Monster Beverage Corp. Q1 Earnings Rise 50%

(RTTNews) - Monster Beverage Corp. (MNST) released a profit for its first quarter that climbed from last year.

The company said its bottom line totaled $166.06 million, or $0.80 per share. This was up from $110.81 million, or $0.64 per share, in last year's first quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 8.5% to $680.19 million. This was up from $626.79 million last year.

Monster Beverage Corp. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q1): $166.06 Mln. vs. $110.81 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 49.9% -EPS (Q1): $0.80 vs. $0.64 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 25.0% -Revenue (Q1): $680.19 Mln vs. $626.79 Mln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 8.5%