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* Heineken first-half result
* Wednesday, Aug. 26 0500 GMT
* Revenue seen rising 8 percent to 6.9 billion euros
AMSTERDAM, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Netherlands-based Heineken NV, the world's third largest brewer, is expected to post a 8.3 percent rise in revenue, driven by its part purchase of Scottish & Newcastle (S&N).
The company, whose chief brands are Heineken and Amstel, Europe's No.1 and No.3 beers, is expected to report earnings before interest and tax (EBIT), prior to exceptionals, of 927 million euros, according to the average in a Reuters poll of 15 analysts.
Heineken and rivals such as Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller Plc have all seen comparative volumes hurt by the economic downturn, distributor destocking, smoking bans in bars, excise duty increases and last winter's cold weather.
The following is a summary of analysts forecasts, with figures in millions of euros, and earnings per share, which are in euros, and percentage changes:
6 months
Mean Median High Low No. Yr ago Change% Beer volume 61.5 61.6 68.4 55.7 13 58.6 4.9 Revenues 6,943 7,017 7,356 6,121 15 6,411 8.3 - Western Europe 3,879 3,971 4,400 3,200 13 3,372 15.0 - CEE 1,592 1,598 1,831 1,358 13 1,761 -9.6 - Africa and ME 885 890 1,001 792 13 753 17.5 - The Americas 733 744 822 630 13 749 -2.1 - Asia Pacific 138 138 145 117 13 127 8.7 - Others -321 -351 0 -385 13 -351 8.5 EBIT (BEIA) 927 909 1,180 790 15 925 0.2 - Western Europe 370 379 487 168 14 360 2.8 - CEE 163 159 256 125 14 177 -7.9 - Africa and ME 246 245 284 214 14 206 19.4 - The Americas 96 94 128 54 14 109 -11.9 - Asia Pacific 44 45 51 30 14 40 10.0 - Others 11 10 35 -80 14 33 -66.7 EBIT 866 867 994 772 13 772 12.2 Profit before tax 654 641 832 571 11 639 2.3 Net Profit (BEIA) 446 426 616 383 14 540 -17.4 Net profit 406 405 542 306 13 407 -0.2 EPS - Diluted 0.83 0.83 1.11 0.62 13 0.83 0.0
FY2009
Mean Median High Low No. Yr ago Change% Beer volume 128.6 128.5 136.8 120.8 13 125.8 2.2 Revenues 14,825 14,875 15,325 13,728 15 14,319 3.5 - Western Europe 8,176 8,257 8,597 7,537 12 7,661 6.7 - CEE 3,389 3,400 3,777 2,912 12 3,687 -8.1 - Africa and ME 2,020 2,018 2,329 1,826 12 1,774 13.9 - The Americas 1,530 1,580 1,647 1,345 12 1,566 -2.3 - Asia Pacific 298 302 311 258 12 279 6.8 - Others -611 -669 0 -702 12 -648 5.7 EBIT (BEIA) 2,010 1,979 2,256 1,890 15 1,932 4.0 - Western Europe 817 811 938 684 13 775 5.4 - CEE 366 357 470 304 13 400 -8.5 - Africa and ME 535 534 608 455 13 463 15.6 - The Americas 188 190 228 149 13 210 -10.5 - Asia Pacific 73 72 92 60 13 65 12.3 - Others 28 20 120 8 13 19 47.4 EBIT 1,931 1,939 2,212 1,734 13 1,080 78.8 Profit before tax 1,445 1,426 1,694 1,334 12 595 142.9 Net Profit (BEIA) 994 980 1,104 871 14 1,013 -1.9 Net profit 908 911 984 733 13 209 334.4 EPS - Diluted 1.86 1.86 2.01 1.50 13 0.43 332.6 Dividend per share 0.63 0.63 0.66 0.59 7 0.62 1.6
(editing by John Stonestreet)
(Data provided by Inquiry Financial Europe AB (www.consensusestimates.com))