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Thai Beverage's Q1 profit dips as spirits unit struggles
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
Thai Beverage's Q1 profit declined slightly due to a struggling spirits unit, while beer and non-alcoholic segments showed growth.
(Reuters) - Singapore-listed Thai Beverage posted a marginal decline in first-quarter profit on Thursday, as weakness in its spirits business offset growth in beer and non-alcoholic beverage segments.
ThaiBev, one of Southeast Asia's largest beverage makers, reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of 16.44 billion baht ($486.68 million) for the quarter, compared with 16.58 billion baht a year ago.
The spirits business, one of the firm's biggest profit generators, saw a 4.8% annual drop in sales revenue to 32.24 billion baht due to higher raw material and marketing costs.
However, the beer business, which produces and distributes the Chang lager, posted a 16.6% increase in EBITDA for the quarter, while earnings from the non-alcoholic beverages unit rose nearly 16%.
The results come at a time when ThaiBev, which is owned by billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is looking to divest its real estate assets and become a pure-play drinks and food company.
($1 = 33.7800 baht)
(Reporting by Sneha Kumar and Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
The article discusses Thai Beverage's Q1 profit decline due to struggles in its spirits unit, despite growth in other segments.
The beer segment posted a 16.6% increase in EBITDA for the quarter.
ThaiBev plans to divest real estate assets and focus on becoming a pure-play drinks and food company.
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