Brazil's Ambev reports slightly lower-than-expected Q2 net profit

Ambev SA

01/08/2024 07:13

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Brazilian brewer Ambev SA  ABEV3.SA 
on Thursday reported a slightly lower-than-expected second
quarter net profit of 2.45 billion reais ($433.05 million), down
5.6% from a year earlier as sales volumes edged up 0.4%, led by
Brazil and Central America and the Caribbean.
    Analysts expected a net profit of 2.50 billion reais, based
on LSEG data.

($1 = 5.6575 reais)

 (Reporting by Natalia Siniawski; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
 ((natalia.siniawski@thomsonreuters.com;))