SEGMENT INFORMATION | 18. SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company has four operating ® 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. The net revenues derived from the Company’s reportable segments and other financial information related thereto for the three-months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows: Three-Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Net sales: Monster Energy® Drinks 1 $ 1,404,847 $ 1,170,280 Strategic Brands 92,593 67,809 Alcohol Brands 2 15,207 — Other 5,927 5,727 Corporate and unallocated — — $ 1,518,574 $ 1,243,816 Three-Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Operating Income: Monster Energy® Drinks¹ $ 454,563 $ 464,819 Strategic Brands 57,195 45,140 Alcohol Brands 2 (4,953) — Other 1,127 1,793 Corporate and unallocated (108,443) (97,606) $ 399,489 $ 414,146 Three-Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Income before tax: Monster Energy® Drinks¹ $ 455,134 $ 464,968 Strategic Brands 57,254 45,140 Alcohol Brands 2 (5,606) — Other 1,137 1,793 Corporate and unallocated (115,730) (98,514) $ 392,189 $ 413,387 (1) Includes $10.0 million and $10.4 million for the three-months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to the recognition of deferred revenue. (2) Effectively from February 17, 2022 to March 31, 2022. Three-Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 Depreciation and amortization: Monster Energy® Drinks $ 8,159 $ 9,022 Strategic Brands 233 264 Alcohol Brands 2,283 — Other 1,110 1,126 Corporate and unallocated 2,814 2,413 $ 14,599 $ 12,825 Corporate and unallocated expenses for the three-months ended March 31, 2022 include $68.1 million of payroll costs, of which $16.2 million was attributable to stock-based compensation expenses (see Note 15 “Stock-Based Compensation”), as well as $26.4 million attributable to professional service expenses, including accounting and legal costs, and $13.9 million of other operating expenses. Corporate and unallocated expenses for the three-months ended March 31, 2021 include $65.1 million of payroll costs, of which $18.3 million was attributable to stock-based compensation expenses (see Note 15 “Stock-Based Compensation”), as well as $20.4 million attributable to professional service expenses, including accounting and legal costs, and $12.1 million of other operating expenses. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (formerly Coca-Cola European Partners) accounted for approximately 12% and 11% of the Company’s net sales for the three-months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. accounted for approximately 9% and 12% of the Company’s net sales for the three-months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, LLC accounted for approximately 10% and 9% of the Company’s net sales for the three-months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Net sales to customers outside the United States amounted to $553.4 million and $459.4 million for the three-months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Such sales were approximately 36% and 37% of net sales for three-months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Goodwill and other intangible assets for the Company’s reportable segments as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are as follows: March 31, December 31, 2022 2021 Goodwill and other intangible assets: Monster Energy® Drinks $ 1,425,023 $ 1,420,503 Strategic Brands 979,268 978,032 Alcohol Brands 235,353 — Other 4,397 5,494 Corporate and unallocated — — $ 2,644,041 $ 2,404,029 |