China Resources Beer : First-Half Profit Rose on Lower Costs

By Ben Otto

China Resources Beer (Holdings) Co.'s net profit for the first half of the year rose 11%, as lower costs compensated for a drop in sales amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Net profit rose to 2.08 billion yuan ($300.5 million) from CNY1.87 billion a year earlier, the company said Wednesday.

Revenue fell 7.5% to CNY17.41 billion due to the effects of the pandemic, with overall beer sales volume falling 5.3%. But sales recovered in the second quarter to post better growth, the company said.

China Resources Beer declared an interim dividend of CNY0.128 a share, up from CNY0.12 a year ago.

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