The leading market position in the global soft drink industry, with significant brand equity; Broad geographic diversification and an extensive bottler network; An expanding product portfolio; and An above-average EBITDA margin. Solid cash flow generating ability, despite exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and commodity costs. Expected international cash, short-term investments and marketable securities growth. Key credit ratios that are expected to remain within the indicative ratio ranges for a "modest" financial risk profile. The stable outlook reflects our expectations that Coca-Cola's credit measures will remain within the indicative ratios for a "modest" financial risk profile, specifically with leverage, as measured by debt to EBITDA, between 1.5x and 2.0x and a ratio of funds from operations (FFO) to
