monster beverage mnst fairly valued buying index™ 7 value

Valuentum Retail Equity Research Ratings as of 10-Sep-2021 Data as of 9-Sep-2021

Buying Index™ 7 Value RatingEconomic CastleVery Attractive

Investment ConsiderationsDCF ValuationRelative Valuation

Stock Chart (weekly) ValueCreation™ValueRisk™ValueTrend™Cash Flow GenerationFinancial LeverageGrowthTechnical EvaluationRelative StrengthMoney Flow Index (MFI)Upside/Downside Volume (U/D)Near-term Technical Resistance, 10-wk MADCF = Discounted Cash Flow; MFI, U/D = Please see glossary. MA = Moving Average

Business Quality ValueCreation™

ValueRisk™ Very Poor Poor Good ExcellentCompany Vitals Investment HighlightsMarket Cap (USD) $50,498Avg Weekly Vol (30 wks) 8,97330-week Range (USD) 82.96 - 99.89Valuentum Sector Next Generation5-week Return -2.0%13-week Return 4.5%30-week Return 7.6%Dividend Yield % 0.0% Firms that generate economic profits with little operating variability score near the top right of the matrix.

Dividends per Share 0.00 Relative Valuation Forward P/E PEG Price / FV

Forward Dividend Payout Ratio 0.0% Lululemon 60.7 2.8 101.6%Est. Normal Diluted EPS 3.71 Roku 720.3 NMF 97.3%P/E on Est. Normal Diluted EPS 25.9 Wayfair 60.1 7.5 86.7%Est. Normal EBITDA 2,439 Zoom Video 64.5 3.5 83.0%Forward EV/EBITDA 26.4 Peer Median 62.6 3.5 92.0%EV/Est. Normal EBITDA 19.9 Monster Beverage 36.3 2.7 95.4%Forward Revenue Growth (5-yr) 11.3% Price / FV = Current Stock Price divided by Estimated Fair Value

Forward EPS Growth (5-yr) 13.7% Financial Summary ProjectedNMF = Not Meaningful; Est. = Estimated; FY = Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year End: Dec-19 Dec-20 Dec-21

Returns Summary 3-year Historical Average Revenue 4,201 4,599 5,367Return on Equity 28.4% Revenue, YoY% 10.3% 9.5% 16.7%Return on Assets 23.0% Operating Income 1,403 1,633 1,762ROIC, with goodwill 35.7% Operating Margin % 33.4% 35.5% 32.8%ROIC, without goodwill 62.9% Net Income 1,108 1,410 1,392ROIC = Return on Invested Capital; NMF = Not Meaningful Net Income Margin % 26.4% 30.7% 25.9%Leverage, Coverage, and Liquidity Diluted EPS 2.03 2.64 2.66In Millions of USD Diluted EPS, YoY % 15.2% 30.1% 0.8%Total Debt 0 Free Cash Flow (CFO-capex) 1,012 1,315 1,483Net Debt -2,062 Free Cash Flow Margin % 24.1% 28.6% 27.6%Total Debt/EBITDA 0.0 In Millions of USD (except for per share items)

Net Debt/EBITDA NMF LARGE-CEBITDA/Interest Excellent GOODCurrent Ratio 4.2Quick Ratio 3.6

• Monster will benefit from access to Coca-Cola'sbottlers and international distribution network, whichit is in the process of implementing into its operationsin coming quarters. The company put up record salesand profits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NMF = Not Meaningful

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Structure of the Nonalcoholic Beverages IndustryThe nonalcoholic beverage segment of the commercial beverage industry is highly competitive, consisting of numerous companies that make various sparkling beverages, water products, juices, fruit drinks, energy and other performance-enhancing drinks. Pricing, advertising, product innovation, the availability of in-store private-label beverages, and health concerns about sugar-sweetened beverages are key drivers that impact demand. Leading brands with high levels of consumer acceptance and an expansive distribution network are sources of competitive strengths. We like the structure of the group.

• Our cash flow models assume Monster Beverageputs up strong revenue growth and margin expansiongoing forward. Should the firm stumble for anyreason, its intrinsic value would face significantheadwinds. Sugar taxes in the US are a key downsiderisk.

• Monster Beverage continues to experiencecompetition from new entrants in the energy drink andenergy shot categories. The firm's products competewith Red Bull, Rockstar, No Fear, and Amp, while itsJava Monster line competes with a number ofStarbucks' products. Product innovation, as in its Ultraline extension, will remain key.

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• We love Monster Beverage's rock-solid balance sheetas it has a nice net cash position at the end ofDecember 2020. Such financial flexibility bodes wellfor a firm working to innovate and expand.Inflationary headwinds need to be monitored asfreight, raw material, energy, and labor expenses areon the rise.

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Low• Monster Beverage is a leading marketer/distributorof energy drinks. The company makes Monster Energybrand energy drinks, Java Monster brandcoffee+energy drinks, and other beverages. Itsproducts are sold in 110+ countries on 6 continents.Coca-Cola holds a ~17% stake in the firm. Thecompany was founded in 1985 and is headquartered inCalifornia.

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The week with the highest trading volume out of the last 30 weeks was a week of heavy selling, or distribution (red bar).

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We've raised our fair value estimate for Monster Beverage as energy drinks and related products continue to be in high demand, though the proliferation of sugar taxes in the US needs to be monitored.

FAIRLY VALUEDATTRACTIVE

Industry $101.00 $76.00 - $126.00 LARGE-CAP BLEND Next Generation Disruptive Innovation

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Monster Beverage MNST FAIRLY VALUED Estimated Fair Value Fair Value Range Investment Style Sector

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Economic Profit Analysis

ValueCreation™ EXCELLENT Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

ROIC - WACC Spread, 3-year historical average 54.4%ROIC - WACC Spread, 5-year projected average 85.6%These spreads equal the firm's annual average ROIC (excluding goodwill) less its WACC.

ValueTrend™ POSITIVE

Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) The graph above shows the firm's ROIC (excluding goodwill) compared with historical averages and its WACC.

ROIC CalculationFiscal Year End: Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-20

Earnings before InterestOperating Income after Depreciation 1,284 1,403 1,633- Adjusted Taxes (at 21% of EBIT) 270 295 343+ Amortization 0 0 0+ Non-cash Operating Items 56 -59 -107- Minority Interest 0 0 0Earnings before Interest 1,070 1,049 1,183

Cost of Equity Invested CapitalRisk Free Rate Assumption Inventories 278 361 333Fundamental Beta (ERP multiplier) + Receivables 485 540 666Estimated Equity Risk Premium + Current Deferred Income Taxes 39 29 25Cost of Equity Assumption + Other Current Assets 45 55 55

+ Property, Plant and Equipment, Net 243 299 315After-tax Cost of Debt + Goodwill, Net (Cost in Excess) 1,332 1,332 1,332Risk Free Rate Assumption + Intangibles 1,046 1,052 1,059Synthetic Credit Spread + Non Current Deferred Income Taxes 86 85 242Cost of Debt Assumption - Accounts Payable 249 289 320Cash Tax Rate Assumption - Other Current Liabilities 298 161 198After-tax Cost of Debt Assumption

Invested Capital, with goodwill 3,005 3,302 3,509Cost of Preferred Stock Invested Capital, without goodwill 1,674 1,971 2,177Preferred DividendsValue of Preferred Stock Return on Invested Capital, with goodwill 35.6% 34.4% 37.2%Cost of Preferred Assumption Return on Invested Capital, without goodwill 63.8% 61.1% 63.9%

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Monster Beverage receives a ValueTrend™ rating of POSITIVE, which is based on thecompany's trailing three-year performance. The firm's ROIC (excluding goodwill)increased to 63.9% last year from its trailing 3-year average of 62.9%. We expect ROIC(excluding goodwill) to be in the ballpark of about 112% by the end of our discreteforecast period, with upside potential to about 122% over that time period.

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$101.00 $76.00 - $126.00 LARGE-CAP BLEND Next Generation Disruptive Innovation

The best measure of a firm's ability to create value for shareholders is expressed bycomparing its return on invested capital (ROIC) with its weighted average cost ofcapital (WACC). The gap or difference between ROIC and WACC is called the firm'seconomic profit spread. Monster Beverage's 3-year historical return on invested capital(without goodwill) is 62.9%, which is above the estimate of its cost of capital of 8.5%.As such, we assign the firm a ValueCreation™ rating of EXCELLENT. In the chart tothe right, we show the probable path of ROIC in the years ahead based on the estimatedvolatility of key drivers behind the measure. The solid grey line reflects the most likelyoutcome, in our opinion, and represents the scenario that results in our fair valueestimate.

Monster Beverage MNST FAIRLY VALUED Estimated Fair Value Fair Value Range Investment Style Sector Industry

Note: Valuentum may provide an adjusted ROIC measure to better reflect the economic substance of a company's operations, as in the case of companies with negative invested capital.


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Growth Analysis

Revenue Growth HIGH Projected Revenue (in millions of USD) Source: Company Filings, Valuentum Projections

Last Fiscal Year

Revenue3-year Historical

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CAGRMonster Beverage USD 4,599 10.9% 11.3%

Lululemon USD 4,402 18.4% 18.9%

Roku USD 1,778 51.4% 36.3%

Wayfair USD 14,145 44.2% 10.9%

Zoom Video USD 2,651 159.6% 31.4%

Peer Median 47.8% 25.2%

Industry Median 21.3% 18.9%

In the chart above, we show our baseline forecast for revenue as well as potential upside and downside cases.

EBITDA Growth Projected EBITDA (in millions of USD) Source: Company Filings, Valuentum Projections

Last Fiscal Year

EBITDA3-year Historical

CAGR5-year Projected

CAGRMonster Beverage USD 1,694 10.7% 13.4%

Lululemon USD 1,035 19.7% 28.8%

Roku USD 67 -267.4% 78.8%

Wayfair USD 780 -276.2% 9.7%

Zoom Video USD 793 384.4% 38.6%

Peer Median -123.8% 33.7%


In the chart above, we show our baseline forecast for EBITDA as well as potential upside and downside cases.

Net Income Growth Projected Net Income (in millions of USD) Source: Company Filings, Valuentum Projections

Last Fiscal Year Net Income

3-year Historical CAGR

5-year Projected CAGR

Monster Beverage USD 1,410 19.8% 11.5%

Lululemon USD 589 31.6% 31.6%

Roku USD -18 -34.3% -321.0%

Wayfair USD 185 -191.1% 21.1%

Zoom Video USD 672 -533.7% 40.5%


Industry Median 8.5% -23.2%

In the chart above, we show our baseline forecast for net income as well as potential upside and downside cases.

Monster Beverage's EBITDA expansion has been greater than that of both its peergroup and industry group during the past three years. We expect the firm's EBITDA totrail its peer group but outpace that of its industry group during the next fiveyears.Roku sports the highest expected EBITDA growth rate among peers.

Monster Beverage's net income expansion has been greater than that of both its peergroup and industry group during the past three years. We expect the firm's net incometo trail its peer group but outpace that of its industry group during the next five years.Zoom Video sports the highest net income growth rate among peers.




Monster Beverage's revenue expansion has trailed the median of both its peer group and its industry group during the past three years. We expect the firm's pace of revenuegrowth to fall below the median of both its peer group and industry group during thenext five years. Our growth assessment of each firm is based on the firm's 5-yearforward revenue CAGR. Monster Beverage's future pace of revenue growth is HIGH, inour opinion.

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Cash Flow and Financial Leverage AnalysisCash Flow Generation STRONG Financial Leverage LOW

The bars above show the firms operating cash flow, capital expenditures, and free cash flow, respectively. The bars above show the firm's annual debt-to-EBITDA. The red line shows the firm's normalized measure.

Cash Flow from Operations Projected Operating Cash Flow (in millions of USD) Source: Company Filings, Valuentum Projections

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Roku USD 148 -195.5% 58.2%

Wayfair USD 1,417 112.2% 8.9%

Zoom Video USD 1,471 323.1% 26.2%

Peer Median 65.1% 27.8%


In the chart above, we show our baseline forecast for CFO as well as potential upside and downside cases.

Free Cash Flow (CFO-capital expenditures) Projected Free Cash Flow (in millions of USD) Source: Company Filings, Valuentum Projections

Last Fiscal Year FCF


5-year Projected CAGR Source: Company Filings, Valuentum Projections



Roku USD 66 -346.5% 76.4%

Wayfair USD 1,231 -355.0% 6.1%

Zoom Video USD 1,391 293.1% 26.3%



In the chart above, we show our baseline forecast for free cash flow as well as potential upside and downside cases.

Monster Beverage's cash flow from operations expansion has trailed both that of itspeer group and its industry group during the past three years. We expect the firm's paceof cash flow from operations growth to fall below that of both its peer group andindustry group during the next five years. Roku sports the highest expected cash flowfrom operations growth rate among peers.

Monster Beverage's free cash flow expansion has been greater than that of both its peergroup and industry group during the past three years. We expect the firm's pace of freecash flow growth to fall below that of both its peer group and industry group during thenext five years. Roku sports the highest expected free cash flow growth rate amongpeers.


Firms that generate a free cash flow margin (free cash flow divided by total revenue)above 5% are usually considered cash cows. Monster Beverage's free cash flow marginhas averaged about 27.1% during the past 3 years. As such, we think the firm's cashflow generation is relatively STRONG. The free cash flow measure shown above isderived by taking cash flow from operations less capital expenditures and differs fromenterprise free cash flow (FCFF), which we use in deriving our fair value estimate forthe company. For more information on the differences between these two measures,please visit our website at Valuentum.com. At Monster Beverage, cash flow fromoperations increased about 17% from levels registered two years ago, while capitalexpenditures fell about 35% over the same time period.

Firms that exhibit high leverage tend to be more risky than firms with relatively lowdebt loads, all else equal. We measure financial leverage by taking a firm's currenttotal debt load and dividing it by the firm's trailing average 3-year annual EBITDA.Firms that are over 3 for this metric, we rate as having high leverage. Companies thathave less than 1.5 turns of leverage (or a measure below 1.5), we rate as having lowleverage. Monster Beverage's normalized debt-to-EBITDA measure of about 0 puts itin the LOW camp.



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Valuation Analysis

Valuation Assumptions Valuation BreakdownIn Millions of USD (except for per share items)

Revenue CAGR %Avg. EBIT Margin %Avg. Cash Tax Rate %Earnings Before Interest CAGR %Earnings Per Share CAGR %Free Cash Flow to the Firm CAGR %Earnings before interest = Net operating profits less adjusted taxes

Phase II --> III FCFF CAGR % 5.6% (II) 3% (III)Cost of Equity %After-tax Cost of Debt %Discount Rate (WACC) %Synthetic credit spread = 0.46%

Phase I Present ValuePhase II Present ValuePhase III Present ValueTotal Firm Value

Net Balance Sheet Impact

Total Equity ValueDiluted Shares OutstandingFair Value per Share

DCF Valuation Summary Enterprise Free Cash FlowFiscal Year End: 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020

1,070 1,049 1,18357 65 6175 102 49

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1,136 786 1,169In Millions of USD

Source: Company Filings, Valuentum Projections

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Monster Beverage 7 36.3 2.7 19.9 13.7% 62.9% 0.0% 95.4%

Lululemon 6 60.7 2.8 22.2 33.0% 83.2% 0.0% 101.6%

Roku 3 720.3 NMF 65.2 -300.2% -64.0% 0.0% 97.3%

Wayfair 3 60.1 7.5 20.5 19.3% 42.7% 0.0% 86.7%

Zoom Video 3 64.5 3.5 33.5 38.3% Negative IC 0.0% 83.0%

Peer Median 3.0 62.6 3.5 27.9 26.1% 42.7% 0.0% 92.0%

Industry Median 5.0 32.7 2.4 26.1 -26.0% 22.0% 0.0% 96.3%

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P/E on Est. Normal Diluted EPS Forward EV/EBITDA

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We think Monster Beverage is worth $101 per share with a fair value range of$76.00 - $126.00. The margin of safety around our fair value estimate is driven by thefirm's MEDIUM ValueRisk™ rating, which is derived from an evaluation of thehistorical volatility of key valuation drivers and a future assessment of them. Our near-term operating forecasts, including revenue and earnings, do not differ much fromconsensus estimates or management guidance. Our model reflects a compound annualrevenue growth rate of 11.3% during the next five years, a pace that is higher than thefirm's 3-year historical compound annual growth rate of 10.9%. Our model reflects a 5-year projected average operating margin of 35.5%, which is above Monster Beverage'strailing 3-year average. Beyond year 5, we assume free cash flow will grow at an annualrate of 5.6% for the next 15 years and 3% in perpetuity. For Monster Beverage, we usea 8.5% weighted average cost of capital to discount future free cash flows.

Earnings before Interest+ Depreciation - Capital Expenditures - Change in Working Capital

Enterprise Free Cash Flow (FCFF)

Our future forecasts for key valuation drivers result in a future free enterprise cashflow stream. Above, we show how we calculate enterprise free cash flow and thehistorical performance of the metric for Monster Beverage. Over the next five years,we expect the firm's enterprise free cash flow to expand at about a 17% compoundannual growth rate. During years 6 through 20, we expect the measure to grow at a5.6% rate. Beyond year 20 (in perpetuity), we grow the firm's free cash flow atinflation (3%).

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5-year Projections In the chart below, we show the build up to our estimate of total enterprise value forMonster Beverage and the break down to the firm's total equity value, which weestimate to be about 52.8USD billion. The present value of the enterprise free cashflows generated during each phase of our model and the net balance sheet impact isdisplayed. We divide total equity value by diluted shares outstanding to arrive at our$101 per share fair value estimate.

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Margin of Safety Analysis

Range of Potential Outcomes ValueRisk™ MEDIUM

Revenue Volatility 11.5%Gross Margin Volatility 9.4%Earnings (EBI) Volatility 6.6%Cash Flow (FCFF) Volatility 15.2%Fair Value Range 25.0%The Fair Value Range sets the premium or discount on our estimate of the firm's fair value.

Upside and Downside ProbabilitiesProbability (fair value < $0) Less than 0.1%Probability (fair value > 2x current share price) 0.01%

Future Path of Fair Value

The graph above shows the expected future fair value of the firm's shares relative to its current stock price.

Our discounted cash flow process values each firm on the basis of the present value ofall future free cash flows. Although we estimate the firm's fair value at about $101 pershare, every company has a range of probable fair values that's created by theuncertainty of key valuation drivers (like future revenue or earnings, for example). After all, if the future were known with certainty, we wouldn't see much volatility in themarkets as stocks would trade precisely at their known fair values. Our ValueRisk™rating sets the margin of safety or the fair value range we assign to each stock. In thegraph above, we show this probable range of fair values for Monster Beverage. Wethink the firm is attractive below $76 per share (the green line), but quite expensiveabove $126 per share (the red line). The prices that fall along the yellow line, whichincludes our fair value estimate, represent a reasonable valuation for the firm, in ouropinion.

We strive to answer a few questions that investors often ask: 1) What are the chancesof a total loss of investment in this company? and 2) What is the chance that thecompany is really worth twice what I paid for it? The probability (fair value < 0)strives to answer the first question. It indicates the chance that the firm mayencounter insolvency based on the characteristics of its cash flow stream, capitalstructure, and risk profile. The probability (fair value > 2x current share price) strivesto answer the second question. It is our best estimate of whether investors areparticipating in a half-off sale by buying the company's shares at current prices.

We estimate Monster Beverage's fair value at this point in time to be about $101 pershare. As time passes, however, companies generate cash flow and pay out cash toshareholders in the form of dividends. The chart to the right compares the firm's currentshare price with the path of Monster Beverage's expected equity value per share overthe next three years, assuming our long-term projections prove accurate. The rangebetween the resulting downside fair value and upside fair value in Year 3 represents ourbest estimate of the value of the firm's shares three years hence. This range of potentialoutcomes is also subject to change over time, should our views on the firm's future cashflow potential change. The expected fair value of $129 per share in Year 3 representsour existing fair value per share of $101 increased at an annual rate of the firm's cost ofequity less its dividend yield. The upside and downside ranges are derived in the sameway, but from the upper and lower bounds of our fair value estimate range.



Monster Beverage receives a ValueRisk™ rating of MEDIUM based of the historicalvolatility of key drivers of economic value creation. The fair value range sets themargin of safety around our fair value estimate of the firm's shares.


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Technical Analysis

Technical Evaluation BULLISH Money Flow Index (MFI) NEUTRAL

30-week Price and Volume Chart (weekly)Relative Price Strength WEAK

5-week Company Performance -2.0%5-week Market Benchmark Performance 2.6%5-week Relative Performance vs. Market Benchmark -4.7%13-week Company Performance 4.5%13-week Market Benchmark Performance 7.5%13-week Relative Performance vs. Market Benchmark -3.0%30-week Company Performance 7.6%30-week Market Benchmark Performance 17.5%30-week Relative Performance vs. Market Benchmark -10.0%

Upside/Downside Volume DETERIORATING Timeliness Matrix™ Equity Valuation

Relative Strength

Firms that are undervalued and currently showing near-term pricing strength score near the top right of the matrix.


Weak 1Companies that are undervalued and showing near-term relative price strength couldrepresent timely buys, as the stock may be attractive to both value and momentuminvestors. A cross section of the firm's equity valuation and its relative share pricestrength is shown in the matrix above. We tend to prefer undervalued stocks that have strong pricing momentum, also called Valuentum stocks.

The level and trend of the Upside/Downside (U/D) volume ratio reveals whetherinstitutional participation has been bullish or bearish as of late. Although MonsterBeverage's U/D volume ratio of 1.2 is greater than 1, it resides below its trailingaverage, indicating bullish but DETERIORATING institutional interest during the pastseveral weeks.

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The firm's near-term moving average (5-week, grey line) and medium-term movingaverage (13-week, red line) are shown in the chart above. Typically, when a shorter-term moving average crosses a medium- or longer-term moving average from below, itrepresents a bullish signal. If the short-term moving average crosses from above, tradersoften view this as bearish. Monster Beverage's 5-week moving average resides above its13-week measure, indicating a BULLISH trend. We'd grow wary of the firm'stechnicals should its 5-week moving average drop below its 13-week moving average.

The Money Flow Index (MFI) is an oscillator that uses price and volume to measurebuying and selling pressure. Chartists often look for overbought (above 80) andoversold (below 20) levels to warn of unsustainable near-term price extremes.Monster Beverage's MFI of 59 is neutral, suggesting the firm's stock is neitheroverbought nor oversold at this time. However, a score over 50 tends to favor bulls.The MFI can also be used to gauge the strength or weakness of a firm's price trend. InMonster Beverage's case, its stock has generally increased during the past severalweeks, but money flow or momentum has deteriorated, a bearish divergence andunhealthy trend. We'd keep a close watch for deteriorating technicals.

A firm's relative price strength can be assessed over any number of time horizons. Weshow the firm's performance over the past 5 weeks, 13 weeks, and 30 weeks below.In arriving at our relative strength rating for each company, we assess the past 13weeks, which includes the market's reaction to the firm's most recently reportedquarter, where applicable, and other more recent economic events. During the past 13weeks, Monster Beverage's shares returned 4.5%, while the market benchmarkreturned 7.5%. We think Monster Beverage's 13-week relative price performance isWEAK.

In the chart above, we pinpoint the heaviest accumulation or distribution week of thefirm, determined by the week with the highest trading volume during the past 30 weeks.A heavy accumulation (buying) or distribution (selling) week often determines thefuture near-term direction of the firm's share price, as money managers continue tomove in or out of the stock in the days and weeks ahead driving the stock up or down,respectively. For Monster Beverage, the week with the highest trading volume out ofthe last 30 weeks was a week of heavy buying, or accumulation (green bar). Suchmarket activity could indicate a reversal of a downtrend or further confirmation of thefirm's uptrend.

Overvalued Fairly Valued Undervalued

Estimated Fair Value Fair Value Range Investment Style Sector Industry $101.00 $76.00 - $126.00 LARGE-CAP BLEND Next Generation Disruptive Innovation

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Pro Forma Income Statement -------------------- Historical --------------------

In Millions of USD (except for per share items)Dec-18 Dec-20

Total Revenue 3,807 4,599

Cost of Goods Sold 1,512 1,875

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 1,012 1,091

Other Operating Expenses 0 0

Operating Income 1,284 1,633

Unusual items 0 0

Operating Income, including unusual items 1,284 1,633

Interest Expense 0 0

Other Non-operating Income 10 (6)

Pre-tax Income 1,293 1,627

Income Taxes 300 217

Income after tax 993 1,410

Minority Interest and Equity Income 0 0

Net Income, excluding extra items 993 1,410

Income Available to Common, excluding extra items 993 1,410

Diluted Earnings per Share, excluding extra items 1.76 2.64

Diluted Weighted Shares Outstanding 564.3 534.8

Source: Company Filings, Xignite, Valuentum Projections

546.6 524.1 513.6


2.03 2.66 3.04

Note: Pro forma data in discounted cash-flow valuation may reflect significant adjustments from GAAP accounting data, including cash (not effective) tax rates and other analytical adjustments on a backward-looking and forward-looking basis. No individual data, by itself, found in this report should be used to make any investment decision.

1,108 1,392 1,561

1,108 1,392 1,561

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1,108 1,392 1,561

308 370 415

1,416 1,762 1,977

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1,403 1,762 1,977

0 0 0

1,682 2,279 2,489

1,116 1,326 1,449

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Pro Forma Balance Sheet -------------------- Historical --------------------


AssetsTotal Cash (including marketable securities) 958 2,062Inventory 278 333Accounts Receivable 485 666Other Current Assets 84 80Total Current Assets 1,804 3,141

Gross Fixed Assets 417 520(Accumulated Depreciation) (174) (205)Net Property, Plant, and Equipment 243 315

Goodwill, Net 1,332 1,332Intangibles, Net 1,046 1,059Other Long-term Assets 102 356Total Assets 4,527 6,203

LiabilitiesAccounts Payable 249 320Other Current Liabilities 352 430Current Portion of Long-term Debt 0 0Total Current Liabilities 601 750

Long-term Debt 0 0Other Long-term Liabilities 315 292Total Liabilities 916 1,042

Preferred Stock 0 0

Shareholders' EquityCommon Stock and Additional Paid in Capital 8,156 10,973Retained Earnings (33) 3Other Equity (4,512) (5,815)Total Shareholders' Equity 3,611 5,161

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 4,527 6,203




5,150 6,868 7,687

(5,220) (6,646) (7,450)4,171 5,723 6,480

9,423 10,973 10,973(32) 1,395 2,957

0 0 0

979 1,145 1,207

0 0 0318 292 292

661 853 915

372 450 4800 0 0

289 403 435

5,150 6,868 7,687

1,052 1,059 1,059152 356 356

299 347 381

1,332 1,332 1,332

506 623 736(207) (276) (355)

84 80 802,316 3,774 4,559

361 409 451540 771 843

1,331 2,514 3,184

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Estimated Fair Value Fair Value Range Investment Style Sector Industry $101.00 $76.00 - $126.00 LARGE-CAP BLEND Next Generation Disruptive Innovation

Monster Beverage MNST FAIRLY VALUED



Pro Forma Cash Flow Statement -------------------- Historical --------------------


Cash from OperationsNet Income 993 1,410Depreciation and Amortization 57 61Deferred Income Taxes (1) 0Operating Gains Or Losses 56 (107)Changes in Working Capital 56 0

Cash Flow from Operations 1,162 1,364

Cash from InvestingPurchase of Property, Plant, Equipment (75) (49)Other Investing Cash Flows 348 (423)Cash Flow from Investing 273 (472)

Cash from FinancingIssuance (Retirement) of Stock (1,314) (523)Issuance (Retirement) of Debt (3) (3)Dividends Paid 0 0Other Financing Cash Flows 1 (1)Cash Flow from Financing (1,316) (527)

Foreign Exchange (10) 17

Net Change in Cash 109 382




2 0 0

160 452 670

(628) (1,031) (1,010)

0 0 00 0 0

(615) (1,031) (1,010)(14) 0 0

(327) (103) (113)

(102) (103) (113)(225) 0 0

1,114 1,585 1,794

(59) 200 2060 (78) (52)

65 71 780 0 0

1,108 1,392 1,561



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Disruptive InnovationDisruptive Innovation FAIRLY VALUED

Company Name TickerMarket Cap (USD-

mil) DCF Valuation ValueCreation™ ValueRisk™ ValueTrend™ Technicals Relative Strength

Beyond Meat BYND 7,011 FAIRLY VALUED VERY POOR HIGH POSITIVE BEARISH WEAK

Boston Beer SAM 6,871 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM POSITIVE NEUTRAL WEAK

Carvana Co. CVNA 21,372 FAIRLY VALUED VERY POOR HIGH POSITIVE VERY BEARISH STRONG

CRISPR Therapeutics CRSP 7,865 FAIRLY VALUED VERY POOR HIGH NEGATIVE BEARISH WEAK

Crocs CROX 9,525 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT HIGH NEGATIVE BULLISH STRONG

DocuSign DOCU 52,611 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM POSITIVE VERY BEARISH NEUTRAL

ETSY ETSY 29,423 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT HIGH POSITIVE BULLISH STRONG

First Solar FSLR 10,378 FAIRLY VALUED VERY POOR MEDIUM NEGATIVE BULLISH STRONG

Fiverr International FVRR 5,929 FAIRLY VALUED VERY POOR MEDIUM POSITIVE BEARISH WEAK

GameStop GME 11,784 OVERVALUED EXCELLENT VERY HIGH NEGATIVE VERY BEARISH WEAK

Global Payments GPN 52,206 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT LOW NEGATIVE NEUTRAL WEAK

IntercontinentalExchange ICE 66,689 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT LOW NEGATIVE BULLISH NEUTRAL

JD.com JD 124,765 FAIRLY VALUED POOR MEDIUM NEGATIVE BULLISH STRONG

Lululemon LULU 55,059 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM NEGATIVE BULLISH STRONG

Mercadolibre MELI 93,682 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM POSITIVE BULLISH STRONG

Monster Beverage MNST 50,498 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM POSITIVE BULLISH WEAK

NASDAQ NDAQ 33,037 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT LOW POSITIVE BULLISH STRONG

Palo Alto PANW 45,204 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM NEGATIVE NEUTRAL STRONG

Penn National PENN 11,247 FAIRLY VALUED POOR MEDIUM NEGATIVE BULLISH STRONG

Pinterest PINS 32,866 FAIRLY VALUED VERY POOR MEDIUM NEGATIVE BEARISH WEAK

Proto Labs PRLB 1,999 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM NEGATIVE BEARISH WEAK

Roku ROKU 41,488 FAIRLY VALUED VERY POOR MEDIUM POSITIVE BEARISH WEAK

ServiceNow NOW 131,649 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM POSITIVE NEUTRAL STRONG

Slack Tech WORK 17,512 FAIRLY VALUED VERY POOR MEDIUM POSITIVE BULLISH STRONG

Snap SNAP 109,606 FAIRLY VALUED VERY POOR MEDIUM POSITIVE BULLISH STRONG

Splunk SPLK 24,783 FAIRLY VALUED GOOD MEDIUM NEGATIVE NEUTRAL STRONG

Stitch Fix SFIX 3,960 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM NEGATIVE BEARISH WEAK

Teradyne TER 22,335 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM POSITIVE BEARISH WEAK

Uber UBER 70,098 FAIRLY VALUED VERY POOR VERY HIGH POSITIVE BEARISH WEAK

VeriSign VRSN 25,504 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM NEGATIVE BEARISH WEAK

Verisk VRSK 33,942 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM POSITIVE NEUTRAL STRONG

Virgin Galactic SPCE 5,561 FAIRLY VALUED POOR VERY HIGH NEGATIVE BEARISH WEAK

Wayfair W 26,700 FAIRLY VALUED EXCELLENT MEDIUM POSITIVE BEARISH WEAK

Zoom Video ZM 90,828 FAIRLY VALUED GOOD MEDIUM POSITIVE BEARISH WEAK


MID-CAP BLEND NEUTRAL

LARGE-CAP BLEND UNATTRACTIVE


LARGE-CAP BLEND NEUTRAL

LARGE-CAP GROWTH ATTRACTIVE

LARGE-CAP CORE ATTRACTIVE


MID-CAP BLEND UNATTRACTIVE


LARGE-CAP GROWTH NEUTRAL




SMALL-CAP VALUE ATTRACTIVE



LARGE-CAP GROWTH UNATTRACTIVE

LARGE-CAP GROWTH UNATTRACTIVE



LARGE-CAP BLEND ATTRACTIVE

LARGE-CAP VALUE ATTRACTIVE


LARGE-CAP BLEND ATTRACTIVE

LARGE-CAP VALUE ATTRACTIVE

MID-CAP BLEND UNATTRACTIVE

LARGE-CAP CORE NEUTRAL




MID-CAP BLEND ATTRACTIVE



The above bar chart reveals the price/fair value of the company, its peers, and the industry as a whole.Shaded blue denotes that the firm has earned the highest rating for that respective category.Investment Style Relative Valuation

MID-CAP GROWTH NEUTRAL


We think the Disruptive Innovation industry is fairly valued at this time. The industry'smarket cap is trading between 80% and 120% of our estimate of its fair value based onour DCF process. Although we use a firm-specific ValueRisk™ measure to determinewhether a firm is undervalued or overvalued based on our DCF process, we consider anindustry to be undervalued if it is trading below 80% of our estimate of its fair valueand overvalued if it is trading at over 120% of our estimate of its fair value. We thinkthese fair value ranges are appropriate given the diversification benefits of holding abasket of stocks. Although there may be individual opportunities within the DisruptiveInnovation industry, we don't find the industry as a whole attractive based solely onvaluation.


95.4%

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96%

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Monster Beverage Peer Median Disruptive Innovation

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The core of our process is grounded in rigorous discountedcash flow analysis and incorporates the concept of amargin of safety. We offer a fair value estimate for eachcompany and provide a relative valuation assessment inthe context of a company’s industry and closest peers. Across section of our ValueCreation™ and ValueRisk™ratings provides a financial assessment of a company’sbusiness quality, while our ValueTrend™ rating offersinsight into the trajectory of a firm’s economic profitcreation. The Economic Castle rating measures themagnitude of future economic value generation, and theDividend Cushion ratio assesses the financial capacity of acompany to keep raising its dividend.

Our analysis doesn’t stop there. We also offer a technicalevaluation of the stock as well as other momentumindicators. We not only want to reveal to readers whichfirms may be undervalued, in our view, but we also wantto provide readers with information to help them assessentry and exit points. Most research publishers focus onarriving at a target price or fair value estimate, but mayfall short of providing a technical assessment to bolsterbuy and sell disciplines. We strive to go the distance andprovide readers with answers--not half the story.

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Methodology for Picking Stocks - Valuentum Buying Index™ (VBI)

@ Valuentum, we like to look at companies from anumber of different perspectives. The Valuentum BuyingIndex (VBI) combines rigorous financial and valuationanalysis with an evaluation of a stock's technicals to derivea rating between 1 and 10 for each company. The VBIplaces considerable emphasis on a company's discountedcash-flow (DCF) valuation, its relative valuation versuspeers (both forward PE and PEG ratios), and its technicalsin order to help readers assess entry and exit points on themost interesting ideas.

Let's follow the red line on the flow chart below to seehow a company can score a 10, the best mark on the index(a "Top Pick"). First, the company would need to be'undervalued' on a DCF basis and 'attractive' on a relativevalue basis. The stock would also have to be exhibiting

'bullish' technicals. The firm would need aValueCreation™ rating of 'good' or 'excellent', exhibit'high' or 'aggressive' growth prospects, and generate atleast a 'medium' or 'neutral' assessment for cash flowgeneration, financial leverage, and relative price strength.

This is a tall order for any company. Stocks that don'tmake the cut for a 10 are ranked accordingly, with theleast attractive stocks, in our opinion, garnering a ratingof 1 ("We'd sell"). Most of our coverage universeregisters ratings between 3 and 7, but at any given timethere could be large number of companies garneringeither very high or very low scores, especially at marketlows or tops, respectively.

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DCF FairlyValued

DCF Undervalued

Relative ValueUnattractive/Neutral

Relative Value Attractive

Relative ValueUnattractive/Neutral


Technicals Bearish: 1

Technicals Neutral: 2

TechnicalsBullish: 4

Technicals Bullish: 7

TechnicalsBearish: 6

Technicals >= BullishValueCreation(TM) >= GoodGrowth >= HighCash Flow Generation >= MediumFinancial Leverage <= MediumRelative Strength >= Neutral

Final Score: 10



TechnicalsBearish: 3

Relative Value Unattractive/Neutral











Initial Index Score

DCF Overvalued

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ValueRisk™. This is a proprietary Valuentum measure. ValueRisk™ indicates thehistorical volatility of key valuation drivers, including revenue, gross margin, earningsbefore interest, and enterprise free cash flow. The standard deviation of each measure iscalculated and scaled against last year's measure to arrive at a percentage deviation foreach item. These percentage deviations are weighted equally to arrive at thecorresponding fair value range for each stock, measured in percentage terms. The firm'sperformance is measured along the scale of LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, and VERY HIGH.The ValueRisk™ rating for each firm also determines the fundamental beta of eachfirm along the following scale: LOW (0.85), MEDIUM (1), HIGH (1.15), VERY HIGH(1.3).

Range of Potential Outcomes. The firm's margin of safety is shown in the graphicof a normal distribution. We consider a firm to be undervalued if its stock price fallsalong the green line and overvalued if the stock price falls along the red line. Weconsider the firm to be fairly valued if its stock price falls along the yellow line.

Return on Invested Capital. At Valuentum, we place considerable emphasis onreturn on invested capital (both with and without goodwill). The measure focuses onthe return (earnings) the company is generating on its operating assets and is superiorto return on equity and return on assets, which can be skewed by a firm's leverage orexcess cash balance, respectively. ValueTrend™. This is a proprietary Valuentum measure. ValueTrend™ indicates the

trajectory of the firm's return on invested capital (ROIC). Firms that earned an ROIClast year that was greater than the 3-year average of the measure earn a POSITIVErating. Firms that earned an ROIC last year that was less than the 3-year average of themeasure earn a NEGATIVE rating.

Technical Evaluation. We evaluate a firm's near-term and medium-term movingaverages and money flow index (MFI) to assign each firm a rating along thefollowing scale: VERY BULLISH, BULLISH, NEUTRAL, BEARISH, and VERYBEARISH.

Cash Flow Generation. Firms' cash flow generation capacity are measured along thescale of STRONG, MEDIUM, and WEAK. A firm with a 3-year historical free cashflow margin (free cash flow divided by sales) greater than 5% receives a STRONGrating, while firms earning less than 1% of sales as free cash flow receive a WEAKrating.

Stock Price Relative Strength. We assess the perfomance of the company's stockduring the past quarter, 13 weeks, relative to an ETF that mirrors the aggregateperformance of constituents of the stock market. Firms are measured along the scaleof STRONG, NEUTRAL, and WEAK. Companies that have outperformed themarket index by more than 2.5% during this 13-week period receive a STRONGrating, while firms that trailed the market index by more than 2.5% during this 13-week period receive a WEAK rating.

Financial Leverage. Based on the firm's normalized debt-to-EBITDA metric, we rank firms on the following scale: LOW, MEDIUM, and HIGH. Companies with a normalized debt-to-EBITDA ratio below 1.5 receive a LOW score, while those with a measure above 3 receive a HIGH score.

Money Flow Index (MFI). The MFI is a technical indicator that measures buyingand selling pressure based on both price and volume. Traders typically use thismeasure to identify potential reversals with overbought and oversold levels. We use a14-week measure to rank firms along the following scale: EXTREMELYOVERBOUGHT (>90), OVERBOUGHT (80-90), NEUTRAL (20-80), OVERSOLD(10-20), EXTREMELY OVERSOLD (0-10).

Upside/Downside Volume. Heavy volume on up days and lower volume on down days suggests that institutions are heavily participating in a stock's upward advance. We use the trailing 14-week average of upside and downside volume to calculate an informative ratio. We rank each firm's U/D volume ratio along the following scale: BULLISH, IMPROVING, DETERIORATING, and BEARISH.

GlossaryEstimated Fair Value. This measure is our opinion of the fair equity value per share ofthe company. If our forecasts prove accurate, which may not always be the case, wemay expect a firm's stock price to converge to this value within the next 3 years.

Investment Style. Valuentum uses its own proprietary stock-classification system.Nano-cap: Less than $50 million; Micro-cap: Between $50 million and $200 million;Small-cap: Between $200 million and $2 billion; Mid-cap: Between $2 billion and$10 billion; Large-cap: Between $10 billion and $200 billion; Mega-cap: Over $200billion. Blend: Firm's that we think are undervalued and exhibit high growthprospects (growth in excess of three times the rate of assumed inflation). Value:Firm's that we believe are undervalued, but do not exhibit high growth prospects.Growth: Firms that are not undervalued, in our opinion, but exhibit high growthprospects. Core: Firms that are neither undervalued nor exhibit high growthprospects.

Fair Value Range. The fair value range represents an upper bound and lower bound,between which we would consider the firm to be fairly valued. The range considers ourestimate of the firm's fair value and the margin of safety suggested by the volatility ofkey valuation drivers, including revenue, gross margin, earnings before interest, andenterprise free cash flow (the determinants behind our ValueRisk™ rating).

DCF Valuation. We opine on the firm's valuation based on our DCF process. Firmsthat are trading with an appropriate discount to our fair value estimate receive anUNDERVALUED rating. Firms that are trading within our fair value range receive aFAIRLY VALUED rating, while firms that are trading above the upper bound of ourfair value range receive an OVERVALUED rating.

Company Vitals. In this section, we list key financial information and the sector andindustry that Valuentum assigns to the stock. The P/E-Growth (5-yr), or PEG ratio,divides the current share price by last year's earnings (EPS) and then divides thatquotient by our estimate of the firm's 5-year EPS growth rate. The estimatednormalized diluted EPS and estimated normalized EBITDA represent the five-yearforward average of these measures used in our discounted cash flow model. The P/Eon estimated normalized EPS divides the current share price by estimated normalizeddiluted EPS. The EV/estimated normalized EBITDA considers the current enterprisevalue of the company and divides it by estimated normalized EBITDA. EV is definedas the firm's market capitalization plus total debt, minority interest, preferred stockless cash and cash equivalents.

Relative Value. We compare the firm's forward price-to earnings (PE) ratio and itsprice/earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio to that of its peers. If both measures fall below thepeer median, the firm receives an ATTRACTIVE rating. If both are above the peermedian, the firm receives an UNATTRACTIVE rating. Any other combination resultsin a NEUTRAL rating.

ValueCreation™. This is a proprietary Valuentum measure. ValueCreation™indicates the firm's historical track record in creating economic value for shareholders,taking the average difference between ROIC (without goodwill) and the firm'sestimated WACC during the past three years. The firm's performance is measured alongthe scale of EXCELLENT, GOOD, POOR, and VERY POOR. Those firms withEXCELLENT ratings have a demonstrated track record of creating economic value,while those that register a VERY POOR mark have been destroying economic value.

Business Quality Matrix. We compare the firm's ValueCreation™ and ValueRisk™ratings. The box is an easy way for investors to quickly assess the business quality ofa company. Firms that generate economic profits with little operating variabilityscore near the top right of the matrix.

Timeliness Matrix. We compare the company's recent stock performance relative tothe market benchmark with our assessment of its valuation. Firms that areexperiencing near-term stock price outperformance and are undervalued by ourestimate may represent timely buys.

MNST Rating History Price Fair Value VBI9-Sep-21 $96.35 $101.00 720-Nov-20 $83.52 $80.00 78-Nov-19 $58.16 $54.00 61-Apr-19 $52.87 $50.00 312-Nov-18 $55.77 $50.00 313-Jul-18 $61.21 $50.00 69-Mar-18 $58.06 $47.00 310-Nov-17 $61.16 $47.00 44-Aug-17 $52.71 $40.00 424-Mar-17 $46.94 $38.00 614-Nov-16 $41.68 $38.00 524-Jun-16 $153.44 $115.00 412-Feb-16 $122.37 $98.00 328-Aug-15 $140.43 $99.00 4

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