Emperador Inc. reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the second quarter and first half year ended June 30, 2018. For the quarter, the company reported profit before tax of PHP 1,883,811,559 and net profit of PHP 1,601,547,415 on revenues of PHP 9,759,831,579 against profit before tax of PHP 1,473,988,669 and net profit of PHP 1,199,838,243 on revenues of PHP 9,114,207,915 for the same period of last year. Net income attributable to parent equity holder was PHP 1,601,345,456 or PHP 0.1 per diluted share against PHP 1,199,838,243 or PHP 0.07 per diluted share for the same period of last year. For the six months, the company reported profit before tax of PHP 3,775,531,231 and net profit of PHP 3,263,009,315 on revenues of PHP 19,503,801,138 against profit before tax of PHP 3,261,855,613 and net profit of PHP 2,697,587,473 on revenues of PHP 18,092,981,400 for the same period of last year. Basic and diluted EPS was PHP 0.20 against PHP 0.17 for the same period of last year. Net cash from operating activities was PHP 1,149,890,607 against PHP 2,378,120,918 for the same period of last year. Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment was PHP 923,884,030 against PHP 3,241,366,386 for the same period of last year. The company grew its attributable profit by 18% during the first six months of 2018, as higher sales in Asia and North America offset a softer performance in the domestic market. Such strong performance was driven largely by the increasing contribution from its whisky operations which reported a robust 77% growth, accounting for 27% of total. Consolidated revenues increased by 8% during the period. Net income attributable to parent equity holder was PHP 3,190,217,895 against PHP 2,697,587,473 for the same period of last year. Book value per share was PHP 3.79 against PHP 3.6 for the same period of last year.