Standish, MI -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/06/2015 -- Delivering Excellence newsletter reported Monster Beverage's share price has increased about 5% since the company released its third quarter results. Monster Beverage's third-quarter 2014 net sales of $636 million rose 7.7% year over year, thanks to solid sales increase in both the Direct Store Delivery (DSD) and Warehouse segments. Net sales of the DSD segment rose about 8% on the back of higher sales volumes of Monster Energy drinks, Ultra and Java Monster lines. Net sales of the warehouse segment rose about 10.1% driven by higher sales of Hubert's Lemonades and aseptic juices. Some of the products that continued to do well in the quarter include Ultra, Monster Energy Ultra Black, and original Monster Green energy drink. Brands that did well in the quarter include Juice Monster, Punch Monster energy drinks, and Peace Tea Line. Gross sales outside the U.S. increased 14.3% year over year. The company witnessed 7% increase in sales in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa region. Third-quarter 2014 gross margin rose 170 basis points (bps) attributable to a decrease in cost of some of the raw materials, particularly certain sweeteners.
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