The Dutch brewer Heineken sold less beer in the first half of the year, announced on Monday, like a collapse of sales in Europe and the United States were unable to compensate for better performances in Asia.The global beer volumes for the second world producer after AB INBEV reached 116.4 million hectoliters, compared to 118.2 million in the first six months of 2024.
This was also less than 117.0 million hectoliters foreseen in the forecasts of analysts published by the company.
“Considerable growth in Vietnam, India … and in Mexico it was more than compensated by the drop in Brazil, the United States and parts of Europe,” said the company in a note.
Heineken’s actions opened about one less percent on the Amsterdam market, which has increased in the complex of the same quantity.The company, whose brands include Amstel, Kingfisher and Savanna Cider, has maintained its prospects for the entire year for a profit between four and 8 % in operational profits, its favorite metric.
The CEO of Heineken, Dolf Van Den Brink, welcomed the agreement, late between the EU and the United States who avoided a possible commercial war.
“I think it is positive that uncertainty ends.
He said that the impact of the 15 % flat rate rates for most EU goods in the United States-era already cooked in their profit forecasts.Practically all its products – 95 percent has affirmed the CEO – have been manufactured and sold in local markets, therefore the rates do not apply.
“As such, the impact for us is manageable,” he said.
Heineken said that total net sales were 14.2 billion euros in the first year, compared to 14.8 billion euros in the first six months of 2024.
This was approximately in line with expectations.
The company stated that this represented “organic growth” – eliminating the impact of currency fluctuations – by 2.1 percent.
Operating profits excluded the exceptional elements and amortization – the company’s favorite measure – reached 2.0 billion euros, fractionally above expectations.
