By Ian Walker

 

Heineken Holding NV (HEIO.AE) announced on Wednesday a 20% rise in reported net profit for the first nine months of the year, and backed its full-year guidance.

The world's second-largest brewer by sales made a net profit of 1.49 billion euros ($1.75 billion) for the period ended Sept. 20 compared with EUR1.24 billion a year earlier.

Consolidated beer sales rose 2.5% on an organic basis to 60 million hectoliters in the third quarter, taking the total for the nine months to 161.3 million hectoliters. It said growth in Asia Pacific, Americas and Africa, Middle East & Eastern Europe offset lower volume in Europe against tough comparatives.

Heineken brand sales rose 3.4% to 9.5 million hectoliters, taking the total for the whole period to 26.8 million hectoliters, driven by Brazil, South Africa, Russia and Mexico.

The company, which gets about two thirds of its profit from emerging markets, said that its full-year expectations remain unchanged.

 

Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com; @IanWalk40289749

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 25, 2017 02:45 ET (06:45 GMT)

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