Last week’s letter titled Water is a ‘Right Now’ Investment explains why bottled water is the fastest growing beverage category. According to Charles Fishman of National Geographic, “Americans now drink astonishing amounts of bottled water: In 2015 we bought the equivalent of 1.7 billion half-litre bottles of water every week. That’s more than five bottles of water for every man, woman, and child in the country every single week.”
If you missed our report last week, you’ll want to read why bottled water is now the most consumed drink in America, surpassing soda for the first time in 2017, and how this will draw investors into the space.
As researchers and speculators, identifying and being positioned in high-growth sectors is critical. While there are numerous reasons, a key one for investors is that it often leads to a period of buyouts. The U.S. bottled water industry is worth over US$18.5 billion and is growing in the 6-7% CAGR range. The global bottled water market is expected to reach more than US$307 billion by 2024 – far larger than the global marijuana market, as but one comparison.
*Stats garnered from Transparency Market Research
From our research over the last several months, majors in the beverage industry are looking to acquire efficiently ran, emerging brands with growing market share, virtually above all other factors. Once acquired, majors often streamline and expand distribution seemingly overnight while making the brand (more) economic. It’s a fascinating and highly competitive space.
The Opportunity
When speculating on TSX Venture stocks, significant risk is inherent. It’s part of the game. But with the risk early-stage companies bring comes the potential for large reward; including, in some rare cases, that coveted buyout potential, a topic we’ve written about at length.
Searching for that ‘buyout potential’ is what has taken us to four continents and many countries in recent years. And that’s what brought us to bottled water… more specifically, an emerging growth company which has chalked up record monthly revenues recently and is now one of the largest (by sales volume) alkaline water companies in the United States.
Needless to say, the company’s unique product is at the expansion phase – right when we look to get involved. And it only began trading on the TSX Venture a few months back.
This bottled water company is a revenue growth story unlike any we’ve featured on the TSX Venture. Today, we’re going to share its story with you…
New Featured Company | Key Metrics
- Provides a unique offering in the bottled water market, an industry with unequivocal upside and several recent buyouts, and has showcased tremendous growth.
- Reported record YoY revenue, with its product in approximately 40,000 retail outlets in America.
- A publicly traded company with a complete product line and market penetration in some of America’s largest national retailers, including Walmart, Albertson’s/Safeway and Krogers. Product is now sold in all 50 states.
- It is challenging for investors to get exposure to the bottled water industry outside of the majors – and they’re involved in various market segments outside of water. This company is a ‘pure play’ in bottled water – our market of focus.
We found all of the above metrics and then some in The Alkaline Water Company (WTER: TSXV) (WTER: OTCQB) – now one of America’s largest alkaline water companies. The company’s product, Alkaline88® water, is now selling across the U.S. in convenience stores, natural food product stores, large ethnic markets and national retailers, including giants Kroger and Walmart. Its product line includes a 500-milliliter, 700-milliliter, 1-liter, 1.5-liter, 3-liter and its bread and butter 1-gallon size bottle, all sold under the company’s trade name Alkaline88®.
Highlighting the explosive growth in this sector, over the last four years The Alkaline Water Company’s revenue growth has exceeded 435%. We will delve into its recent record revenue shortly. Beforehand, such growth begs the question: What makes the product unique?
Branding and packaging aside (which is very important in the bottled water space), The Alkaline Water Company (“AWC”) employs a state-of-the-art Electrochemically Activated Water (ECA) system to create 8.8 pH drinking water without the use of any extraneous chemicals. The company further incorporates trace Himalayan minerals considered to be the finest in the world suited to a premier beverage.
This makeup of The Alkaline Water Company’s product is important to understand in the age of a health-conscious driven consumer. It has been critical to the company’s impressive revenue growth to date and instrumental in Alkaline88® bottled water becoming the fastest growing alkaline brand in America. In addition, the market demand for Alkaline88® has the company projecting nearly $40 million in revenue for fiscal year 2019. AWC also anticipates turning cash flow positive in FY 2019 (the company’s fiscal year 2019 has already commenced).
“A quick look at the fastest-growing consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in the United States underscores three trends driving growth in the beverage category: health, authenticity and innovation.”
The Alkaline Water Company most certainly captures all three of these distinct features with its Alkaline88®.
What’s more, CSP’s Editor in Chief Steve Holtz named Alkaline88® in their “14 New Bottled Waters We’re Watching.” For 20 years, CSP magazine has consistently been at the forefront of the day’s critical issues and trends, keeping business leaders one step ahead of the competition.
Understanding the Bottled Water Market
We detailed in Water is a ‘Right Now’ Investment that the bottled water market is among the largest, fastest growing sectors in the world – expanding by billions of dollars annually.
Per capita consumption of bottled water in the United States from 1999 to 2017 (in gallons):
We wrote last weekend,
“While the above growth is impressive, the global bottled water market is expected to expand by more than $15 billion per year until at least 2024, according to Transparency Market Research
“In terms of revenue, methodology-based market evaluations have confirmed that the global bottled water market will attain a valuation of US$307.2 billion by 2024, swelling up from its evaluated worth of US$198.5 billion as of 2017.”
We simply had to have exposure to this sector. And much of our research suggests the booming US economy will be home to a large chunk of the growth in the bottled water market over the near term – exactly where The Alkaline Water Company (with the appropriate stock symbol of ‘WTER’) has been growing market share and revenue in recent years. As mentioned, The Alkaline Water Company is now one of America’s largest alkaline water companies (by sales volume), its Alkaline88® product was ranked #18 in the Top 20 Still Water Brands in the U.S, and it is the fastest growing alkaline brand nationwide.
Watch our exclusive video on The Alkaline Water Company above.
The Alkaline Water Company (AWC) has been capitalizing on the ‘health wave’ with a unique and desired product offering, and is targeting record revenue of near US$40 million in fiscal year 2019. In addition to its continued U.S. expansion, AWC received its FDA export approval and believes it will be selling Alkaline88® in international markets by Q3 of FY 2019. President and CEO of The Alkaline Water Company Mr. Richard Wright stated in July, “We expect to see record sales throughout FY 2019 as we continue to expand our domestic and international product offering.”
In that same release Mr. Wright commented, “This is truly a very exciting time for the Company. With the two new national-retailers already online, a full pipeline of additional new grocery chains coming on later this summer, and the 50% organic growth continuing, we expect to see our fiscal 2019 sales double to nearly $40,000,000. This increase in capital will also allow us to bring on a number of new co-packers, suppliers, and personnel to ensure we can support our rapid growth throughout FY19.”
Through Experience, Alkaline Water Company is Appropriately Positioned to Capitalize on US Bottled Water Market
AWC is by no means an overnight success. Businesses such as this typically aren’t. The company kicked off in 2012, and it hasn’t been easy getting to this expansion stage. There have been many learnings and hard lessons along the way. Like many young companies (and young people for that matter), mistakes were made in the early days, timing was likely an issue (alkaline water was nowhere near as popular as it is today when the company started), significant capital was expended (and continues to be due largely to expansion related efforts), and it can take some trial and error to put together the ‘right’ team.
To that point, it’s important we highlight a few details on the subject of operations. When we met with Mr. Richard Wright in Texas, a CEO who is as hard working and determined as they come, he explained something that has really stuck with us…
“…We have 14 employees so we average about $2 million plus [revenue/sales] per employee net currently, which is one of the highest in the industry. The industry averages about $260,000.” That’s slightly less than ten times the explained industry average…
Wright went on to explain, “We use a variable cost model. So, you’re standing in a co-packing facility. All we brought in here was our equipment. And we don’t have any of the overhead… we pay them for every case they produce…”
Lastly,
“I think we have a competitive advantage because our price point on a per ounce basis is about half our competitors when you’re buying in the bulk bottles…”
AWC does not own or operate any of their co-packing facilities. This, in our view, is very important. The company has co-packing agreements with seven different bottling companies. They’re located in Virginia, Georgia, California, Arizona and one in Texas which is owned by Gena and Chuck Norris who we had the pleasure of meeting with for our exclusive video on AWC (click here to watch).
The spread-out locations of these facilities are important for two reasons: scalability and transportation costs. AWC’s current capacity at all plants exceeds $8 million per month wholesale, giving them the potential to significantly scale up from current output. Should demand exceed projections, The Alkaline Water Company is ready to meet that demand with little or no shortfall in product supply. What’s more, these facilities were strategically selected because they are located within 600 miles of 95% of the US population, helping with transportation costs.
Another key highlight for The Alkaline Water Company is it is the ONLY U.S. company legally allowed to use “Alkaline88” in its brand name – a key competitive advantage within the category. In case you’re wondering, the 88 symbolizes 8.8 pH alkaline water… a branding coup.
Growth in Recent Years
As noted, a key metric for us selecting AWC as a client and investing in it was due to its established and rising revenue over the years. The company reported US$12.7 million revenue in fiscal year 2017, US$19.8 million in fiscal year 2018 and expects to see its fiscal 2019 sales almost double to nearly US$40 million. The risk versus reward made sense to us.
The Alkaline Water Company (WTER:OTCQB) – 3 Year Stock Chart
Major restructuring: Effective December 30, 2015, AWC effected a fifty for one reverse stock split of its authorized and issued and outstanding shares of common stock, hence its relatively tight capital structure today of approximately 30,989,727 shares outstanding and roughly 27.18 million shares in the float.
Record Revenue
On July 6th, the company reported ‘Fiscal 2018 Sales Top $19.8 Million, Up 55 Percent versus Prior Year’.
Fiscal Year 2018 Operational Highlights
- Secured product placement for Alkaline88® in the two largest grocery retailers in the world: Walmart and Kroger.
- Made capital improvements of over $400,000 and tripled East Coast production capacity to $2.8 million per month in wholesale production (based on the average of the monthly East Coast production during FY 2018).
- Alkaline88® was ranked #18 in the Top 20 Still Water Brands in the U.S.
- Alkaline88® was ranked one of the fastest growing enhanced water brands in the U.S. with over 55% year over year growth from FY 2017 to FY 2018.
- Increased Alkaline88® availability to over 40,000 retail locations nationwide.
- Alkaline88® is now available in 47 of the ‘Top 75’ US Retailers and Wholesalers.
- East Coast sales accounted for over 20% of the Company’s gross sales for FY 2018
- Entered into an agreement with an East Coast based bottle supplier for the Company’s 1-Gallon and 3-liter sizes, which will allow a significant increase in annual wholesale production capacity.
- Alkaline88® continues to perform well in current retailers, with sales volume increases between 20 to 70% from FY 2017 to FY 2018
- Revenue for the year ended March 31, 2018 was $19,812,199, as compared to $12,763,630 for the same period ended March 31, 2017, an increase of 55 percent. This increase in revenue is due to the continued acceptance of the Company’s products by consumers and the successful expansion into additional national retailers, including Walmart, Kroger, and Shopko.
- Net loss for the year ended March 31, 2018 was ($6,727,280), as compared to a net loss of ($3,454,600) for the same period ended March 31, 2017.
Click here to read the full release.
Days later, on July 11th, The Alkaline Water Company Inc. reported ‘…Record Quarterly Sales of over US$7.85 million’. That is nearly a US$32 million run rate. From our perspective, that is an impressive feat for a company with an approximate US$57 million *market cap.
*Market cap according to Bloomberg
Expansion Plans
In a June 26th press release, Ricky Wright, CEO and President, stated,
“In the last 60 days, we’ve begun to sell in Walmart, Kroger and Shopko stores nationwide. We are delighted so far with Alkaline88’s® sell-through in these national retailers.”
Update on The Alkaline Water Company Inc.’s National Expansion Plans
AWC has increased its market penetration into some of the world’s largest retailers. Revenue from these stores is beginning to show up in the financials. But plans for expansion are far from over…
Additional details of the Company’s business, finances, appointments and agreements can be found as part of the Company’s continuous public disclosure filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), available at www.sec.gov, and on the SEDAR website, available at www.sedar.com.
A Track Record of Exceptional Growth
AWC’s growth trajectory is established. The company has been putting up record quarterly sales for years and *may soon be noticed by a major beverage outfit. With its market penetration increasing (recently added Walmart and Kroger to the retailers who carry its brand) we, like the company, expect its revenue numbers to rise in fiscal year 2019.
*We outlined many recent buyouts and the potential for consolidation in the water market last week.
While down in Texas at one of AWC’s co-packing bottling facilities, President and CEO Richard Wright explained the company’s emergence as a national brand candidate. To find out why reaching revenue of near US$40 million could be an important milestone for an emerging beverage company, watch our exclusive interview below. During our visit, Wright further explains AWC’s keys to growth.
Join us on a multi-city trip to numerous retail locations where Alkaline88 is sold. Also, visit Texas bottling facility C-Force, owned by Gena and Chuck Norris – co-packer of The Alkaline Water Company.
The Alkaline Water Company – Striving for ‘National Brand’ Status
When asked: Where do you see the Alkaline Water Company going?
Wright responded,
“We’re at kind of a critical juncture within the company. We’re in all 50 states now, we’re in over 40,000 stores. We think we’ll do about US$40 million dollars this year in sales. At that point in time, we are now known as a national brand. At that point in time, we can expect some sort of interest from outsiders, potentially an acquisition…”
He immediately continued that,
“However, I am critically focused, and our staff is critically focused, on staying to plan. So, we will continue to grow the grocery channel, we’re now in about 80% of it; so, we plan to finish that up this year. In addition, we plan to expand into other classes of trade which includes drug stores, C-stores and big box stores…”
This is another reason AWC and its team are anticipating its revenue numbers will increase. The company has steadily increased the number of stores carrying its product.
Back to the interview…
When asked, “Is there something significant about that $40 million in terms of majors identifying you as a major brand?”
Wright responded,
“…because they can take your national footprint, where the consumer is already aware of the brand, and expand it instantly with their current networks in place.”
As is the case with virtually all new featured company’s and investment opportunities we present, we went to see the Alkaline Water Company and its operations first hand. The Alkaline Water Company’s National Sales Manager, Frank Chessman, stated that Alkaline88® is “…the fastest growing water in the enhanced water category.”
Key Addition
On August 28th, AWC announced the nomination of Brian Sudano, Managing Partner of Beverage Marketing Corporation, as a director of the Company to be presented to stockholders of AWC for election at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company to be held on September 14, 2018.
According to Alkaline Water Company’s CEO, Richard Wright, Sudano is “one of the most respected names in the beverage world.” He continued, “His insight will be invaluable to the future growth and direction of the Company. His acumen and industry expertise gained as the Managing Partner of Beverage Marketing Corporation, the leading beverage research, consulting, and financial service firm serving the beverage industry, will allow us to further grow with his extraordinary guidance.”
Sudano stated,
“Alkaline88 is a tremendous growth story. The Company has averaged a 75% three-year compounded growth rate and recently reported over $19.8 million in sales for FY 2018. The beverage industry, and specifically the bottled water space, is one of the most competitive markets in the U.S. For a company to achieve what Alkaline88® has done in only 5 short years is to say the least, exceptional…”
Alkaline is Key to The Alkaline Water Company’s Outperformance
As mentioned, the bottled water industry is forecast to increase from US$199 billion in 2017 to US$307 billion in 2024.
The fastest growing niche within this expanding market is premium waters. And, within premium waters, the fastest growing segment is, by far, alkaline water.
So, in the fast-growing premium water sector, ALKALINE water is truly the tip of the spear – growing by a whopping 5-year compound annual growth rate of approximately 60.7%. Thus, we believe more investors will soon become aware consumers are hungry for alkaline water. Hence the timing of our introduction today.
So, as the alkaline water segment grows feverishly, the first question to ask is – what about the competition? There is plenty of competition in the alkaline water segment. Too many to name here. However, a key advantage is AWC has trademarked its distinctive “Alkaline88” brand…
Trademark possession of a name means no competitor can use it to brand its products. Mr. Richard Wright explains this advantage in our exclusive interview. The Alkaline88® trademark and the products status as a functional, premium alkaline water brand may prove to have further value than what’s been realized to date.
Consider this: Coke’s $4.1 billion buyout of VitaminWater included trademark possession of the word “vitamin” to maximize positioning of the brand within the vitamin water sector.
We strongly believe added value is attributed within the sector by incorporating the word “alkaline” in the company’s Alkaline88® trademark.
“With “alkaline” water dominating the premium water sector, The Alkaline Water Company Inc. and its product, Alkaline88®, is well positioned for a brand-driven acquisition.”
Cultural Shift Benefits The Alkaline Water Company
Our newest featured company is directly benefiting from the cultural shift to eat and drink healthy as consumer demand surges for its product. As with almost all our featured clients, we don’t just review the data or take their word for it. We go see it first-hand. In June and then again in July we ventured on a multi-city trip to see the product on the shelves and better understand the company’s goals.
For us, the chance to invest in one of the fastest growing brands (achieved 75% compounded growth over the last 3 years) in an industry with 6-7% CAGR was enticing. Furthermore, knowing they are positioned and operating in the alkaline water niche, which is the fastest growing segment in the broader bottled water sector, was the cherry on top. For The Alkaline Water Company, the compounding impact of this growth has resulted in its revenue increasing over 435% since FYE 2015.
Recognize that we are biased when it comes to The Alkaline Water Company. AWC is a client and we participated in the company’s private placement completed in May 2018, making us shareholders and cheerleaders. Conduct your own thorough and independent due diligence to properly understand the risks associated with investing in a company of this nature. The company is most certainly at an expansion stage, which often results in further dilution to shareholders. Pick your spots…
*Additional details of the Company’s business, finances, appointments and agreements can be found as part of the Company’s continuous public disclosure filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), available at www.sec.gov, and on the SEDAR website, available at www.sedar.com.
From southern California to the heartland of Texas, enjoy watching our backstage visit with The Alkaline Water Company…
Click to watch our exclusive coverage.
From a revenue standpoint, The Alkaline Water Company is the fastest growing company we’ve ever had the pleasure of introducing in our more than 10-year history of working with small-caps. The company is poised for further growth, and could be nearing the pivotal US$40 million in revenue in fiscal year 2019. As an emerging national brand, we believe The Alkaline Water Company (WTER: TSXV) (WTER: OTCQB) has the potential to become a buyout candidate in the future.
All the best with your investments,
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The Alkaline Water Company Stock information
Exchanges: TSX Venture and OTCQB
Symbol on Both Exchanges: WTER
Stock Price: CAD$2.54 – US$1.83
10-Day Avg. Volume on OTCQB: 49,500 (approximate)
Recent News from the Company
The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (WTER) added to the LD Micro Index (LDMi)
The Alkaline Water Company Increases its Production Capacity at Phoenix, Arizona Based Co-Packer
Corporate Presentation
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Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from results anticipated by such forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, governmental regulations being implemented regarding the production and sale of alkaline water; additional competitors selling alkaline water bulk containers reducing the Company’s sales; a competitor infringing on the Company’s trademark; the fact that the Company does not own or operate any of its production facilities and that co-packers may not renew current agreements and/or not satisfy increased production quotas; the fact that the Company has a limited number of suppliers of its unique bulk bottles; the potential for supply chain interruption due to factors beyond the Company’s control; the fact that there may be a recall of products due to unintended contamination; the inherent uncertainties associated with operating as an early stage company; changes in customer demand; the extent to which the Company is successful in gaining new long-term relationships with new retailers and retaining existing relationships with retailers; the Company’s ability to raise the additional funding that it will need to continue to pursue its business, planned capital expansion and sales activity; competition in the industry in which the Company operates; volatility in the Company’s stock price and market conditions. It’s also important to understand that The Alkaline Water Company has not reached profitability. And even if its revenue increases, there is no certainty that will translate into the Company being profitable.
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Maximus Strategic Consulting Inc., owner of PinnacleDigest.com, has been paid CAD$75,000 plus GST to provide online advertisement coverage for The Alkaline Water Company for a pre-paid six month online marketing agreement. The Alkaline Water Company has paid for this coverage. The coverage includes, but is not limited to, the creation and distribution of reports authored by PinnacleDigest.com about The Alkaline Water Company (reports such as this one), as well as display advertisements and news distribution about the Company on our website and in our newsletter. Both Maximus Strategic Consulting Inc. and its President Aaron Hoddinott own shares and warrants of The Alkaline Water Company which were purchased by subscribing to The Alkaline Water Company’s private placement that closed on May 31, 2018. In that private placement both Maximus Strategic Consulting Inc. and Aaron Hoddinott purchased Units of the Company at a price of US$0.75 per Unit. Each Unit consisted of one share of common stock of the Company (each, a “Share”) and one-half of one share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”). One Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one additional Share of the Company (each, a “Warrant Share”) at a price of US$0.90 per Warrant Share for a period of two years from closing of the private placement. Both Maximus Strategic Consulting Inc. and Aaron Hoddinott intend to sell every share they own of The Alkaline Water Company for their own profit. All shares Maximus Strategic Consulting Inc. and Aaron Hoddinott currently own or purchase in the future of The Alkaline Water Company will be sold without notice to Pinnacle Digest’s subscribers and the general public. Please recognize that Maximus Strategic Consulting Inc. and its President Aaron Hoddinott benefit from price and trading volume increases in The Alkaline Water Company. Please recognize that we are extremely biased when it comes to The Alkaline Water Company.
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Trading in the securities of The Alkaline Water Company should be considered highly speculative.
We are Not Medical Professionals: This report was produced without the consultation or advice of a medical professional. The described benefits and opinions of alkaline water, or specifically Alkaline88 water, must not be viewed as medical advice. You should consult with a licensed medical doctor and nutritionist to learn about the potential benefits of alkaline water and Himalayan rock salt. The Company has not conducted any clinical studies regarding the health benefits of alkaline water and accordingly make no claims as to the benefits of alkaline water.
