

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4. LEASES

The Company leases identified assets comprising of real estate and equipment. Real estate leases consist primarily of office and warehouse space and equipment leases consist of vehicles and warehouse equipment. At the inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. The Company’s assessment is based on: (1) whether the contract involves the use of a distinct identified asset, (2) whether the Company obtains the right to substantially all the economic benefit from the use of the asset throughout the term, and (3) whether the Company has the right to direct the use of the asset. At inception of a lease, the Company allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease and non-lease component based on the component’s relative stand-alone price to determine the lease payments. Lease and non-lease components are accounted for separately.

Leases are classified as either finance leases or operating leases based on criteria in ASC 842. The Company’s operating leases are comprised of real estate and warehouse equipment, and the Company’s finance leases are comprised of vehicles.

Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the estimated rate of interest for collateralized borrowing over a similar term of the lease payments at the commencement date. ROU assets also include any lease payments made and exclude lease incentives. Lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option.

Certain of the Company’s real estate leases contain variable lease payments, including payments based on an index or rate. Variable lease payments based on an index or rate are initially measured using the index or rate in effect at the lease commencement date. Additional payments based on the change in an index or rate, or payments based on a change in the Company’s portion of real estate taxes and insurance, are recorded as a period expense when incurred.

Lease expense for operating leases, consisting of lease payments, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of income. Lease expense for finance leases consists of the amortization of the ROU asset on a straight-line basis over the asset’s estimated useful life and is included in operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of income. Interest expense on finance leases is calculated using the amortized cost basis and is included in interest and other (expense) income, net in the condensed consolidated statement of income.

The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of less than one year to 12 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to five years, and some of which include options to terminate the leases within one year. The Company has elected not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for short-term operating leases that have a term of 12 months or less.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) (Unaudited)

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The components of lease cost were comprised of the following:

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Supplemental cash flow information for the following periods:

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ROU assets for operating and finance leases recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets were comprised of the following at:

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Operating and finance lease liabilities recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows at:

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The weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates for operating and finance leases at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were as follows:

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The following table reconciles the undiscounted future lease payments for operating and finance leases to the operating and finance leases recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2022:

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As of June 30, 2022, the Company did not have any significant additional operating or finance leases that have not yet commenced.

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5. INVESTMENTS

The following table summarizes the Company’s investments at:

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During the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, realized gains or losses recognized on the sale of investments were not significant.

The Company’s investments at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 carried investment grade credit ratings.

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The following table summarizes the underlying contractual maturities of the Company’s investments at:

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6. FAIR VALUE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

ASC 820 provides a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received on the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs, where available. The three levels of inputs required by the standard that the Company uses to measure fair value are summarized below.

• Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
• Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities.
• Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

ASC 820 requires the use of observable market inputs (quoted market prices) when measuring fair value and requires a Level 1 quoted price to be used to measure fair value whenever possible.

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The following tables present the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, segregated among the appropriate levels within the fair value hierarchy at:

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All of the Company’s short-term and long-term investments are classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s valuation of its Level 1 investments is based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical securities. The Company’s valuation of its Level 2 investments is based on other observable inputs, specifically a market approach which utilizes valuation models, pricing systems, mathematical tools and other relevant information for the same or similar securities. The Company’s valuation of its Level 2 foreign currency exchange contracts is based on quoted market prices of the same or similar instruments, adjusted for counterparty risk. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 measurements during the six-months ended June 30, 2022, or during the year-ended December 31, 2021, and there were no changes in the Company’s valuation techniques.

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7. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risks related primarily to its foreign business operations. During the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and the year-ended December 31, 2021, the Company entered into forward currency exchange contracts with financial institutions to create an economic hedge to specifically manage a portion of the foreign exchange risk exposure associated with certain consolidated subsidiaries’ non-functional currency denominated assets and liabilities. All foreign currency exchange contracts of the Company that were outstanding as of June 30, 2022 have terms of one month or less. The Company does not enter into forward currency exchange contracts for speculation or trading purposes.

The Company has not designated its foreign currency exchange contracts as hedge transactions under ASC 815. Therefore, gains and losses on the Company’s foreign currency exchange contracts are recognized in interest and other (expense) income, net, in the condensed consolidated statements of income, and are largely offset by the changes in the fair value of the underlying economically hedged item.

The notional amount and fair value of all outstanding foreign currency derivative instruments in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets consist of the following at:

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The net losses on derivative instruments in the condensed consolidated statements of income were as follows:

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8. INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following at:

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9. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment consist of the following at:

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Total depreciation and amortization expense recorded was $13.8 million and $11.6 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Total depreciation and amortization expense recorded was $26.9 million and $23.3 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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10. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The following is a roll-forward of goodwill for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 by reportable segment:

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Intangible assets consist of the following at:

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Amortizing intangibles primarily consist of customer relationships. All amortizing intangibles have been assigned an estimated finite useful life and such intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over the number of years that approximate their respective useful lives, generally five to fifteen years. Total amortization expense recorded was $2.0 million and $1.1 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively. Total amortization expense recorded was $3.5 million and $2.2 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively.

The following is the future estimated amortization expense related to amortizing intangibles as of June 30, 2022:

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11. DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS

In the normal course of business, amounts received pursuant to new and/or amended distribution agreements entered into with certain bottlers/distributors, relating to the costs associated with terminating agreements with the Company’s prior distributors, or at the inception of certain sales/marketing programs are accounted for as deferred revenue and are recognized as revenue ratably over the anticipated life of the respective agreement, generally 20 years or program duration, as the case may be. Revenue recognized was $10.1 million and $10.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Revenue recognized was $20.1 million and $20.9 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company had purchase commitments aggregating approximately $339.1 million at June 30, 2022, which represented commitments made by the Company and its subsidiaries to various suppliers of raw materials for the production of its products. These obligations vary in terms, but are generally satisfied within one year.

The Company had contractual obligations aggregating approximately $332.2 million at June 30, 2022, which related primarily to sponsorships and other marketing activities.

The Company has a credit facility with HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, Shanghai Branch, of $15.0 million. At June 30, 2022, the interest rate on borrowings under the line of credit was 5.5%. As of June 30, 2022, $11.7 million was outstanding on this line of credit.

Litigation — From time to time in the normal course of business, the Company is named in litigation, including labor and employment matters, personal injury matters, consumer class actions, intellectual property matters and claims from prior distributors. Although it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of such litigation, based on the facts known to the Company, management believes that such litigation in aggregate will likely not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

The Company evaluates, on a quarterly basis, developments in legal proceedings and other matters that could cause an increase or decrease in the amount of the liability that is accrued, if any, and any related insurance reimbursements. As of June 30, 2022, $0.2 million of loss contingencies were included in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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In April 2022, Monster Energy Company (“MEC”) and Orange Bang, Inc. (“Orange Bang”) filed a joint motion in the United States District Court for the Central District of California to confirm a final arbitration award against Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“VPX”) that awarded MEC and Orange Bang $175.0 million and a 5% royalty on all future sales of VPX’s Bang Energy drink and other Bang-branded products as well as certain fees and costs. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement between MEC and Orange Bang, the award and future royalties will be shared equally between MEC and Orange Bang. The arbitration arose from a settlement agreement that VPX entered into in 2010 with Orange Bang, a family-owned beverage business. Pursuant to the terms of that agreement, VPX is only permitted to use the Bang mark on “creatine-based” products or on Bang products that are marketed and sold only in the vitamin and dietary supplement sections of stores. On July 1, 2022, the court granted MEC and Orange Bang’s motion to confirm the arbitrator’s award and denied VPX’s motion to vacate the arbitrator’s award. MEC and Orange Bang have requested that the Court enter final judgment. On July 28, 2022, VPX filed a notice of appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Per ASC 450 “Contingencies”, the Company will not recognize the award or royalties until such time as they are realized or realizable. The award and royalties will be realized or realizable when VPX has no remaining potential for appeal or reversal of the decision and all contingencies have been resolved. As of August 5, 2022, the proceedings have yet to progress to a stage where there is sufficient information for an accurate timeline of when the awards will be realized or realizable, if at all.

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13. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, after tax, for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

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14. TREASURY STOCK

On March 13, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for the purchase of up to $500.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “March 2020 Repurchase Plan”). During the three-months ended June 30, 2022, the Company purchased approximately 3.3 million shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $86.53 per share, for a total amount of approximately $284.1 million (excluding broker commissions), under the March 2020 Repurchase Plan. Such shares are included in the common stock in treasury in the accompanying condensed balance sheet at June 30, 2022. As of August 5, 2022, $157.4 million remained available for repurchase under the March 2020 Repurchase Plan.

On June 14, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for the purchase of up to an additional $500.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “June 2022 Repurchase Plan”). During the three-months

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ended June 30, 2022, no shares were repurchased under the June 2022 Repurchase Plan. As of August 5, 2022, $500.0 million remained available for repurchase under the June 2022 Repurchase Plan.

During the three-months ended June 30, 2022, 2,936 shares of common stock were purchased from employees in lieu of cash payments for options exercised or withholding taxes due for a total amount of $0.3 million. While such purchases are considered common stock repurchases, they are not counted as purchases against the Company’s authorized share repurchase programs. Such shares are included in common stock in treasury in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2022.

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15. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has two stock-based compensation plans under which shares were available for grant at June 30, 2022: (i) the Monster Beverage Corporation 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, including the Monster Beverage Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan as a sub-plan thereunder, and (ii) the Monster Beverage Corporation 2017 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors as Amended and Restated on February 23, 2022, including the Monster Beverage Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors as a sub-plan thereunder.

The Company recorded $16.3 million and $17.3 million of compensation expense relating to outstanding options, restricted stock units, performance share units and other share-based awards during the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company recorded $32.6 million and $35.7 million of compensation expense relating to outstanding options, restricted stock units, performance share units and other share-based awards during the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The tax benefit for tax deductions from non-qualified stock option exercises, disqualifying dispositions of incentive stock options and vesting of restricted stock units and performance share units for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $ 2.2 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The tax benefit for tax deductions from non-qualified stock option exercises, disqualifying dispositions of incentive stock options and vesting of restricted stock units and performance share units for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $2.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively.

Stock Options

Under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans, all stock options granted as of June 30, 2022 were granted at prices based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company records compensation expense for stock options based on the estimated fair value of the options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula with the assumptions included in the table below. The Company uses historical data to determine the exercise behavior, volatility and forfeiture rate of the options.

The following weighted-average assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of options granted during:

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Expected Volatility: The Company uses historical volatility as it provides a reasonable estimate of the expected volatility. Historical volatility is based on the most recent volatility of the stock price over a period of time equivalent to the expected term of the option.

Risk-Free Interest Rate: The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. treasury zero-coupon yield curve in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the option.

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Expected Term: The Company’s expected term represents the weighted-average period that the Company’s stock options are expected to be outstanding. The expected term is based on the expected time to post-vesting exercise of options by employees. The Company uses historical exercise patterns of previously granted options to derive employee behavioral patterns used to forecast expected exercise patterns.

The following table summarizes the Company’s activities with respect to its stock option plans as follows:

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The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $29.92 per share and $26.89 per share, respectively. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $23.23 per share and $25.79 per share, respectively.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $18.0 million and $21.0 million, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $22.9 million and $28.2 million, respectively.

Cash received from option exercises under all plans for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $18.1 million and $17.7 million, respectively. Cash received from option exercises under all plans for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $22.6 million and $24.5 million, respectively.

At June 30, 2022, there was $86.1 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested options granted to employees under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.2 years.

Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units

The cost of stock-based compensation for restricted stock units and performance share units is measured based on the closing fair market value of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant. In the event that the Company has the option and intent to settle a restricted stock unit or performance share unit in cash, the award is classified as a liability and revalued at each balance sheet date.

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The following table summarizes the Company’s activities with respect to non-vested restricted stock units and performance share units as follows:

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1The grant activity for performance share units is recorded based on the target performance level earning 100% of target performance share units. The actual number of performance share units earned could range from 0% to 200% of target depending on the achievement of pre-established performance goals.

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of restricted stock units and/or performance share units granted during the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $87.52 and $92.14 per share, respectively. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of restricted stock units and/or performance share units granted during the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $73.95 and $89.12 per share, respectively.

As of June 30, 2022, 1.0 million of restricted stock units and performance share units are expected to vest over their respective terms.

At June 30, 2022, total unrecognized compensation expense relating to non-vested restricted stock units and performance share units was $50.6 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.

Other Share-Based Awards

The Company has granted other share-based awards to certain employees that are payable in cash. These awards are classified as liabilities and are valued based on the fair value of the award at the grant date and are remeasured at each reporting date until settlement, with compensation expense being recognized in proportion to the completed requisite service period up until date of settlement. At June 30, 2022, other share-based awards outstanding included grants that vest over three years payable in the first quarters of 2023, 2024 and 2025.

At June 30, 2022, there was $0.3 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested other share-based awards granted to employees under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.5 years.

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16. INCOME TAXES

The following is a roll-forward of the Company’s total gross unrecognized tax benefits, not including interest and penalties, for the six-months ended June 30, 2022:

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The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had approximately $0.3 million in accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits. If the Company were to prevail on all uncertain tax positions, the resultant impact on the Company’s effective tax rate would not be significant. It is expected that any change in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months will not be significant.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as to income tax in multiple state and foreign jurisdictions.

The Company is in various stages of examination with certain states and certain foreign jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Company’s 2018 through 2021 U.S. federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the IRS. The Company’s state income tax returns are subject to examination for the 2017 through 2021 tax years.

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17. EARNINGS PER SHARE

A reconciliation of the weighted-average shares used in the basic and diluted earnings per common share computations is presented below (in thousands):

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For the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, options and awards outstanding totaling 3.5 million shares and 1.0 million shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculations as their effect would have been antidilutive. For the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, options and awards outstanding totaling 2.5 million shares and 0.6 million shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculations as their effect would have been antidilutive.

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18. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has four operating and reportable segments: (i) Monster Energy® Drinks segment, which is primarily comprised of the Company’s Monster Energy® drinks, Reign Total Body Fuel® high performance energy drinks and True North® Pure Energy Seltzers, (ii) Strategic Brands segment, which is primarily comprised of the various energy drink brands acquired from TCCC in 2015 as well as the Company’s affordable energy brands, (iii) Alcohol Brands segment, which is primarily comprised of the various craft beers and hard seltzers purchased as part of the CANarchy Transaction on February 17, 2022 and (iv) Other segment, which is comprised of the AFF Third-Party Products.

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The Company’s Monster Energy® Drinks segment primarily generates net operating revenues by selling ready-to-drink packaged drinks primarily to bottlers/distributors. In some cases, the Company sells ready-to-drink packaged drinks directly to retail grocery and specialty chains, wholesalers, club stores, mass merchandisers, convenience chains, drug stores, foodservice customers, value stores, e-commerce retailers and the military.

The Company’s Strategic Brands segment primarily generates net operating revenues by selling “concentrates” and/or “beverage bases” to authorized bottling and canning operations. Such bottlers generally combine the concentrates and/or beverage bases with sweeteners, water and other ingredients to produce ready-to-drink packaged energy drinks. The ready-to-drink packaged energy drinks are then sold by such bottlers to other bottlers/distributors and to retail grocery and specialty chains, wholesalers, club stores, mass merchandisers, convenience chains, foodservice customers, drug stores, value stores, e-commerce retailers and the military. To a lesser extent, the Strategic Brands segment generates net operating revenues by selling certain ready-to-drink packaged energy drinks to bottlers/distributors.

Generally, the Monster Energy® Drinks segment generates higher per case net operating revenues, but lower per case gross profit margin percentages than the Strategic Brands segment.

The Company’s Alcohol Brands segment primarily generates operating revenues by selling kegged and canned beer as well as hard seltzers primarily to distributors in the United States.

Generally, the Alcohol Brands segment will have lower gross profit margin percentages than the Monster Energy® Drinks segment.

Corporate and unallocated amounts that do not relate to a reportable segment have been allocated to “Corporate & Unallocated.” No asset information, other than goodwill and other intangible assets, has been provided in the Company’s reportable segments, as management does not measure or allocate such assets on a segment basis.

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The net revenues derived from the Company’s reportable segments and other financial information related thereto for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

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(1) Includes $10.1 million and $10.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the recognition of deferred revenue. Includes $20.1 million and $20.9 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the recognition of deferred revenue.

(2) Effectively from February 17, 2022 to June 30, 2022.

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Corporate and unallocated expenses for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 include $70.0 million of payroll costs, of which $16.0 million was attributable to stock-based compensation expenses (see Note 15 “Stock-Based Compensation”), as well as $16.9 million attributable to professional service expenses, including accounting and legal costs, and $19.7 million of other operating expenses.

Corporate and unallocated expenses for the three-months ended June 30, 2021 include $61.2 million of payroll costs, of which $17.3 million was attributable to stock-based compensation expenses (see Note 15 “Stock-Based Compensation”), as well as $21.0 million attributable to professional service expenses, including accounting and legal costs, and $12.3 million of other operating expenses. Corporate and unallocated expenses for the three-months ended June 30, 2021 were partially offset by $16.9 million due to the reversal of amounts previously accrued in connection with an intellectual property claim.

Corporate and unallocated expenses for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 include $138.1 million of payroll costs, of which $32.2 million was attributable to stock-based compensation expenses (see Note 15 “Stock-Based Compensation”), as well as $43.3 million attributable to professional service expenses, including accounting and legal costs, and $33.7 million of other operating expenses.

Corporate and unallocated expenses for the six-months ended June 30, 2021 include $126.3 million of payroll costs, of which $35.6 million was attributable to stock-based compensation expenses (see Note 15 “Stock-Based Compensation”), as well as $41.4 million attributable to professional service expenses, including accounting and legal costs, and $24.4 million of other operating expenses. Corporate and unallocated expenses for the six-months ended June 30, 2021, were partially offset by $16.9 million due to the reversal of amounts previously accrued in connection with an intellectual property claim.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (formerly Coca-Cola European Partners) accounted for approximately 14% and 12% of the Company’s net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners accounted for approximately 13% and 12% of the Company’s net sales for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. accounted for approximately 11% of the Company’s net sales for both the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. accounted for approximately 10% and 11% of the Company’s net sales for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC accounted for approximately 9% and 11% of the Company’s net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC accounted for approximately 9% and 10% of the Company’s net sales for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Net sales to customers outside the United States amounted to $649.0 million and $546.3 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Such sales were approximately 39% and 37% of net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Net sales to customers outside the United States amounted to $1.20 billion and $1.01 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Such sales were approximately 38% and 37% of net sales for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Goodwill and other intangible assets for the Company’s reportable segments as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are as follows:

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19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

TCCC controls approximately 19.4% of the voting interests of the Company. The TCCC Subsidiaries, the TCCC Related Parties and certain TCCC independent bottlers/distributors purchase and distribute the Company’s products in domestic and certain international markets. The Company also pays TCCC a commission based on certain sales within the TCCC distribution network.

TCCC commissions, based on sales to the TCCC Subsidiaries and the TCCC Related Parties, were $10.1 million and $20.1 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included as a reduction to net sales. TCCC commissions, based on sales to the TCCC Subsidiaries and the TCCC Related Parties, were $28.5 million and $36.2 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included as a reduction to net sales.

TCCC commissions, based on sales to TCCC independent bottlers/distributors, were $7.8 million and $8.1 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in operating expenses. TCCC commissions, based on sales to TCCC independent bottlers/distributors, were $18.8 million and $13.6 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in operating expenses.

Net sales to the TCCC Subsidiaries for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $26.5 million and $27.0 million, respectively. Net sales to the TCCC Subsidiaries for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $58.3 million and $54.1 million, respectively.

The Company also purchases concentrates from TCCC which are then sold to certain of the Company’s bottlers/distributors. Concentrate purchases from TCCC were $6.5 million and $7.7 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Concentrate purchases from TCCC were $15.0 million and $14.1 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Certain TCCC Subsidiaries also contract manufacture certain of the Company’s energy drinks. Such contract manufacturing expenses were $4.8 million and $6.6 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Such contract manufacturing expenses were $14.0 million for both the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

Accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued promotional allowances and accrued liabilities related to the TCCC Subsidiaries are as follows at:

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In 2021, TCCC exercised its contract rights for a third-party public accounting firm (the “Accounting Firm”) to conduct an examination relating to commissions and fees payable to TCCC and marketing contributions payable to the Company, for the years ended December 31, 2015 through December 31, 2020. The Company understands that the Accounting Firm has advised TCCC that it may be entitled to additional commissions and fees and/or reduced amounts of marketing contributions due to the Company in an aggregate amount of up to approximately $74.2 million. No portion of such amounts have been recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements at June 30, 2022. The Company disputes any material liability for additional commissions or fees payable to TCCC or reduced amounts of marketing contributions due to the Company for these periods.

One director of the Company through certain trusts, and a family member of one director are the principal owners of a company that provides promotional materials to the Company. Expenses incurred with such company in connection with promotional materials purchased during the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $2.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Expenses incurred with such company in connection with promotional materials purchased during the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $3.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively.

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During the six-months ended June 30, 2022, the Company occasionally chartered a private aircraft that is indirectly owned by Mr. Rodney C. Sacks, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. On certain occasions, Mr. Sacks was accompanied by guests and other Company personnel when using such aircraft for business travel. During the six-months ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred costs of $0.08 million, amounts the Company believes are commensurate with market rates for comparable travel. No amounts were incurred by the Company during the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

In December 2018, the Company and a director of the Company entered into a 50-50 partnership that purchased land, and real property thereon, in Kona, Hawaii for the purpose of producing coffee products. The Company’s initial 50% contribution of $1.9 million was accounted for as an equity investment. During the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded equity losses of $0.06 million and $0.09 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s equity investment is $1.3 million and is included in other assets (non-current) in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Our Business

When this report uses the words “the Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our”, these words refer to Monster Beverage Corporation and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. Based in Corona, California, Monster Beverage Corporation is a holding company and conducts no operating business except through its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company’s subsidiaries primarily develop and market energy drinks, and to a lesser extent, craft beers and hard seltzers.

CANarchy Acquisition

On February 17, 2022, we completed our acquisition of CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective LLC (“CANarchy”), a craft beer and hard seltzer company, for $330.4 million in cash, subject to adjustments. The transaction facilitates our entry into the alcohol beverage sector and brings the Cigar CityTM family of brands including Jai Alai® IPA and Florida ManTM IPA, the Oskar BluesTM family of brands including Dale’s Pale Ale® and Wild BasinTM Hard Seltzers, the Deep EllumTM family of brands including Dallas Blonde® and Deep EllumTM IPA, the Perrin BrewingTM family of brands including Black Ale, the Squatters® family of brands including Hop Rising® Double IPA and Juicy IPA, the Wasatch® family of brands including Apricot Hefeweizen to our beverage portfolio. The transaction does not include CANarchy’s stand-alone restaurants. Our organizational structure for our existing energy beverage business will remain unchanged. CANarchy will function independently, retaining its own organizational structure and team.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Russia-Ukraine conflict did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and liquidity. Net sales in Russia and Ukraine combined were approximately 1.1% of our total net sales for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. We will continue to monitor future developments relative to this conflict and its potential impacts.

The COVID – 19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has directly and indirectly impacted our business. The duration and severity of this impact will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the emergence of new variants, the actions taken to limit its spread and the economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets. See “Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K.

We continue to address the COVID-19 pandemic with a global task force team working to mitigate the potential impacts on our people and business.

We are incredibly proud of the teamwork exhibited by our employees, co-packers and bottlers/distributors around the world who are endeavoring to maintain the integrity of our supply chain. Despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we achieved record second quarter net sales in 2022.

As countries continue to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, and as governments and/or local authorities impose regulations regarding COVID-19 testing, vaccine mandates and related workplace restrictions, there remains a risk that the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to impact our business and supply chain.

A reduction in demand for our products or changes in consumer purchasing and consumption patterns, as well as continued economic uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, could adversely affect the financial conditions of retailers and consumers, resulting in reduced or canceled orders for our products, purchase returns and closings of retail or wholesale establishments or other locations in which our products are sold.

Distribution and Supply Chain

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent increased demand for our energy drinks, we prioritized ensuring product availability for our customers and consumers. This strategic direction has remained in place throughout the global supply chain challenges and disruptions, despite adversely impacting our profitability. We continue to stand by our strategy to ensure product availability and solidify the continued long-term growth of our brands.

In the second quarter of 2022, we experienced a significant increase in cost of sales, resulting in a material decrease in both gross profit and gross profit as a percentage of net sales, relative to the comparative 2021 second quarter. The increase in cost of sales was primarily due to (i) increased freight rates and fuel costs, including costs relating to the importation of aluminum cans, (ii) increased ingredient and other input costs, including secondary packaging materials and increased co-packing fees, (iii) increased aluminum can costs attributable to higher aluminum commodity pricing, (iv) geographical and product sales mix and (v) production inefficiencies. Furthermore, we experienced significant increases in distribution expenses including increased fuel, freight and warehousing costs which adversely impacted operating costs.

We continue to address the controllable challenges in our supply chain.

We continue to implement measures to mitigate our increased product and distribution costs through pricing actions and reductions in promotions. In addition, we are implementing a price increase effective September 1, 2022 in the United States and are planning price increases in certain international markets in the second half of 2022.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of the date of this filing, we expect to maintain substantial liquidity as we manage through the current environment as described in the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section below.

Overview

We develop, market, sell and distribute energy drink beverages and concentrates for energy drink beverages, primarily under the following brand names:

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• Monster Energy®
• NOS®
• Monster Energy Ultra®
• Full Throttle®
• Monster Rehab®
• Burn®
• Monster Energy® Nitro
• Mother®
• Java Monster®
• Nalu®
• Muscle Monster®
• Ultra Energy®
• Espresso Monster®
• Play® and Power Play® (stylized)
• Punch Monster®
• Relentless®
• Juice Monster®
• BPM®
• Monster Hydro® Energy Water
• BU®
• Monster Hydro® Super Sport
• Gladiator®
• Monster HydroSport Super Fuel®
• Samurai®
• Monster® Super Fuel®
• Live+®
• Monster Dragon Tea®
• Predator®
• Reign Total Body Fuel®
• Fury®
• Reign Inferno® Thermogenic Fuel
• True North®

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We also develop, market, sell and distribute craft beers and hard seltzers under a number of brands, including Jai Alai® IPA, Florida ManTM IPA, Dale’s Pale Ale®, Wild BasinTM Hard Seltzers, Dallas Blonde®, Deep EllumTM IPA, Perrin BrewingTM Black Ale, Hop Rising® Double IPA, Juicy IPA, Wasatch® Apricot Hefeweizen and a host of other brands.

We have four operating and reportable segments: (i) Monster Energy® Drinks segment (“Monster Energy® Drinks”), which is primarily comprised of the Company’s Monster Energy® drinks, Reign Total Body Fuel® high performance energy drinks and True North® Pure Energy Seltzers, (ii) Strategic Brands segment (“Strategic Brands”), which is primarily comprised of the various energy drink brands acquired from The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”) in 2015 as well as the Company’s affordable energy brands, (iii) Alcohol Brands segment (“Alcohol Brands”), which is primarily comprised of the various craft beers and hard seltzers purchased as part of the CANarchy Transaction on February 17, 2022 and (iv) Other segment (“Other”), which is comprised of the AFF Third-Party Products.

During the three-months ended June 30, 2022, we continued to expand our existing energy drink portfolio by adding additional products to our portfolio in a number of countries and further developed our distribution markets. During the three-months ended June 30, 2022, we sold the following new products to our customers:

• Mother® Lava Guava
• Nalu® Melon Splash

In the normal course of business, we discontinue certain products and/or product lines. Those products or product lines discontinued in the three-months ended June 30, 2022, either individually or in aggregate, did not have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Our net sales of $1.66 billion for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 represented record sales for our second fiscal quarter. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on net sales of approximately $53.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

The vast majority of our net sales are derived from our Monster Energy® Drinks segment. Net sales of our Monster Energy® Drinks segment were $1.54 billion for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. Net sales of our Strategic Brands segment were $79.1 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. Net sales of our Alcohol Brands segment were $32.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. Net sales of our Other segment were $6.0 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. Our Monster Energy® Drinks segment represented 92.9% and 93.5% of our net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Our Strategic Brands segment represented 4.8% and 5.9% of our net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Our Alcohol Segment represented 2.0% of our net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. Our Other segment represented 0.3% and 0.6% of our net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Our growth strategy includes further developing our domestic markets, expanding our international business and growing our business into new sectors, such as the alcohol beverage sector. Net sales to customers outside the United States were $649.0 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $102.7 million, or 18.8% higher than net sales to customers outside of the United States of $546.3 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Such sales were approximately 39% and 37% of net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on net sales to customers outside of the United States of approximately $53.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. Net sales to customers outside the United States, on a foreign currency adjusted basis, increased 28.6% for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. On February 17, 2022, the Company completed the CANarchy Transaction which facilitates the Company’s entry into the alcohol beverage sector.

Our customers are primarily full service beverage bottlers/distributors, retail grocery and specialty chains, wholesalers, club stores, mass merchandisers, convenience chains, foodservice customers, value stores, e-commerce retailers and the military. Percentages of our gross billings to our various customer types for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 are reflected below. Such information includes sales made by us directly to the customer types concerned, which include our full service beverage bottlers/distributors in the United States. Such full service beverage bottlers/distributors in turn sell certain of our products to some of the same customer types listed below. We limit our description of our customer types to include only our sales to our full service bottlers/distributors without reference to such bottlers/distributors’ sales to their own customers.

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Our customers include Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc., Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC, The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Northern New England, Inc., Swire Pacific Holdings, Inc. (USA), Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (formerly Coca-Cola European Partners and Coca-Cola Amatil), Coca-Cola Hellenic, Coca-Cola FEMSA, Swire Coca-Cola (China), COFCO Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Coca-Cola İçecek and certain other TCCC network bottlers, Asahi Soft Drinks, Co., Ltd., Wal-Mart, Inc. (including Sam’s Club), Costco Wholesale Corporation and Amazon.com, Inc. A decision by any large customer to decrease amounts purchased from us or to cease carrying our products could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (formerly Coca-Cola European Partners) accounted for approximately 14% and 12% of our net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners accounted for approximately 13% and 12% of our net sales for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. accounted for approximately 11% of our net sales for the both the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. accounted for approximately 10% and 11% of our net sales for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC accounted for approximately 9% and 11% of our net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC accounted for approximately 9% and 10% of our net sales for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth key statistics for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

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¹Includes $10.1 million and $10.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the recognition of deferred revenue. Includes $20.1 million and $20.9 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the recognition of deferred revenue.

***Gross profit may not be comparable to that of other entities since some entities include all costs associated with their distribution process in cost of sales, whereas others exclude certain costs and instead include such costs within another line item such as operating expenses. We include out-bound freight and warehouse costs in operating expenses rather than in cost of sales.

Three-Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Three-Months Ended June 30, 2021**.**

Net Sales

Net Sales. Net sales were $1.66 billion for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $193.3 million, or 13.2% higher than net sales of $1.46 billion for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on net sales of approximately $53.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. Net sales on a foreign currency adjusted basis increased 16.9% for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

Net sales for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment were $1.54 billion for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $170.6 million, or 12.5% higher than net sales of $1.37 billion for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Net sales for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment increased primarily due to increased worldwide sales by volume of our Monster Energy® brand energy drinks as a result of increased consumer demand. To a lesser extent, net sales for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment increased due to pricing actions and reductions in promotions in certain markets. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on net sales for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment of approximately $49.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. Net sales for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment on a foreign currency adjusted basis increased 16.1% for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

Net sales for the Strategic Brands segment were $79.1 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $7.8 million, or 9.0% lower than net sales of $86.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Net sales for the Strategic Brands segment decreased primarily due to decreased sales by volume of our NOS® and Full Throttle® brand energy drinks. The decrease was partially offset by increased sales by volume of our Predator® brand energy drinks. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on net sales of approximately $4.0 million for the Strategic Brands segment for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. Net sales for the Strategic Brands segment on a foreign currency adjusted basis decreased 4.3% for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

Net sales for the Alcohol Brands segment were $32.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. There were no comparative 2021 net sales for the Alcohol Brands segment as the Company completed its acquisition of CANarchy in February 2022.

Net sales for the Other segment were $6.0 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $1.9 million, or 24.4% lower than net sales of $7.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021.

Case sales for our energy drink products, in 192-ounce case equivalents, were 184.2 million cases for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately 22.7 million cases or 14.1% higher than case sales of 161.5 million cases for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. The overall average net sales per case decreased to $8.78 for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, which was 2.5% lower than the average net sales per case of $9.01 for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on the overall average net sales per case for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

Barrel sales for our craft beers and hard seltzers, in 31 US gallon equivalents, were 0.1 million barrels for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

Gross Profit

Gross profit was $779.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $57.0 million, or 6.8% lower than the gross profit of $836.8 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in gross profit dollars was primarily the result of the $250.3 million increase in cost of sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased to 47.1% for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 from 57.2% for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 was primarily the result of increased freight rates and fuel costs, including costs relating to the importation of aluminum cans, increased ingredient and other input costs, including secondary packaging materials, as well as increased co-packing fees, increased aluminum can costs attributable to higher aluminum commodity pricing, geographical and product sales mix, and production inefficiencies.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses were $406.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $96.0 million, or 30.9% higher than total operating expenses of $310.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021.

The comparative operating expenses for the three-months ended June 30, 2021 included a $16.9 million reversal of amounts previously accrued in connection with an intellectual property claim. In addition, the increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increased out-bound fuel, freight and warehouse costs of $23.2 million, increased payroll expenses of $18.5 million (of which $6.5 million was related to CANarchy), increased expenditures of $10.6 million for sponsorships and endorsements, increased expenditures of $10.1 million for travel and entertainment, as well as increased expenditures of $8.5 million for other marketing expenses, including social media and digital marketing, point of sale and sampling programs during the three-months ended June 30, 2022. In addition, CANarchy related depreciation and amortization was $2.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022. Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 were 24.6% as compared to 21.3% for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2019 (pre COVID-19) were 25.6%.

Operating Income

Operating income was $373.0 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $153.0 million, or 29.1% lower than operating income of $526.0 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Operating income as a percentage of net sales decreased to 22.5% for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 from 36.0% for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Operating income for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 decreased primarily as a result of the decrease in the gross profit as a percentage of net sales as well as the increase in operating expenses.

Operating income was $82.8 million and $123.1 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for our operations in EMEA, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Operating income for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment, exclusive of corporate and unallocated expenses, was $441.7 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $105.5 million, or 19.3% lower than operating income of $547.3 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in operating income for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment was primarily the result of a decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales as well as an increase in operating expenses.

Operating income for the Strategic Brands segment, exclusive of corporate and unallocated expenses, was $41.5 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $12.6 million, or 23.3% lower than operating income of $54.1 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in operating income for the Strategic Brands segment was primarily the result of a decrease in net sales as well as a decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales.

Operating loss for the Alcohol Brands segment, exclusive of corporate and unallocated expenses, was $4.7 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

Operating income for the Other segment, exclusive of corporate and unallocated expenses, was $1.0 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $1.3 million, or 55.5% lower than operating income of $2.2 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021.

Interest and Other (Expense) Income, net

Interest and other non-operating (expense) income, net, was ($6.8) million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to interest and other non-operating (expense) income, net, of $0.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Foreign currency transaction losses were $8.3 million and $1.8 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Interest income was $3.8 million and $1.1 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Provision for Income Taxes

Provision for income taxes was $92.8 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $30.3 million, or 24.6% lower than the provision for income taxes of $123.1 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. The effective combined federal, state and foreign tax rate increased to 25.3% from 23.4% for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to an increase in the effective state income tax rate as well as an increase in the net losses in certain foreign jurisdictions which have lower tax rates compared to the United States.

Net Income

Net income was $273.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $130.4 million, or 32.3% lower than net income of $403.8 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in net income for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 was primarily due to the decrease in the gross profit percentage of net sales as well as the increase in operating expenses.

Six-Months Ended June 30, 2022 Compared to the Six-Months Ended June 30, 2021**.**

Net Sales

Net Sales. Net sales were $3.17 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $468.1 million, or 17.3% higher than net sales of $2.71 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on net sales of approximately $86.3 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022. Net sales on a foreign currency adjusted basis increased 20.5% for the six-months ended June 30, 2022.

Net sales for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment were $2.94 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $405.2 million, or 16.0% higher than net sales of $2.54 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Net sales for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment increased primarily due to increased worldwide sales by volume of our Monster Energy® brand energy drinks as a result of increased consumer demand, as well as sales of our True North® Pure Energy Seltzers (introduced in August 2021). Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on net sales for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment of approximately $79.0 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022. Net sales for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment on a foreign currency adjusted basis increased 19.1% for the six-months ended June 30, 2022.

Net sales for the Strategic Brands segment were $171.7 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $17.0 million, or 11.0% higher than net sales of $154.7 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Net sales for the Strategic Brands segment increased primarily due to increased worldwide sales by volume of our Predator® brand energy drinks as a result of increased consumer demand. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on net sales of approximately $7.3 million for the Strategic Brands segment for the six-months ended June 30, 2022. Net sales for the Strategic Brands segment on a foreign currency adjusted basis increased 15.7% for the six-months ended June 30, 2022.

Net sales for the Alcohol Brands segment were $47.7 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 (effectively from February 17 to June 30, 2022).

Net sales for the Other segment were $11.9 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $1.7 million, or 12.7% lower than net sales of $13.6 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021.

Case sales for our energy drink products, in 192-ounce case equivalents, were 353.0 million cases for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately 53.0 million cases or 17.7% higher than case sales of 300.0 million cases for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. The overall average net sales per case decreased to $8.82 for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, which was 1.7% lower than the average net sales per case of $8.97 for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on the overall average net sales per case for the six-months ended June 30, 2022.

Barrel sales for our craft beers and hard seltzers, in 31 US gallon equivalents, were 0.15 million barrels for the six-months ended June 30, 2022.

Gross Profit

Gross profit was $1.56 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $0.01 billion, or 0.3% higher than gross profit of $1.55 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2021.

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased to 49.0% for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 from 57.4% for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 was primarily the result of increased freight rates and fuel costs, including costs relating to the importation of aluminum cans, increased ingredient and other input costs, including secondary packaging materials, increased aluminum can costs attributable to higher aluminum commodity pricing, increased co-packing fees, production inefficiencies and geographical sales mix.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses were $784.1 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $172.4 million, or 28.2% higher than total operating expenses of $611.7 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021.

The comparative operating expenses for the six-months ended June 30, 2021 included a $16.9 million reversal of amounts previously accrued in connection with an intellectual property claim. In addition, the increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increased out-bound freight and warehouse costs of $50.3 million, increased payroll expenses of $28.5 million (of which $9.3 million was related to CANarchy), increased expenditures of $22.7 million for travel and entertainment, increased expenditures of $15.9 million for sponsorships and endorsements as well as increased expenditures of $19.1 million for other marketing expenses, including social media and digital marketing, commissions, point of sale and sampling during the six-months ended June 30, 2022. In addition, CANarchy related depreciation and amortization was $3.9 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022. Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 were 24.7% as compared to 22.6% for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales for the six-months ended June 30, 2019 (pre COVID-19) were 22.6%.

Operating Income

Operating income was $772.4 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $167.7 million, or 17.8% lower than operating income of $940.1 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Operating income as a percentage of net sales decreased to 24.3% for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 from 34.7% for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Operating income for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 decreased primarily as a result of the decrease in the gross profit as a percentage of net sales as well as the increase in operating expenses.

Operating income was $154.4 million and $219.9 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for our operations in EMEA, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Operating income for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment, exclusive of corporate and unallocated expenses, was $896.3 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $115.7 million, or 11.4% lower than operating income of $1.01 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in operating income for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment was primarily the result of a decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales as well as an increase in operating expenses.

Operating income for the Strategic Brands segment, exclusive of corporate and unallocated expenses, was $98.7 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $0.5 million, or 0.5% lower than operating income of $99.2 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in operating income for the Strategic Brands segment was primarily the result of a decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales as well as an increase in operating expenses.

Operating loss for the Alcohol Brands segment, exclusive of corporate and unallocated expenses, was $9.6 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022. Inventory purchased as part of the CANarchy Transaction was recorded at fair value. The inventory acquired was subsequently sold in the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and was recognized through cost of goods sold at fair value (purchased cost), resulting in no recognized profits on the associated sales. Operating income was negatively impacted by approximately $4.0 million during the six-months ended June 30, 2022 as a result. As of June 30, 2022, all purchased inventory recorded at fair value had been sold.

Operating income for the Other segment, exclusive of corporate and unallocated expenses, was $2.2 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of approximately $2.0 million, or 47.5% lower than operating income of $4.0 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021.

Interest and Other (Expense) Income, net

Interest and other non-operating (expense) income, net, was ($14.1) million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to interest and other non-operating (expense) income, net, of $0.1 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Foreign currency transaction losses were $16.7 million and $2.6 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Interest income was $5.3 million and $2.2 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Provision for Income Taxes

Provision for income taxes was $190.8 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $30.5 million, or 13.8% lower than the provision for income taxes of $221.3 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. The effective combined federal, state and foreign tax rate increased to 25.2% from 23.5% for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to an increase in the effective state income tax rate as well as an increase in the net losses in certain foreign jurisdictions which have lower tax rates compared to the United States.

Net Income

Net income was $567.6 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $151.4 million, or 21.1% lower than net income of $719.0 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in net income for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 was primarily due to the decrease in the gross profit percentage of net sales as well as the increase in operating expenses.

Key Business Metrics

We use certain key metrics and financial measures not prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) to evaluate and manage our business. For a further discussion of how we use key metrics and certain non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Metrics.”

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Metrics

Gross Billings**

Gross billings were $1.91 billion for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $210.5 million, or 12.4% higher than gross billings of $1.69 billion for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on gross billings of approximately $63.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

Gross billings for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment were $1.78 billion for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $188.3 million, or 11.9% higher than gross billings of $1.59 billion for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Gross billings for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment increased primarily due to increased worldwide sales by volume of our Monster Energy® brand energy drinks as a result of increased consumer demand. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on gross billings for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment of approximately $59.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

Gross billings for the Strategic Brands segment were $89.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $8.8 million, or 8.9% lower than gross billings of $98.7 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on gross billings in the Strategic Brands segment of approximately $4.0 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

Gross billings for the Alcohol Brands segment were $32.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022.

Gross billings for the Other segment were $6.0 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $1.9 million, or 24.4% lower than gross billings of $7.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021.

Promotional allowances, commissions and other expenses, as described in the footnote below, were $259.9 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $16.8 million, or 6.9% higher than promotional allowances, commissions and other expenses of $243.1 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021. Promotional allowances, commissions and other expenses as a percentage of gross billings decreased to 13.6% from 14.3% for the three-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Gross billings were $3.65 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $504.4 million, or 16.0% higher than gross billings of $3.14 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on gross billings of approximately $102.2 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022.

Gross billings for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment were $3.39 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of approximately $440.7 million, or 14.9% higher than gross billings of $2.95 billion for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Gross billings for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment increased primarily due to increased worldwide sales by volume of our Monster Energy® brand energy drinks as a result of increased consumer demand. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on gross billings for the Monster Energy® Drinks segment of approximately $94.9 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022.

Gross billings for the Strategic Brands segment were $194.1 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $17.1 million, or 9.7% higher than gross billings of $177.0 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on gross billings in the Strategic Brands segment of approximately $7.3 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022.

Gross billings for the Alcohol Brands segment were $48.4 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022.

Gross billings for the Other segment were $11.9 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, a decrease of $1.7 million, or 12.7% lower than gross billings of $13.6 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021.

Promotional allowances, commissions and other expenses, as described in the footnote below, were $495.3 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $35.5 million, or 7.7% higher than promotional allowances, commissions and other expenses of $459.8 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. Promotional allowances, commissions and other expenses as a percentage of gross billings decreased to 13.6% from 14.6% for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Gross Billings represent amounts invoiced to customers net of cash discounts and returns. Gross billings are used internally by management as an indicator of and to monitor operating performance, including sales performance of particular products, salesperson performance, product growth or declines and is useful to investors in evaluating overall Company performance. The use of gross billings allows evaluation of sales performance before the effect of any promotional items, which can mask certain performance issues. We therefore believe that the presentation of gross billings provides a useful measure of our operating performance. The use of gross billings is not a measure that is recognized under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net sales, which is determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be used alone as an indicator of operating performance in place of net sales. Additionally, gross billings may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, as gross billings has been defined by our internal reporting practices. In addition, gross billings may not be realized in the form of cash receipts as promotional payments and allowances may be deducted from payments received from certain customers.

The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measure of gross billings with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure of net sales:

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***** Although the expenditures described in this line item are determined in accordance with GAAP and meet GAAP requirements, the presentation thereof does not conform to GAAP presentation requirements. Additionally, our definition of promotional and other allowances may not be comparable to similar items presented by other companies. Promotional and other allowances for our energy drink products primarily include consideration given to our non-alcohol bottlers/distributors or retail customers including, but not limited to the following: (i) discounts granted off list prices to support price promotions to end-consumers by retailers; (ii) reimbursements given to our bottlers/distributors for agreed portions of their promotional spend with retailers, including slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees for both new and existing products; (iii) our agreed share of fees given to bottlers/distributors and/or directly to retailers for advertising, in-store marketing and promotional activities; (iv) our agreed share of slotting, shelf space allowances and other fees given directly to retailers, club stores and/or wholesalers; (v) incentives given to our bottlers/distributors and/or retailers for achieving or exceeding certain predetermined sales goals; (vi) discounted or free products; (vii) contractual fees given to our bottlers/distributors related to sales made by us direct to certain customers that fall within the bottlers’/distributors’ sales territories; and (viii) certain commissions based on sales to our bottlers/distributors. The presentation of promotional and other allowances facilitates an evaluation of their impact on the determination of net sales and the spending levels incurred or correlated with such sales. Promotional and other allowances for our energy drink products constitute a material portion of our marketing activities. Our promotional allowance programs for our energy drink products with our

numerous bottlers/distributors and/or retailers are executed through separate agreements in the ordinary course of business. These agreements generally provide for one or more of the arrangements described above and are of varying durations, ranging from one week to one year. The primary drivers of our promotional and other allowance activities for our energy drink products for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were (i) to increase sales volume and trial, (ii) to address market conditions, and (iii) to secure shelf and display space at retail. Promotional and other allowances for our Alcohol Brands segment primarily include price promotions where permitted.

Sales

The table below discloses selected quarterly data regarding sales for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Data from any one or more quarters or periods is not necessarily indicative of annual results or continuing trends.

Sales of our energy drinks are expressed in unit case volume. A “unit case” means a unit of measurement equal to 192 U.S. fluid ounces of finished beverage (24 eight-ounce servings). Unit case volume means the number of unit cases (or unit case equivalents) of finished products or concentrates as if converted into finished products sold by us.

Our quarterly results of operations reflect seasonal trends that are primarily the result of increased demand in the warmer months of the year. It has been our experience that beverage sales tend to be lower during the first and fourth quarters of each calendar year. However, our experience with our energy drink products suggests they may be less seasonal than the seasonality of traditional beverages. In addition, our continued growth internationally may further reduce the impact of seasonality on our business. Quarterly fluctuations may also be affected by other factors including the introduction of new products, the opening of new markets where temperature fluctuations are more pronounced, the addition of new bottlers/distributors, changes in the sales mix of our products and changes in advertising and promotional expenses. The COVID-19 pandemic, including new variants, may also have an impact on consumer behavior and change the seasonal fluctuation of our business.

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1Excludes Alcohol Brands segment (effectively from February 17, 2022 to June 30, 2022) and Other segment net sales, as these sales do not have unit case equivalents.

Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on the overall average net sales per case for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2022.

Sales of our Alcohol products are expressed in barrel volume. A “Barrel” means a unit of measurement equal to 31 US gallons. Barrel sales were 0.1 million and 0.15 million for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

See Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Results of Operations” for additional information related to the increase in sales.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments. At June 30, 2022, we had $1.13 billion in cash and cash equivalents, $1.34 billion in short-term investments and $64.1 million in long-term investments, including certificates of deposit, commercial paper, U.S. government agency securities, municipal securities and U.S. treasuries. We maintain our investments for cash

management purposes and not for purposes of speculation. Our risk management policies emphasize credit quality (primarily based on short-term ratings by nationally recognized statistical organizations) in selecting and maintaining our investments. We regularly assess market risk of our investments and believe our current policies and investment practices adequately limit those risks. However, certain of these investments are subject to general credit, liquidity, market and interest rate risks. These market risks associated with our investment portfolio may have an adverse effect on our future results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.

Of our $1.13 billion of cash and cash equivalents held at June 30, 2022, $537.2 million was held by our foreign subsidiaries. No short-term or long-term investments were held by our foreign subsidiaries at June 30, 2022.

We believe that cash available from operations, including our cash resources and access to credit, will be sufficient for our working capital needs, including purchase commitments for raw materials and inventory, increases in accounts receivable, payments of tax liabilities, expansion and development needs, purchases of capital assets, purchases of equipment, purchases of real property and purchases of shares of our common stock, through at least the next 12 months. Based on our current plans, at this time we estimate that capital expenditures (exclusive of common stock repurchases) are likely to be less than $200.0 million through June 30, 2023. However, future business opportunities may cause a change in this estimate.

Purchases of inventories, increases in accounts receivable and other assets, acquisition of property and equipment (including real property, personal property and coolers), leasehold improvements, advances for or the purchase of equipment for our bottlers, acquisition and maintenance of trademarks, payments of accounts payable, income taxes payable and purchases of our common stock are expected to remain our principal recurring use of cash.

The following summarizes our cash flows for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

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Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash provided by operating activities was $130.7 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022, as compared with cash provided by operating activities of $586.6 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021.

For the six-months ended June 30, 2022, cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to net income earned of $567.6 million and adjustments for certain non-cash expenses, consisting of $32.6 million of stock-based compensation and $30.4 million of depreciation and amortization. For the six-months ended June 30, 2022, cash provided by operating activities also increased due to an $85.5 million increase in accounts payable, a $77.7 million increase in accrued promotional allowances and a $21.9 million decrease in deferred income taxes. For the six-months ended June 30, 2022, cash used in operating activities was primarily attributable to a $299.1 million increase in inventories, a $289.2 million increase in accounts receivable, a $15.3 million decrease in accrued compensation, a $55.7 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, a $14.7 million decrease in income taxes payable, a $9.1 million decrease in deferred revenue, a $3.2 million decrease in other liabilities and a $1.2 million increase in prepaid income taxes.

For the six-months ended June 30, 2021, cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to net income earned of $719.0 million and adjustments for certain non-cash expenses, consisting of $35.7 million of stock-based compensation and $25.5 million of depreciation and amortization. For the six-months ended June 30, 2021, cash provided by operating activities also increased due to a $63.6 million increase in accounts payable, a $42.7 million increase in accrued promotional allowances, a $29.9 million increase in accrued liabilities, a $7.7 million increase in income taxes payable and a $2.5 million decrease in prepaid income taxes. For the six-months ended June 30, 2021, cash used in operating activities was primarily attributable to a $239.5 million increase in accounts receivable, a $52.5 million increase in inventories, a $28.2 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, a $10.9 million decrease in deferred revenue and a $10.8 million decrease in accrued compensation.

Cash flows used in investing activities. Cash used in investing activities was $5.7 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to cash used in investing activities of $180.2 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021.

For both the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, cash provided by investing activities was primarily attributable to sales of available-for-sale investments. For the six-months ended June 30, 2022, cash used in investing activities included $329.5 million

related to the CANarchy Transaction. For both the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, cash used in investing activities was attributable to purchases of available-for-sale investments. To a lesser extent, for both the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, cash used in investing activities also included the acquisitions of fixed assets consisting of vans and promotional vehicles, coolers and other equipment to support our marketing and promotional activities, production equipment, furniture and fixtures, office and computer equipment, computer software, equipment used for sales and administrative activities, certain leasehold improvements, as well as acquisitions of and/or improvements to real property. We expect to continue to use a portion of our cash in excess of our requirements for operations for purchasing short-term and long-term investments, leasehold improvements, the acquisition of capital equipment (specifically, vans, trucks and promotional vehicles, coolers, other promotional equipment, merchandise displays, warehousing racks as well as items of production equipment required to produce certain of our existing and/or new products) to develop our brand in international markets and for other corporate purposes. From time to time, we may also use cash to purchase additional real property related to our beverage business and/or acquire compatible businesses.

Cash flow (used in) provided by financing activities. Cash used in financing activities was $269.0 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to cash provided by financing activities of $14.3 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021. The cash used in financing activities for both the six-months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was primarily the result of the repurchases of our common stock. The cash provided by financing activities for both the six-months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021 was primarily attributable to the issuance of our common stock under our stock-based compensation plans and borrowings on debt.

The following represents a summary of the Company’s contractual commitments and related scheduled maturities as of June 30, 2022:

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1Contractual obligations include our obligations related to sponsorships and other commitments.

2Purchase commitments include obligations made by us and our subsidiaries to various suppliers for raw materials used in the production of our products. These obligations vary in terms, but are generally satisfied within one year.

In addition, approximately $2.0 million of unrecognized tax benefits have been recorded as liabilities as of June 30, 2022. It is expected that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will not significantly change within the next 12 months. As of June 30, 2021, we had $0.1 million of accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in our consolidated financial statements. Critical accounting estimates are those that management believes are the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results and require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and that have had, or are reasonably likely to have, a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. Judgments and uncertainties may result in materially different amounts being reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies or estimates from the information provided in “Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Part II, Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Note 1 – Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 (“Form 10-K”).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There have been no changes in recently issued or adopted accounting pronouncements that would materially impact the Company from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Inflation

Inflation had a negative impact on our results of operations for the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2022, leading to increased cost of sales and operating expenses. To mitigate the impact of inflation, we are implementing a price increase effective September 1, 2022 in the United States and are planning price increases in certain international markets in the second half of 2022.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes in our market risks during the three-months ended June 30, 2022 compared with the disclosures in Part II, Item 7A of our Form 10-K.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures – Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon this evaluation, the Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are adequate and effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in rules and forms of the SEC and (2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting – There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies: Litigation in Part I, Item 1, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes, you should carefully consider the risks discussed in “Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K, as updated and supplemented in “Part II, Item 1A – Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. If any of these risks occur or continue to occur, our business, reputation, financial condition and/or operating results could be materially adversely affected. We also note that the risk factors described in our Form 10-K and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 are not the only risks facing our Company, and such additional risks or uncertainties that we currently deem to be immaterial or are unknown to us could negatively impact our business, operations, or financial results.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On March 13, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for the purchase of up to $500.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “March 2020 Repurchase Plan”). During the three-months ended June 30, 2022, the Company purchased approximately 3.3 million shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $86.53 per share, for a total amount of approximately $284.1 million (excluding broker commissions) under the March 2020 Repurchase Plan. Such shares are included in the common stock in treasury in the accompanying condensed balance sheet at June 30, 2022. As of August 5, 2022, $157.4 million remained available for repurchase under the March 2020 Repurchase Plan.

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On June 14, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for the purchase of up to an additional $500.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “June 2022 Repurchase Plan”). During the three-months ended June 30, 2022, no shares were repurchased under the June 2022 Repurchase Plan. As of August 5, 2022, $500.0 million remained available for repurchase under the June 2022 Repurchase Plan.

The following tabular summary reflects the Company’s repurchase activity during the quarter ended June 30, 2022:

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¹Excluding broker commissions paid.

²Net of broker commissions paid.

During the three-months ended June 30, 2022, 2,936 shares of common stock were purchased from employees in lieu of cash payments for options exercised or withholding taxes due for a total amount of $0.3 million. While such purchases are considered common stock repurchases, they are not counted as purchases against the Company’s authorized share repurchase programs. Such shares are included in common stock in treasury in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2022.

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ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

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ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6.EXHIBITS

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• Filed herewith

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​ MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION

​ Registrant

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Date: August 5, 2022 /s/ RODNEY C. SACKS

​ Rodney C. Sacks

​ Chairman of the Board of Directors

​ and Co-Chief Executive Officer

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Date: August 5, 2022 /s/ HILTON H. SCHLOSBERG

​ Hilton H. Schlosberg

​ Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

​ and Co-Chief Executive Officer

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