-- 百威亚太酿酒公司(HKG:1876)公布,尽管销量略有增长,但由于营收下滑,第一季度归属于股东的利润略有下降。 根据周二提交给香港交易所的文件,这家啤酒公司公布截至3月31日的三个月内,归属于股东的利润为2.26亿美元,而去年同期为2.34亿美元。 每股收益从去年同期的1.76美元降至1.68美元,但远高于Visible Alpha此前预测的0.02美元。 营收下降0.7%至14.9亿美元,高于Visible Alpha此前预测的14.4亿美元;由于在中国的投资增加,每百升营收下降0.8%。 杰富瑞分析师表示,销售额比预期高出3%,这得益于东西方市场的共同增长,其中印度市场的强劲表现尤为突出。 在印度,销量和收入均实现了强劲的两位数增长,这得益于其产品组合持续的高端化战略。 在中国,销量下降了1.5%,但降幅有所收窄;收入下降了4%,原因是渠道和品牌推广投入增加。 在中国增加的投资主要用于支持批发商、拓展入户渠道和线上线下融合(O2O)渠道,以及加强品牌和营销活动。 这包括加大营销投入,例如在全国范围内推广百威梦龙啤酒,并与埃尔林·哈兰德以及FIFA世界杯平台合作。 在韩国,销量下降了两位数左右,而收入则在高基数下下降了个位数,这反映出公司正在为2025年4月提价做准备。 此外,该公司还指出其韩国子公司东方啤酒厂(Oriental Brewery)正面临持续的法律和税务问题。该公司已累计计入8600万美元的特殊费用,这些费用与海关审计相关的索赔有关,该公司正在对此提出异议。 2025年,该事件升级,该公司因涉嫌挪用公款、商业贿赂以及与麦芽进口相关的关税问题而被起诉。 多家实体和高管也被列为共同被告,诉讼仍在进行中。 该子公司还收到了韩国当局此前年度的约7100万美元的税款评估,并已预付约6200万美元,同时正在对部分索赔提出异议。 杰富瑞分析师在致客户的报告中指出:“我们认为投资者将关注以下几点:1)中国市场战略;2)原材料成本趋势和利润率前景;3)亚太东部地区在行业疲软背景下提价的可能性;以及4)印度市场潜力。” 周二早盘交易中,百威亚太区股价小幅上涨。
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