Monster energy drinks are seen for sale in a motorway services shop, Reading, Britain, January 25, 2019.
REUTERS/Peter CziborraAug 3 (Reuters) - Monster Beverage Corp (MNST.O) missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter sales on Thursday as higher cost of living weighed on demand for its pricier energy drinks and alcohol brands, sending its shares down 3.4% after the bell.
Consumers have curbed non-essential spending as disposable incomes remain pressured by rising interest rates and higher food prices.
Like Coca-Cola (KO.N) and PepsiCo (PEP.O), Monster Beverage also implemented price hikes as it fights pressures from higher raw material costs and labor expenses.
Net sales rose to $1.85 billion from $1.66 billion a year ago, compared with analysts' average estimate of $1.87 billion, according to Refinitiv data.
Persons:
Peter Cziborra, Ananya Mariam Rajesh, Arun Koyyur
Organizations:
REUTERS, Monster Beverage Corp, PepsiCo, Monster Beverage, Thomson
Locations:
Reading, Britain, Bengaluru