Monster Beverage Corp (MNST) 2017年年度报告「NASDAQ」.pdf

1、Letter to Stockholders.1Form 10-K.3Report of Independent Registered PublicAccounting Firm.71Consolidated Financial Statements.72Corporate Directory.113The annual meeting of stockholders will beheld at 2:00 pm on Thursday,June 7,2018at Monster Beverage Corporation,1 Monster Way,Corona,CA 92879Table o

2、f ContentsAnnual Meeting1 TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS I am pleased to report that 2017 represented our 25th consecutive record year of increased gross sales.Net sales rose to$3.4 billion in 2017 from$3.0 billion in 2016.Gross sales rose to$3.9 billion in 2017 from$3.5 billion in 2016.We are continuing to in

3、novate and anticipate introducing new and exciting beverages and packaging in the coming months.In 2017,we continued to transition a number of domestic and international geographies to the system bottlers of The Coca-Cola Company.Our Monster Energy drinks are now sold in approximately 134 countries

4、and territories around the world.Our Strategic Brands,comprised of various energy drink brands we acquired from The Coca-Cola Company in 2015,are now sold in approximately 92 countries and territories around the world.Given that in some countries we may only sell one of our brands,we believe we have

5、 the opportunity to introduce additional brands into certain of these geographies in the future.Our Monster Energy brand participates in the premium energy category in numerous countries.However,we believe there is also an opportunity for us to participate in the affordable energy category in certai

6、n countries.We are currently developing brands such as Predator specifically for the affordable energy category in certain select countries.I would like to express my gratitude for the support and leadership shown by Mr.Hilton Schlosberg,our President,Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Offi