Embotelladora Andina SA (AKO-B) is a Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America whose principal activity is to produce, bottle, commercialize, and distribute the products under registered trademarks of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), as well as commercialize and distribute some brands of other companies such as Monster, AB InBev, Diageo and Capel, among others.The Company maintains operations and is licensed to produce, commercialize, and distribute such products in certain territories in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.It offers its products primarily through small retailers, restaurants and bars, supermarkets, and wholesale distributors.Embotelladora Andina S.A. was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.Three key data points gauge Embotelladora or any dividend-paying firm.The key three are:(1) Price(2) Dividends(3) ReturnsThose three keys also best tell whether any company has made, is making, and will make money.
AKO-B Price
Over the past year, Embotelladora’s share price increased over 25.8% from $15.23 to $19.16 as of Friday’s market close.If AKO-B shares trade in the range of $10.00 to $25.00 this next year, their recent $19.16 share price might rise to $19.70 by next year. Of course, AKO-B price could also drop about the same $0.54 estimated amount or more.My $0.54 upside is based on the median of one-year target prices from seven analysts tracking AKO-B for brokers.
AKO-B Dividend
Embotelladora Andina SA has paid sporadic quarterly variable dividends since September 2019. It has missed making Q payments in 2020, 2023,an 2024. The most recent $0.22 quarterly dividend was declared on August 8th for shareholders of record August 19th with no payment date announced. A forward-looking $0.88 annual dividend would yield 4.59% at Friday’s closing price.
AKO-B Returns
To put it all together, a $1.42 estimated one-year gross gain per share shows up when adding AKO-B’s$0.88 estimated annual dividend to the estimated price upside of $0.54, equalling $1.42A little under $1000 buys us 52 shares at their $19.17 share price.A $10 broker fee (if charged), paid half at purchase and half at sale, might take about $0.19 per share out of the $1.42 annual, gross-gain to give us a a net gain of $1.23 X 52 shares = $63.96 for about a 6.4% estimated net gain for the year.Furthermore, the $45.90 annual dividend income (if paid) from $1K invested could be about 2.4 times more than AKO-B’s $19.17 single share price. By these numbers, Embotelladora Andina SA may be an ideal dividend dog.You might choose to pounce on Embotelladora Andina SA It is an 78 year-old quarterly dividend-paying Chile-based bottling firm with almost a 5 year record paying irregular quarterly dividends.The exact track of AKO-B future price and dividend will entirely be determined by market action.Remember the true value of any stock is best realized through personal ownership of shares.More By This Author:Current Analysis: Sonic Healthcare (SKHCF)
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