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13 August, 2020



Brewing news World: Carlsberg reports H1 results, expects operating profit to fall by 15% this year

Danish brewer Carlsberg said on August 13 it expected operating profit to fall by as much as 15% this year as lockdowns will hurt sales in the second half in key markets of China and Western Europe, sending its shares more than 5% down.

The world's third-biggest brewer after Anheuser Busch InBev and Heineken suspended the second tranche of a share buyback and said it would cut an unspecified number of jobs at its head office in Copenhagen.

It said although drinkers had started to return to bars and restaurants in China and Western Europe over the summer, lockdowns are likely to keep sales subdued for the remainder of the year.

The Chinese market, its biggest by volume, started the third quarter well but sales had been hurt more recently due to renewed lockdowns in parts of the country, it said.

In Western Europe, sales at bars and restaurants were gradually recovering but were not expected to return to normal levels this year, it said.

"Recognising that we're faced with a new market reality, including changed consumer preferences and a reduced level of on-trade activity, we're taking measures to adapt our business accordingly," Chief Executive Cees 't Hart said.

The company suspended guidance in April, but said on August 13 it expects a decline in organic operating profit this year of 10%-15%.

Shares in Carlsberg were 5.3% lower at 889 crowns each by 0744 GMT.

The shares have risen more than a third since mid-March but are still trading below an all-time high of 1,065 Danish crowns hit in January.

The price/mix, which indicates whether the company sold more or less of its expensive beer, was minus 7% in the second quarter, Carlsberg said in a statement.

Second-quarter sales fell 15% from a year earlier to 15.9 billion Danish crowns ($2.5 billion) on a fall in total volumes of 8%, in line with preliminary figures posted last month.

The company’s first-half net profit attributable to shareholders declined 7.3 percent to 2.86 billion Danish kroner from last year's 3.08 billion kroner.

Earnings per share declined to 19.4 kroner from 20.3 kroner a year ago.

Adjusted net profit was 2.87 billion kroner, compared to 2.88 billion kroner last year. Adjusted earnings per share were 19.5 kroner, compared to 19.0 kroner last year.

Revenue declined to 28.83 billion kroner from 32.99 billion kroner a year ago. Organic revenue declined 11.6 percent.

In the first half, beer volumes declined to 53.3 million hl from last year's 56.9 million hl. Non-beer volumes declined to 9.5 million hl from 11.2 million hl a year ago.





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