Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Principal Market
The Company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol, “MNST”. As of February 15, 2024, there were 1,040,636,235 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding held by approximately 189 holders of record. The holders of record do not include those stockholders whose shares are held of record by banks, brokers and other financial institutions.
Stock Price and Dividend Information
We have not paid cash dividends to our stockholders since our inception and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
On June 14, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for the purchase of up to $500.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “June 2022 Repurchase Plan”). During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company purchased approximately 3.3 million shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $55.52 per share, for a total amount of approximately $182.8 million (excluding broker commissions), which exhausted the availability under the June 2022 Repurchase Plan.
On November 2, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for the purchase of up to an additional $500.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “November 2022 Repurchase Plan”). During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company purchased approximately 4.8 million shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $54.31 per share, for a total amount of approximately $260.3 million (excluding broker commissions), under the November 2022 Repurchase Plan. As of February 27, 2024, $142.4 million remained available for repurchase under the November 2022 Repurchase Plan.
On November 7, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for the purchase of up to an additional $500.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “November 2023 Repurchase Plan”). During the year ended December 31, 2023, no shares were repurchased under the November 2023 Repurchase Plan. As of February 27, 2024, $500.0 million remained available for repurchase under the November 2023 Repurchase Plan.
The aggregate amount of the Company’s outstanding common stock that remains available for repurchase under all previously authorized repurchase plans is $642.4 million as of February 27, 2024.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, 3.8 million shares of common stock were purchased from employees in lieu of cash payments for options exercised or withholding taxes due for a total amount of $214.2 million. While such purchases are considered common stock repurchases, they are not counted as purchases against the Company’s authorized share repurchase programs. Such shares are included in common stock in treasury in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2023.
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The following tabular summary reflects the Company’s repurchase activity during the quarter ended December 31, 2023.
Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar
Total Number of
Value) of Shares that
Shares Purchased
May Yet Be Purchased
Total Number
as Part of Publicly
Under the Plans or
of Shares
Average Price
Announced Plans
Programs (In
Period
Purchased
per Share¹
or Programs
thousands)²
Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2023
—
$
—
—
$
282,838
November 7, 2023 Authorization
$
500,000
Nov 1 – Nov 30, 2023
—
$
—
—
$
782,838
Dec 1 – Dec 31, 2023
791,317
$
54.57
791,317
$
739,643
¹Excluding broker commissions paid.
²Net of broker commissions paid.
Performance Graph
The following graph shows a five-year comparison of cumulative total returns: 1
1 Annual return assumes reinvestment of dividends. Cumulative total return assumes an initial investment of $100 on December 31, 2018. The Company’s self-selected peer group is comprised of TCCC, Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc., Constellation Brands, Inc., Molson Coors Beverage Company and PepsiCo, Inc.
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