Name: AB InBev預計今年會有更好的發展，因為禁售令已經解除了。 (AB InBev foresees better year as lockdowns lift)
Uploaded: 2021-02-26T19:20:46.000Z
Duration: 1 min 27 s

strong sales in Brazil and Mexico helped the world's largest brewer post higher than expected profit to end 2020 on Thursday.

在巴西和墨西哥的強勁銷售幫助全球最大的啤酒商周四公佈了高於預期的利潤，到2020年底。

A B InBev forecast a meaningful e better 2021.

A B InBev預測2021年有意義的e更好地。

The maker of Budweiser Stella Artois Juan Corona lagers, predicted increased drinking on higher prices as countries emerged from lockdowns.

百威啤酒Stella Artois Juan Corona拉格啤酒的製造商預測，隨著各國擺脫封鎖，價格上漲，飲酒量會增加。

The Belgium based brewer said earnings fell 2.4% to just over $5 billion in the fourth quarter, above forecasts.

這家總部位於比利時的啤酒商表示，第四季度盈利下降2.4%，略高於50億美元，高於預期。

Overall, margins were squeezed due to a shift to higher priced single use cans for consumption at home, as opposed to the cheaper reusable kegs on returnable glass bottles used in bars and restaurants.

總的來說，由於人們轉向價格較高的一次性家用罐頭消費，而不是在酒吧和餐館使用價格較低的可重複使用的玻璃瓶桶，利潤受到擠壓。

A B InBev was also hit by tighter freight rates in Brazil, the firm's second largest market.

A B InBev還受到該公司第二大市場巴西運費收緊的影響。

It sold 11.9% more beer in the fourth quarter than a year earlier.

它在第四季度比去年同期多賣出11.9%的啤酒。

Drinkers there benefited from the government's so called Corona voucher payments.

那裡的飲酒者受益於政府所謂的科羅娜券付款。

In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, beer volumes fell 6% due to lockdowns, but the company said it increased market share in France, Germany and the Netherlands.

在歐洲、中東和非洲，由於禁售，啤酒銷量下降了6%，但該公司表示在法國、德國和荷蘭的市場份額有所增加。

In South Africa, earnings grew slightly, but A B InBev warned a third national alcohol band that lasted a month from the end of December, would hit first quarter results.

在南非，盈利略有增長，但A B InBev警告說，從12月底開始持續一個月的第三國酒帶，將衝擊第一季度業績。

 Its shares were down around 4% in morning trade. 