Peaceful, bush inbev Nevada, is the world's largest beer producer, its profit fell 4.9% in the fourth quarter, due to the change of the cost of financing.
Net profit of $1.76 billion (?1.35 billion), lower than the same period last year to $1.85 billion in the same period, as the exchange rate, the hook of the loss in the fourth quarter of 2012 and the fourth quarter of 2011 derivatives earnings make a combined with $4 million downswing.
Revenue grew 8.8% to $10.3 billion, due to the price rise, operating profit year-on-year growth of 10.7%, due to cut costs, the company said.
The louvain, the Belgian manufacturer budweiser, bud light, Stella artois and baker said it expected the first quarter of weak volume in the United States, the most profitable market, as consumers have already use less disposable income and the weather is poor than the same period last year.
But the company says volume grew up in America in 2012, for the first time since 2008, "market share appeared signs of stabilization.
Inbev also forecasts, "soft", which has a 68.5% market share, brand, cole, brahma and Antarctica, in Brazil, due to early carnival and wet weather.
Roll, the company's third largest market in China increased by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, and won the market share, in the national best-selling "premium" beer and budweiser. Inbev beer group in China this year is expected to better growth.
More than half of budweiser beer sales, is now in place outside the United States, the company said.
Inbev didn't draw the outline of whether it in 2013 is expected to increase profits, only said 1, is expected to its sales income per gallon increase faster than inflation, rising costs "in low single digits.
Share price dropped 1.3%, to 68.85 euros in Brussels earlier.
Budweiser inbev since June has been trying to take over the corona manufacturers MoDeLuo group half, for $20.1 billion, it had been, but the deal was the United States justice department challenge, because of fears it will make the company in the United States dominated
To this, inbev in this month announced a deal to sell right side, with smaller rivals constellation brand in the United States market corona, hope to be able to placate regulators. For now deal "is still existing challenges," inbev said Wednesday.
The company's us subsidiary, the saint Louis, Missouri, peaceful, bush company, are faced with litigation consumers on Tuesday accused it, fade it beer, including budweiser and Mick's, so, they carry alcohol content lower than their label.
"Our beer is in all wine label fully comply with the law., Peter kramer said:" we are proud to adhere to the highest standards in the brewing beer, it makes them the most popular in the United States and the world brewing, vice President and provide said in a statement.



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