COKE’S BOTTOM LINE

For the first three months of the year, Coca-cola Co. reported a 5% increase in net revenue to $9.02 billion versus $8.6 billion the same period a year ago. Net income fell 19% compared to a year earlier, to $2.25 billion compared to $2.78 billion. Also, the company announced it plans to make Coca-cola Beverages Africa a publicly traded company and sell a portion of its shares in the bottler.