Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) reported Tuesday that its first-quarter profit rose to $1.9 billion, or 82 cents a share, from $1.61 billion, or 69 cents, in the prior-year quarter. On an adjusted basis, the company earned 86 cents a share in the latest quarter.Revenue rose 40% to $10.52 billion. Analysts, on average, expected the company to report earnings of 87 cents per share on revenue of $10.54 billion.
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