AUSTRALIA: Comment - Lion Nathan: up on the wine trail

AUSTRALIA: Comment – Lion Nathan: up on the wine trail

Lion Nathan has announced annual earnings of $151.8m, due largely to a 14% jump in its beer businesses. While Lion's beer business is doing well at the moment, general beer sales in the Australian-based company's core markets are not growing fast. As a result, Lion is spending heavily on acquisitions in the faster-growing wine market. With such future planning, and favourable market conditions, its positive expectations for next year look attainable.

November 12, 2001

Lion
Nathan has announced annual earnings of $151.8m, due largely to a 14% jump in
its beer businesses. While Lion’s beer business is doing well at the moment,
general beer sales in the Australian-based company’s core markets are not growing
fast. As a result, Lion is spending heavily on acquisitions in the faster-growing
wine market. With such future planning, and favourable market conditions, its
positive expectations for next year look attainable.

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