The company said that adjusted pre-tax profit was $491m, ahead of analysts’ forecasts which had ranged between $417m and $470m. The six-month figures were boosted by a three-month contribution from Miller which the company acquired in July for $5.6 billion.
UK: SABMiller posts 24% rise in half-year profits
The London-based international brewing group, SABMiller, has posted a pre-tax profit for the six months to the end of September of $374m, up 24% from $302m in the first six months of 2001.