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Anheuser-Busch InBev reports Second Quarter and Half Year 2019 Results
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
(Incorporated in the Kingdom of Belgium)
Register of Companies Number: 0417.497.106
Euronext Brussels Share Code: ABI
Mexican Stock Exchange Share Code: ANB
NYSE ADS Code: BUD
JSE Share Code: ANH
ISIN: BE0974293251
(“AB InBev” or the “Company”)
The enclosed information constitutes regulated information as defined in the Belgian Royal Decree of 14 November 2007 regarding the duties of issuers
of financial instruments which have been admitted for trading on a regulated market.
Except where otherwise stated, the comments below are based on organic growth figures and refer to 2Q19 versus the same period of last year. For
important disclaimers and more information on 2018 Restated and the Reference Base, please refer to pages 16 and 17.
Anheuser-Busch InBev reports Second Quarter and Half Year 2019 Results
HIGHLIGHTS
• Best quarterly volume performance in over five years with total growth of 2.1%, driven by strong
performances in many of our key markets including Mexico, Brazil, Europe, South Africa, Nigeria,
Australia and Colombia
• Top-line growth of 6.2% and EBITDA growth of 9.4% with margin expansion of 123 bps to 42.0%
• Continued success of our premiumization strategy supporting top and bottom line growth with global
brand revenue growth of 8.0% (11.3% outside of the brands’ home markets) and High End Company
revenue growth of nearly 20%
• Committed to a Better World – We are halfway to reaching our goal of securing 100% of our purchased
electricity from renewable sources by 2025
KEY FIGURES
• Revenue: Revenue grew by 6.2% in the quarter, with revenue per hl growth of 3.8%, driven by healthy
volume growth, global premiumization and revenue management initiatives. In HY19, revenue grew by
6.0%, with revenue per hl growth of 4.2%.
• Volume: Total volumes grew by 2.1% in 2Q19, with own beer volumes up 2.2% and non-beer volumes
up 1.8%. In HY19, total volumes grew by 1.7%, with own beer volumes up 1.7% and non-beer volumes
up 3.4%.
• Global Brands: Combined revenues of our three global brands, Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona,
grew by 8.0% globally, and by 11.3% outside of their respective home markets. In HY19, the combined
revenues of our global brands grew by 8.2% globally and by 12.4% outside of their home markets.
• Cost of Sales (CoS): CoS increased by 7.2% in 2Q19 and by 4.4% on a per hl basis. In HY19, CoS
increased by 6.6% and by 4.5% on a per hl basis.
• EBITDA: EBITDA grew by 9.4% in the quarter, with EBITDA margin expansion of 123 bps to 42.0%,
as a result of top-line growth and enhanced by premiumization and ongoing cost discipline. In HY19,
EBITDA grew by 8.8% and EBITDA margin expanded by 104 bps to 40.9%.
• Net finance results: Net finance costs (excluding non-recurring net finance results) were 1 004 million
USD in 2Q19 compared to 1 301 million USD in 2Q18. The improvement was primarily due to a mark-
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to-market gain of 173 million USD in 2Q19 linked to the hedging of our share-based payment programs,
compared to a loss of 16 million USD in 2Q18, resulting in a swing of 189 million USD. Net finance
costs were 1 365 million USD in HY19 as compared to 2 878 million USD in HY18.
• Income taxes: Normalized effective tax rate (ETR) increased from 24.7% in 2Q18 to 25.9% in 2Q19.
Excluding the impact of gains relating to the hedging of our share-based payment programs, our
normalized ETR was 27.2% in 2Q19 as compared to 24.6% in 2Q18. Normalized ETR decreased from
26.1% in HY18 to 23.1% in HY19 and, excluding the impact of gains relating to the hedging of our
share-based payment programs, our normalized ETR increased from 25.0% in HY18 to 27.4% in HY19.
• Profit: Normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev was 2 470 million USD in 2Q19
versus 2 159 million USD in 2Q18 and was 4 986 million USD in HY19 versus 3 602 million USD in
HY18. Underlying profit (normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev excluding mark-to-
market gains linked to the hedging of our share-based payment programs and the impact of
hyperinflation) was 2 295 million USD in 2Q19 as compared to 2 175 million USD in 2Q18 and was
3 866 million USD in HY19 as compared to 3 860 million USD in HY18.
• Earnings per share (EPS): Normalized EPS in 2Q19 was 1.25 USD, an increase from 1.09 USD in
2Q18, positively impacted by mark-to-market gains linked to the hedging of our share-based payment
programs. Normalized EPS in HY19 was 2.52 USD, an increase from 1.82 USD in HY18. Underlying
EPS (normalized EPS excluding mark-to-market gains linked to the hedging of our share-based
payment programs and the impact of hyperinflation) was 1.16 USD in 2Q19, an increase from 1.10
USD in 2Q18 and was 1.95 USD in HY19, unchanged from 1.95 USD in HY18.
• Combination with SAB: The business integration resulted in synergies and cost savings of 113 million
USD in 2Q19. We have now delivered 3 151 million USD of the expected 3.2 billion USD synergies and
cost savings on a constant currency basis as of August 2016.
• Deleveraging: Net debt to normalized EBITDA decreased to 4.58x at 30 June 2019 from 4.61x at 31
December 2018. We expect our net debt to EBITDA ratio to be below 4x by the end of 2020.
• 2019 Half Year Financial Report: The report is available on our website at www.ab-inbev.com.
Figure 1. Consolidated performance (million USD)
2Q18 2Q18 2Q19 Organic
Restated Reference Base growth
Total Volumes (thousand hls) 143 685 143 685 146 120 2.1%
AB InBev own beer 127 632 127 632 130 465 2.2%
Non-beer volumes 14 733 14 733 14 558 1.8%
Third party products 1 320 1 320 1 097 -6.6%
Revenue 13 992 13 764 13 963 6.2%
Gross profit 8 828 8 672 8 700 5.5%
Gross margin 63.1% 63.0% 62.3% -36 bps
Normalized EBITDA 5 694 5 582 5 862 9.4%
Normalized EBITDA margin 40.7% 40.6% 42.0% 123 bps
Normalized EBIT 4 525 4 428 4 713 12.2%
Normalized EBIT margin 32.3% 32.2% 33.8% 179 bps
Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 1 935 2 484
Normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 2 159 2 470
Underlying profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 2 175 2 295
Earnings per share (USD) 0.98 1.25
Normalized earnings per share (USD) 1.09 1.25
Underlying earnings per share (USD) 1.10 1.16
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HY18 HY18 HY19 Organic
Restated Reference Base growth
Total Volumes (thousand hls) 278 515 278 515 279 581 1.7%
AB InBev own beer 245 983 245 983 247 481 1.7%
Non-beer volumes 30 074 30 074 30 109 3.4%
Third party products 2 458 2 458 1 992 -13.5%
Revenue 27 087 26 854 26 552 6.0%
Gross profit 16 922 16 758 16 414 5.7%
Gross margin 62.5% 62.4% 61.8% -21 bps
Normalized EBITDA 10 820 10 702 10 849 8.8%
Normalized EBITDA margin 39.9% 39.9% 40.9% 104 bps
Normalized EBIT 8 485 8 383 8 549 10.6%
Normalized EBIT margin 31.3% 31.2% 32.2% 133 bps
Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 2 954 6 055
Normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 3 602 4 986
Underlying profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 3 860 3 866
Earnings per share (USD) 1.50 3.06
Normalized earnings per share (USD) 1.82 2.52
Underlying earnings per share (USD) 1.95 1.95
Figure 2. Volumes (thousand hls)
2Q18 Scope Organic 2Q19 Organic growth
Reference Base growth Total Volume Own beer volume
North America 29 813 15 - 715 29 113 -2.4% -2.5%
Middle Americas 32 212 - 55 2 051 34 208 6.4% 7.1%
South America 30 383 21 184 30 588 0.6% 0.3%
EMEA 21 340 - 416 1 155 22 079 5.5% 6.2%
Asia Pacific 29 804 -32 333 30 105 1.1% 1.3%
Global Export and Holding Companies 132 -132 26 26 - -
AB InBev Worldwide 143 685 - 600 3 035 146 120 2.1% 2.2%
Figure 2. Volumes (thousand hls)
HY18 Scope Organic HY19 Organic growth
Reference Base growth Total Volume Own beer volume
North America 54 627 15 -1 007 53 635 -1.8% -1.9%
Middle Americas 62 950 - 109 1 881 64 722 3.0% 3.1%
South America 64 471 188 2 198 66 856 3.4% 3.1%
EMEA 41 889 -3,228 1 574 40 235 4.1% 4.5%
Asia Pacific 54 100 -32 23 54 092 - 0.6%
Global Export and Holding Companies 478 -478 42 42 - -
AB InBev Worldwide 278 515 -3 645 4 711 279 581 1.7% 1.7%
MANAGEMENT COMMENTS
In 2Q19, we achieved our best volume performance in more than five years, contributing to a strong top-
line and EBITDA performance. Revenue grew by 6.2% driven by volume growth of 2.1% (own beer +2.2%,
non-beer +1.8%) and revenue per hl growth of 3.8%, in line with our guidance for more balanced top-line
growth.
We delivered volume growth across most of our major markets, with especially strong results from Mexico,
Brazil, Europe, South Africa, Nigeria, Australia and Colombia, with some of these markets also benefiting
from the later timing of the Easter holiday. We achieved this broad-based growth despite a difficult
comparable, as we were lapping the impact of our 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia TM sponsorship, our largest
commercial activation in history. We saw healthy revenue growth across our key markets, led by Mexico,
Brazil, China, Europe and the US.
Premiumization remains a significant opportunity and a critical component of our strategy to deliver
sustainable top and bottom-line growth. We continue to lead the way globally with our unparalleled portfolio
of premium brands, as we believe premiumization requires a portfolio approach to meet consumer needs.
Our High End Company continues to be a growth engine, growing revenues by 19.5% in the quarter. Our
global brands grew revenues by 8.0% and by 11.3% outside of their home markets. Budweiser grew by
5.6% outside of the US, Stella Artois increased by nearly 12% and Corona was up 23.7% outside of Mexico.
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Budweiser, which drove extensive scale and reach with the Men’s 2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaTM,
continued to support the world’s best football by leveraging the Women’s 2019 FIFA World Cup FranceTM
in many of our markets. Additionally, Budweiser announced a multi-year sponsorship with two of the top
international football leagues, the Premier League and LaLiga. These new sponsorships will activate across
five continents and in more than 20 countries.
As a long-time partner of the FIFA World Cup™ and supporter of football leagues and several national
teams worldwide, Budweiser is expanding its support for the world’s game and continues to connect to
more football fans. As a reminder, in FY18 our sales and marketing investments were weighted toward the
first half of the year due to the 2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaTM activation. In FY19, we expect that our sales
and marketing investments will be much more balanced throughout the year, resulting in a more difficult
comparable in the second half of 2019, particularly in the third quarter.
Stella Artois launched campaigns related to the passion point of food in markets around the world, including
Canada, Brazil and Chile. Corona achieved its highest ever sales results in the major markets of Australia
and Chile. It also launched its Better World platform globally and achieved its goal of cleaning up 100 islands
one year ahead of schedule.
EBITDA grew by 9.4% in 2Q19 with margin expansion of 123 bps to 42.0%. This was primarily due to the
strong top-line performance, resulting from volume growth and favorable brand mix from premiumization,
as well as ongoing cost discipline and synergies from the SAB combination, partially offset by significant
commodity and transactional currency headwinds as a result of the timing of our hedges. We expect that
these headwinds will pick-up in the third quarter before moderating in the fourth quarter, consistent with our
full year guidance of CoS per hl growth of mid-single digits in FY19.
In connection with our Better World platform, we reached another important milestone this quarter on our
journey to achieve our ambitious 2025 sustainability goals. On World Environment Day, we announced that
we are halfway to achieving our global commitment of sourcing 100% of our purchased electricity from
renewable sources. We will continue to work towards achieving our climate action goal with increased
renewable electricity usage, brewing efficiency, green logistics programs, and innovation to reduce our
carbon footprint. We also launched the Road Safety Toolkit in partnership with the United Nations Institute
for Training and Research (UNITAR), which provides governments with a proven methodology to design
and implement local solutions to reduce traffic crashes. Our partnership with UNITAR and rollout of the
Road Safety Toolkit reinforces our commitment to strengthening global partnerships between the public
and private sector in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Our net debt was 104.2 billion USD as of 30 June 2019, which was unchanged from 31 December 2018,
after restatement for adoption of IFRS 16 on lease accounting and inclusion of the lease liability of
approximately 1.8 billion USD. Our net debt to normalized EBITDA ratio decreased from 4.61x at 31
December 2018 to 4.58x at 30 June 2019. This reduction was achieved despite the seasonality of our cash
flows, which skews toward the second half of the year, typically resulting in an increased net debt to EBITDA
ratio at 30 June in comparison to 31 December of the prior year. We expect to deliver further progress on
our deleveraging path by the end of 2019 as the majority of our cash flow is generated in the second half
of the year. Our optimal capital structure is a net debt to EBITDA ratio of around 2x, and we remain
committed to a net debt to EBITDA ratio below 4x by the end of 2020.
Additionally, on 19 July 2019, we announced an agreement to divest our Australian business (Carlton &
United Breweries) to Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (Asahi) for 16.0 billion AUD, equivalent to approximately
11.3 billion USD, in enterprise value for an implied multiple of 14.9x 2018 normalized EBITDA. As part of
this transaction, we will grant Asahi rights to commercialize our portfolio of global and international brands
in Australia. This transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including but not limited to
regulatory approvals in Australia, and is expected to close by the first quarter of 2020. We continue to
believe in the strategic rationale of a potential offering of a minority stake of Budweiser APAC, excluding
Australia, provided that it can be completed at the right valuation.
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We remain firmly committed to enhancing shareholder value, optimizing our business and driving long-
term, sustainable growth. Our strong commercial plans, unparalleled portfolio, diverse geographic footprint,
best-in-class operating efficiency, and, most importantly, our incredibly talented people position us well to
shape the global beer category in 2019 and beyond.
2019 OUTLOOK
(i) Overall Performance: In FY19, we continue to expect to deliver strong revenue and EBITDA
growth, driven by the solid performance of our brand portfolio and strong commercial plans. Our
growth model is even more focused on category expansion, targeting a more balanced top-line
growth between volume and revenue per hl. We expect to deliver revenue per hl growth ahead of
inflation based on premiumization and revenue management initiatives, while keeping costs (sum
of CoS plus SG&A) below inflation.
(ii) Cost of Sales: We continue to expect CoS per hl to increase by mid-single digits, with currency
and commodity headwinds to be offset by cost management initiatives.
(iii) Synergies: We maintain our 3.2 billion USD synergy and cost savings expectation on a constant
currency basis as of August 2016. From this total, 547 million USD was reported by former SAB
as of 31 March 2016, and 2 604 million USD was captured between 1 April 2016 and 30 June
2019. The balance of roughly 50 million USD is expected to be captured by the end of 2019.
(iv) Net Finance Costs: We expect the average gross debt coupon in FY19 to be between 3.75-
4.00%. Net pension interest expenses and accretion expenses including IFRS 16 adjustments
(lease reporting) are expected to be approximately 160 million USD per quarter. Net finance costs
will continue to be impacted by any gains and losses related to the hedging of our share-based
payment programs.
(v) Effective Tax Rate (ETR): We expect the normalized ETR in FY19 to be in the range of 25% to
27%, excluding any gains and losses relating to the hedging of our share-based payment
programs.
(vi) Net Capital Expenditure: We expect net capital expenditure of between 4.0 and 4.5 billion USD
in FY19.
(vii) Debt: Approximately 40% of our gross debt is denominated in currencies other than the US dollar,
principally the Euro. Our optimal capital structure remains a net debt to EBITDA ratio of around
2x. We expect our net debt to EBITDA ratio to be below 4x by the end of 2020.
(viii) Dividends: We expect dividends to be a growing flow over time, although growth in the short term
is expected to be modest given our deleveraging commitments.
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BUSINESS REVIEW
United States
In the US, we saw another quarter of top-line growth with revenue growth of 1.8%, leading to revenue
growth of 1.7% for HY19. This was led by revenue per hl growth of 4.2% in 2Q19 and 3.4% in HY19, driven
by the continued premiumization of our portfolio and our revenue management initiatives, including a price
increase in April that was earlier than in prior years. We estimate that industry sales-to-retailers (STRs)
declined by 2.8% in 2Q19, driven primarily by unfavorable weather conditions, while our own STRs were
down by 4.0% and our sales-to-wholesalers (STWs) were down 2.3%. In HY19, our STRs declined by 3.0%
and our STWs declined by 1.7%. We estimate a decline in total market share of 55 bps in 2Q19, driven by
ongoing segment mix shift and the timing of our price increase. In HY19, we estimate a decline in total
market share of 40 bps with estimated industry STRs declining by 2.2%.
Our above core portfolio outperformed the industry once again, gaining 80 bps of market share as per our
estimates, led by the Michelob Ultra family, our regional craft portfolio, Bon & Viv Spiked Seltzer and our
innovations in the segment. Michelob Ultra accelerated its share performance this quarter, reporting its best
quarterly share gain in over two years, with the brand family maintaining its position as the top share gainer.
Our regional craft portfolio grew double digits in 2Q19, gaining share within the segment.
We continued to achieve strong performances from our innovation pipeline across all price segments. We
contributed 57% of the innovation volume within the category so far this year, led by Michelob Ultra
Infusions, Naturdays, and Bud Light Lemon Tea.
The mainstream segment remains under pressure as consumers trade up to higher price tiers. Our
mainstream portfolio market share contracted by an estimated 135 bps in 2Q19, partially affected by the
timing of our price increase. Within the mainstream segment, our market share declined by 20 bps in 2Q19,
bringing our HY19 share of segment performance to a decline of 10 bps.
EBITDA grew by 2.8% in 2Q19, as we continue to accelerate the momentum of our premiumization strategy
and focus our resources on our commercial priorities, leading to margin expansion of 40 bps to 40.7%. In
HY19, we grew EBITDA by 2.7%, with margin expansion of 38 bps to 40.2%.
Mexico
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Our business in Mexico delivered a very strong quarter with both revenue and volume growing by double
digits with low single digit revenue per hl expansion and accelerated market share gains. The top-line result
was supported by the later timing of the Easter holiday and delivered despite a challenging comparable. In
HY19, revenue grew by high single digits as a result of revenue per hl growth of mid-single digits and
volume growth of mid-single digits.
Ongoing execution of the category expansion framework has enabled our portfolio to continue delivering
growth across our core and premium portfolios. In classic lagers, Victoria benefits from increased
consumption during the weekdays thanks to growing relevance in the meal occasion and Corona creates
meaningful connections with consumers as it demonstrates its ongoing commitment to our environment
through its efforts to clean up the beaches of Mexico. Our premium portfolio also continues to meaningfully
contribute to our results, with Modelo Especial, Stella Artois and Michelob Ultra growing above 20% in the
quarter. Our brands across the portfolio have leveraged digital communication to activate key cultural
moments, such as Stella Artois’ Father’s Day.
During the quarter we successfully executed the first waves of our full portfolio availability in OXXO, the
largest c-store chain in Mexico, where our beers were previously unavailable. The first wave was in
Guadalajara in April and the second in Mexico City in June. Today, our beers are available in over 4 000
OXXO stores and will progressively become available in all 17 000+ OXXO stores across the country by
the end of 2022. The next wave will begin in early 2020.
EBITDA grew by more than 30% with significant margin expansion, primarily driven by solid top-line growth,
a reduction in distribution expenses as a result of footprint optimization following the opening of the Centro
brewery earlier this year, and the phasing of sales and marketing investments following last year’s
activations relating to 2018 FIFA World Cup RussiaTM. In HY19, EBITDA grew by more than 20% with
consistent margin expansion.
Colombia
Our business in Colombia delivered another strong quarter with revenue growth of mid-single digits and
revenue per hl growth of low single digits. Volume growth accelerated from the first quarter with total
volumes up mid-single digits, driven by beer volume growth of more than 3% and non-beer volume growth
of high single digits. We estimate that our beer portfolio gained 30 bps of share of total alcohol in 2Q19. In
HY19, revenue grew by mid-single digits with revenue per hl growth of mid-single digits and volume growth
of low single digits (beer up low single digits, non-beer up mid-single digits).
Premiumization remains a major opportunity in Colombia and we are leading the way in growing the
segment through our global brand portfolio. The brands were up by more than 50% driven by continued
expansion and successful activations, led by Corona and Budweiser which have become the number one
and number two brands, respectively, by volume share in the international premium segment. Aguila also
continues to perform very well, growing by mid-teens this quarter as it continues to leverage consumers’
football passion point with a successful Copa América campaign.
In addition to the solid performance in our beer business, our non-alcohol malt beverages Pony Malta and
Malta Leona continued to deliver on their proposition as a better alternative in this space.
Our EBITDA grew by low double digits with almost 400 bps of margin expansion. This was driven by the
strong top-line performance, further synergy delivery and ongoing cost discipline. In HY19, EBITDA grew
by low double digits with margin expansion of over 300 bps.
Brazil
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In Brazil, our revenues grew by 7.3%, with revenue per hl growth of 3.7% in 2Q19 and total volumes up by
3.5%. Beer volume growth of 2.8% outperformed an industry that was roughly flat, and non-beer volume
growth of 5.6% was also ahead of an industry that was up by low single digits. Brand mix from our ongoing
premiumization strategy was partially offset by geographic mix, as we continue to grow faster in the North
and Northeast regions. In HY19, revenue grew by 12.3% with revenue per hl growth of 4.0% and volume
growth of 8.0% (beer +7.1%, non-beer +10.9%), outperforming both industries that grew by low single digits.
Our premium brands, led by our global brand portfolio and our local premium brands, grew by double digits
in 2Q19, outpacing the industry and gaining share within the growing premium segment. Our global brand
portfolio grew by double digits in 2Q19, led by Corona and Stella Artois. Our local premium brands also had
a strong quarter, led by double digit growth of Antarctica Original and enhanced by the continued scale-up
of our craft portfolio. In the core plus segment, Bohemia continues to grow rapidly off a meaningful base
with triple digit growth. Within the core segment, our Skol Puro Malte innovation was rolled out nationally
this quarter following its successful launch. Our smart affordability strategy continues to gain traction, led
by the success of Nossa and Magnífica, our affordable brands brewed with ingredients grown by local
farmers. In June, we launched another brand under this initiative, Legítima, in the state of Ceará, as we
find new opportunities to increase our presence in the value segment in relevant states at comparable
margins to our core portfolio.
EBITDA declined by 4.4% with margin compression of 476 bps to 38.9% in 2Q19, as healthy top-line growth
was more than offset by higher cost of sales, driven by higher commodity prices (aluminum and barley) and
the devaluation of transactional currency. This result was in line with our guidance of cost of sales per hl
growth of mid-teens in Brazil in 2019, which should be weighted toward the first three quarters of the year.
In HY19, EBITDA grew by 2.5% with margin compression of 383 bps to 39.9%, driven again by higher
commodity prices and the devaluation of transactional currency.
South Africa
Our South African business grew revenue by high single digits, led by mid-single digit volume growth
benefitting from the timing of Easter and despite a continued challenging macroeconomic environment. We
estimate that we continued to gain share of total alcohol in the quarter. Revenue per hl increased low single
digits driven by favorable brand and pack mix, due to the faster growth of the premium portfolio and
convenience packs, coupled with revenue management initiatives. In HY19, revenue, volumes and revenue
per hl grew by low single digits.
The premium segment, where we under-index, continues to grow faster than the total industry, and our
brands in the segment continue to grow rapidly, led by Corona which delivered triple-digit growth. We also
grew strongly in the near beer segment with Brutal Fruit doubling its quarterly volume.
Additionally, we recently were awarded a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Level 3
Contributor Status for the first time in the company’s history. Today, we source over 97% of our packaging
and raw materials such as barley, hops and maize from local suppliers. We believe that small businesses
are critical drivers of the economic growth and transformation, and that empowerment of communities is
key to the growth and success of our business in South Africa.
EBITDA was down by mid-single digits with margin compression of more than 700 bps, driven by the timing
of commodity and transactional currency hedges as well as increased investments in sales and marketing
to grow our global brands in the premium segment. In HY19, EBITDA was down by low double digits with
margin contraction of approximately 670 bps.
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China
Our Chinese business grew revenue by 7.1% in 2Q19. Volume grew 0.6% led by our ongoing
premiumization efforts and shipment phasing ahead of summer activations, despite a softer industry and
challenging comparable as we cycled our best quarter in more than three years. We drove revenue per hl
growth of 6.5%, driven primarily by premiumization and supported by revenue management initiatives. In
HY19, revenue grew 7.4% driven by revenue per hl growth of 7.6% and a slight volume decline of 0.2%.
Our super premium portfolio continues to outperform with double digit growth, led by Corona and
Hoegaarden. Budweiser grew by mid-single digits fueled by its activations surrounding passion points such
as sports and meals. In the core plus segment, our recent innovation Harbin Crystal delivered strong growth
as consumers continue to trade-up from the core and value segments. Our portfolio also grew double digits
in the e-commerce channel once again.
EBITDA grew by 24.4% with margin expansion of 583 bps as our portfolio premiumization trend continues,
and we delivered strong operational leverage driven by cost discipline and the phasing of sales and
marketing initiatives. In HY19, EBITDA grew by 21.6% with margin expansion of 477 bps.
Highlights from our other markets
Canada top-line declined by low single digits in 2Q19, as volumes declined primarily due to a weak beer
industry, and revenue per hl grew by low single digits. We estimate we gained market share this quarter,
driven by gains across the premium, core plus, and core segments, partially offset by ongoing competitive
pressure in the value segment. Our High End Company in Canada continues to outpace the industry and
is gaining share of the premium segment, led by the double digit volume growth of our premium import
brands, including Corona, Stella Artois and Hoegaarden. Share gains in the core and core plus segments
were led by Bud Light and Michelob Ultra, the fastest-growing brand in Canada.
In Peru, we grew revenue by high single digits as a result of healthy brand mix and revenue management
initiatives, including a price increase to offset excise tax increases, though volumes declined by low single
digits as a result of the challenging macroeconomic environment. Our global brands continue to lead the
way and grew by more than 50%, led by Corona and Budweiser. Cristal, our largest core brand, also
performed well as a result of a successful Copa América campaign. Our business in Ecuador grew revenue
by mid-single digits and volume by low single digits in 2Q19. Premiumization continues to be a meaningful
driver for our portfolio, with both our global brands and local premium brands growing double digits.
In Argentina, the macroeconomic environment remains extremely challenging, driving a volume decline of
low teens in 2Q19, while our revenues and revenue per hl grew by double digits as a result of our revenue
management initiatives. We remain focused on investing behind our strong portfolio to offer the right brands
to meet consumer needs across a variety of occasions. Our above core brands are performing well, led by
our global brands and local champions. We continue to execute our affordability strategy in light of the
difficult macroeconomic conditions with the launch of packs that minimize out-of-pocket expenditure.
Within EMEA, Europe delivered a strong quarter and grew both revenue and volume by mid-single digits
with EBITDA growth of high single digits. This strong result was fueled by market share gains in all of our
major markets and underpinned by continued expansion in the premium segment, despite a challenging
comparable as we cycled the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. The UK continues to grow volumes both in
on- and off-premise channels, with Corona and Bud Light volumes up double digits. Belgium continues to
grow volumes with Jupiler posting healthy gains and strong growth from Stella Artois, underpinned by the
new “Home of Beer” campaign. Additionally, both France and the Netherlands posted strong revenue
growth with double digit volume growth, enhanced by a successful launch of Budweiser in France. In Africa
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excluding South Africa, Nigeria continues to lead the way with double digit revenue and volume growth
fueled by our core portfolio as well as Budweiser in the premium segment. Our beer volumes in Tanzania
returned to growth this quarter with good performances across our portfolio. Volumes in Mozambique
declined by mid-teens following the effects of a devastating tropical cyclone earlier in the year.
In Australia, double digit revenue and volume growth in 2Q19 was driven by the later timing of the Easter
holiday and inventory phasing ahead of a scheduled price increase in August. Great Northern remains a
key growth engine with continued double digit growth, and our premium portfolio is performing well, led by
Corona and our local craft brands. Our first non-alcohol beer, Carlton Zero, continues to strengthen our
NABLAB portfolio.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
Figure 3. Consolidated income statement (million USD)
2Q18 2Q18 2Q19 Organic
Restated Reference Base growth
Revenue 13 992 13 764 13 963 6.2%
Cost of sales -5 163 -5 092 -5 263 -7.2%
Gross profit 8 828 8 672 8 700 5.5%
SG&A -4 519 -4 455 -4 220 0.4%
Other operating income/(expenses) 216 211 233 18.0%
Normalized profit from operations (normalized EBIT) 4 525 4 428 4 713 12.2%
Non-recurring items above EBIT - 100 - 59
Net finance income/(cost) -1 301 -1 004
Non-recurring net finance income/(cost) - 164 44
Share of results of associates 36 9
Income tax expense - 754 - 943
Profit 2 244 2 760
Profit attributable to non-controlling interest 309 276
Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 1 935 2 484
Normalized EBITDA 5 694 5 582 5 862 9.4%
Normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 2 159 2 470
HY18 HY18 HY19 Organic
Restated Reference Base growth
Revenue 27 087 26 854 26 552 6.0%
Cost of sales -10 165 -10 096 -10 138 -6.6%
Gross profit 16 922 16 758 16 414 5.7%
SG&A -8 839 -8 774 -8 258 -1.1%
Other operating income/(expenses) 402 397 393 7.0%
Normalized profit from operations (normalized EBIT) 8 485 8 383 8 549 10.6%
Non-recurring items above EBIT - 196 - 104
Net finance income/(cost) -2 878 -1 365
Non-recurring net finance income/(cost) - 494 1 166
Share of results of associates 93 62
Income tax expense -1 420 -1 666
Profit 3 590 6 642
Profit attributable to non-controlling interest 636 587
Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 2 954 6 055
Normalized EBITDA 10 820 10 702 10 849 8.8%
Normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 3 602 4 986
Non-recurring items above EBIT
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Figure 4. Non-recurring items above EBIT (million USD)
2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY19
Restructuring - 83 - 30 - 137 - 58
Acquisition costs / Business combinations - 23 - 16 - 38 - 23
Business and asset disposal (including impairment losses) 6 - 14 - 21 - 24
Impact on profit from operations - 100 - 59 - 196 - 104
Normalized profit from operations excludes negative non-recurring items of 59 million USD in 2Q19,
primarily related to the one-off costs linked to the SAB integration.
Net finance income/(cost)
Figure 5. Net finance income/(cost) (million USD)
2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY19
Restated Restated
Net interest expense - 986 - 973 -1 955 -1 946
Net interest on net defined benefit liabilities - 24 - 23 - 48 - 48
Accretion expense - 127 - 146 - 239 - 290
Mark-to-market - 16 173 - 258 1 124
Other financial results - 148 - 35 - 378 - 205
Net finance income/(cost) -1 301 -1 004 -2 878 -1 365
Net finance cost was positively impacted by the mark-to-market gains on the hedging of our share-based
payment programs. The number of shares covered by the hedging of our share-based payment programs,
and the opening and closing share prices, are shown in figure 6 below.
Figure 6. Share-based payment hedge
2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY19
Share price at the start of the period (Euro) 89.28 74.76 93.13 57.70
Share price at the end of the period (Euro) 86.50 77.84 86.50 77.84
Number of equity derivative instruments at the end of the period (millions) 46.9 46.9 46.9 46.9
Non-recurring net finance income/(cost)
Figure 7. Non-recurring net finance income/(cost) (million USD)
2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY19
Mark-to-market (Grupo Modelo deferred share instrument) - 10 88 - 127 556
Other mark-to-market -9 87 - 123 542
Early termination fee of Bonds and Other - 146 - 131 - 244 68
Non-recurring net finance income/(cost) - 164 44 - 494 1 166
Non-recurring net finance income includes mark-to-market gains on derivative instruments entered into to
hedge the shares issued in relation to the Grupo Modelo and SAB combinations.
The number of shares covered by the hedging of the deferred share instrument and the restricted shares
are shown in figure 8, together with the opening and closing share prices.
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Figure 8. Non-recurring equity derivative instruments
2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY19
Share price at the start of the period (Euro) 89.28 74.76 93.13 57.70
Share price at the end of the period (Euro) 86.50 77.84 86.50 77.84
Number of equity derivative instruments at the end of the period (millions) 45.5 45.5 45.5 45.5
Income tax expense
Figure 9. Income tax expense (million USD)
2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY19
Restated Restated
Income tax expense 754 943 1 420 1 666
Effective tax rate 25.5% 25.5% 28.9% 20.2%
Normalized effective tax rate 24.7% 25.9% 26.1% 23.1%
Normalized effective tax rate before MTM 24.6% 27.2% 25.0% 27.4%
The increase in our normalized ETR excluding mark-to-market gains and losses linked to the hedging of
our share-based payment programs is primarily driven by country mix.
Profit, Normalized Profit and Underlying Profit
Figure 10. Normalized Profit attribution to equity holders of AB InBev (million USD)
2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY19
Restated Restated
Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 1 935 2 484 2 954 6 055
Non-recurring items, before taxes 100 59 196 104
Non-recurring finance (income)/cost, before taxes 164 - 44 494 -1 166
Non-recurring taxes - 43 - 19 - 45 5
Non-recurring non-controlling interest 4 - 10 3 - 12
Normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 2 159 2 470 3 602 4 986
Underlying profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 2 175 2 295 3 860 3 866
Basic, Normalized and Underlying EPS
Figure 11. Earnings per share (USD)
2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY19
Restated Restated
Basic earnings per share 0.98 1.25 1.50 3.06
Non-recurring items, before taxes 0.05 0.03 0.10 0.05
Non-recurring finance (income)/cost, before taxes 0.08 -0.02 0.25 -0.59
Non-recurring taxes -0.02 -0.01 -0.02 -
Normalized earnings per share 1.09 1.25 1.82 2.52
Underlying earnings per share 1.10 1.16 1.95 1.95
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Figure 12. Key components - Normalized Earnings per share in USD
2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY19
Restated Restated
Normalized EBIT before hyperinflation 2.29 2.38 4.30 4.34
Hyperinflation impacts in normalized EBIT - - - -0.02
Normalized EBIT 2.29 2.38 4.30 4.32
Mark-to-market (share-based payment programs) -0.01 0.09 -0.13 0.57
Net finance cost -0.65 -0.59 -1.33 -1.26
Income tax expense -0.40 -0.49 -0.74 -0.84
Associates & non-controlling interest -0.13 -0.14 -0.27 -0.27
Normalized EPS 1.09 1.25 1.82 2.52
Mark-to-market (share-based payment programs) 0.01 -0.09 0.13 -0.57
Hyperinflation impacts in EPS - - - -
Normalized EPS before MTM and hyperinflation 1.10 1.16 1.95 1.95
Adoption of hyperinflation accounting in Argentina
After reaching a three-year cumulative inflation rate greater than 100%, we are reporting the results from
Argentina applying hyperinflation accounting, starting from the 3Q18 results release in which we accounted
for the hyperinflation impact for the first nine months of 2018.
We have updated the 2018 Reference Base (up to Normalized EBIT) for the impact of hyperinflation
accounting in Argentina as if we had applied hyperinflation accounting as of 1 January 2018.
The impact of hyperinflation in 2Q18 and 2Q19, as well as HY18 and HY19, on our Revenue and
Normalized EBITDA were as follows:
Figure 13. Impact of hyperinflation
2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY19
Revenue Reference Reference
Base Base
Indexation(1) 41 45 55 59
Currency (2) - 269 16 - 288 - 31
Total impact - 228 61 - 233 28
2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY19
Normalized EBITDA Reference Reference
Base Base
Indexation(1) 13 20 17 24
Currency (2) - 117 13 - 125 - 14
Total impact - 104 33 - 108 10
USDARS average rate 20.3037 40.2779
USDARS closing rate 28.8620 42.4489
(1) Indexation calculated at closing rate
(2) Currency impact from hyperinflation calculated as the difference between converting the Argentinean peso (ARS) reported amounts
at the closing exchange rate compared to the average exchange rate of each period
Furthermore, IAS 29 requires us to restate the non-monetary assets and liabilities stated at historical cost
on the balance sheet of our operations in hyperinflation economies using inflation indices and to report the
resulting hyperinflation through the income statement on a dedicated account for hyperinflation monetary
adjustments in the finance line and report deferred taxes on such adjustments, when applicable.
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In HY19, we reported 48 million USD monetary adjustment in the finance line, a negative impact on the
profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev of 4 million USD. This had no impact on normalized EPS in
2Q19 or HY19.
The 2018 Restated financials that consider the new rules on lease accounting were not restated for
hyperinflation accounting for the periods ending 31 March 2018 and 30 June 2018. As a consequence, the
2Q18 Restated results do not include any impact of hyperinflation accounting. Please refer to the 2Q18
Reference Base for the results including the impact of hyperinflation accounting as well as the new rules
on lease accounting for results up to Normalized EBIT.
Reconciliation between profit attributable to equity holders and normalized EBITDA
Figure 14. Reconciliation of normalized EBITDA to profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev (million USD)
2Q18 2Q18 2Q19 HY18 HY18 HY19
Restated Reference Restated Reference base
base
Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev 1 935 2 484 2 954 6 055
Non-controlling interests 309 276 636 587
Profit 2 244 2 760 3 590 6 642
Income tax expense 754 943 1 420 1 666
Share of result of associates - 36 -9 - 93 - 62
Net finance (income)/cost 1 301 1 004 2 878 1 365
Non-recurring net finance (income)/cost 164 - 44 494 -1 166
Non-recurring items above EBIT (incl. non-recurring impairment) 100 59 196 104
Normalized EBIT 4 525 4 428 4 713 8 485 8 383 8 549
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 1 169 1 154 1 149 2 335 2 319 2 300
Normalized EBITDA 5 694 5 582 5 862 10 820 10 702 10 849
Normalized EBITDA and normalized EBIT are measures utilized by AB InBev to demonstrate the
company’s underlying performance.
Normalized EBITDA is calculated excluding the following effects from profit attributable to equity holders of
AB InBev: (i) non-controlling interest; (ii) income tax expense; (iii) share of results of associates; (iv) net
finance cost; (v) non-recurring net finance cost; (vi) non-recurring items above EBIT (including non-recurring
impairment); and (vii) depreciation, amortization and impairment.
Normalized EBITDA and normalized EBIT are not accounting measures under IFRS accounting and should
not be considered as an alternative to profit attributable to equity holders as a measure of operational
performance, or an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Normalized EBITDA and normalized
EBIT do not have a standard calculation method and AB InBev’s definition of normalized EBITDA and
normalized EBIT may not be comparable to that of other companies.
FINANCIAL POSITION
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Figure 15. Cash Flow Statement (million USD)
HY18 HY19
restated
Operating activities
Profit 3 590 6 642
Interest, taxes and non-cash items included in profit 7 022 4 147
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital and use of provisions 10 612 10 789
Change in working capital -2 298 -1 593
Pension contributions and use of provisions - 282 - 279
Interest and taxes (paid)/received -4 645 -4 158
Dividends received 38 137
Cash flow from operating activities 3 425 4 896
Investing activities
Net capex -1 972 -1 499
Acquisition and sale of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired/disposed of - 72 - 250
Net of tax proceeds from SAB transaction-related divestitures - 430 -
Proceeds from the sale/(acquisition) of investment in short-term debt securities 1 299 -1
Other - 75 -5
Cash flow from investing activities -1 250 -1 755
Financing activities
Dividends paid -5 132 -2 389
Net (payments on)/proceeds from borrowings 1 703 1 411
Payments of lease liabilities - 222 - 235
Other (including net finance cost other than interest and purchase of non-controlling interest) -1 192 - 784
Cash flow from financing activities -4 843 -1 997
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents -2 668 1 144
HY19 recorded an increase in cash and cash equivalents of 1 144 million USD compared to a decrease
of 2 668 million USD in HY18, with the following movements:
• Our cash flow from operating activities reached 4 896 million USD in the first half of 2019 compared to
3 425 million USD in the first half of 2018. The increase mainly results from lower changes in working
capital in 2019 compared to 2018 and lower income taxes paid in 2019. Taxes paid in 2018 included
tax payments related to prior periods. Changes in working capital in the first half of 2019 and 2018
reflect higher working capital levels at the end of June than at year-end as a result of seasonality.
• Net cash outflow from investing activities was 1 755 million USD in the first half of 2019 as compared
to a net cash outflow of 1 250 million USD in the first half of 2018. The increase in the cash outflow
from investing activities was mainly due to lower proceeds from the sale of short-term debt securities.
The 2018 cash flow used in investing activities was negatively impacted by the payments related to the
recovery of the Budweiser distribution rights in Argentina as well as payments on SAB-related
divestitures which were not repeated in 2019.
• The cash outflow from financing activities amounted to 1 997 million USD in the first half of 2019 as
compared to a cash outflow of 4 843 million USD in the first half of 2018.
Our net debt was restated to reflect the impact of the adoption of IFRS 16 and amounted to 104.2 billion
USD as of 30 June 2019 and 31 December 2018. Our net debt to Normalized EBITDA ratio was 4.61x as
of 31 December 2018 on a Restated base and 4.58x as of 30 June 2019 on a Reference base. FY18 net
debt to EBITDA calculation was restated considering the new rules on lease accounting (IFRS 16). HY19
net debt to EBITDA calculation is done using the Reference base. The Reference base reflects the
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restatement for the impact of hyperinflation accounting for the Argentinean operations as if the company
had applied hyperinflation accounting as of 1 January 2018 and after restatement of the EBITDA and net
debt considering the new rules on lease accounting. Our optimal capital structure is a net debt to EBITDA
ratio of around 2x, and we remain committed to a net debt to EBITDA ratio below 4x by the end of 2020.
We will continue to proactively manage our debt portfolio, of which 91% holds a fixed-interest rate, 40% is
denominated in currencies other than USD, and maturities are well-distributed across the next several
years.
In addition to a very comfortable debt maturity profile and strong cash flow generation, as of 30 June 2019
we had total liquidity of 17.1 billion USD, which consisted of 9.0 billion USD available under committed long-
term credit facilities and 8.1 billion USD of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments in debt
securities less bank overdrafts. Although we may borrow such amounts to meet our liquidity needs, we
principally rely on cash flows from operating activities to fund our continuing operations.
Figure 16. Bond repayment schedule as of 30 June 2019 (million USD)
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RECENT EVENTS
Potential IPO of Budweiser APAC
On 12 July 2019, we decided that we were not proceeding with the proposed public offering of a minority
stake in our Asia Pacific subsidiary, Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Limited (Budweiser APAC), on
the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at that time.
Agreement to Sell Carlton & United Breweries to Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. and Ongoing
Evaluation of a Potential IPO of Budweiser APAC
On 19 July 2019, we announced an agreement to divest our Australian business (Carlton & United
Breweries) to Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (Asahi) for 16.0 billion AUD, equivalent to approximately 11.3
billion USD, in enterprise value for an implied multiple of 14.9x 2018 normalized EBITDA. As part of this
transaction, we will grant Asahi rights to commercialize our portfolio of global and international brands in
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Australia. This transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including but not limited to regulatory
approvals in Australia, and is expected to close by the first quarter of 2020.
Additionally, we informed that we continue to believe in the strategic rationale of a potential offering of a
minority stake of Budweiser APAC, excluding Australia, provided that it can be completed at the right
valuation.
This press release does not represent an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy shares in Budweiser APAC.
NOTES
To facilitate the understanding of AB InBev’s underlying performance, the analyses of growth, including all comments in this press release,
unless otherwise indicated, are based on organic growth and normalized numbers. In other words, financials are analyzed eliminating the
impact of changes in currencies on translation of foreign operations, and scope changes. Scope changes represent the impact of acquisitions
and divestitures, the start or termination of activities or the transfer of activities between segments, curtailment gains and losses and year over
year changes in accounting estimates and other assumptions that management does not consider as part of the underlying performance of
the business.
AB InBev has restated its 2018 results considering the new IFRS rules on lease accounting as if the company had applied the new standard
as of 1 January 2018 and the new company organizational structure effective 1 January 2019 in line with IFRS rules. This presentation is
referred to as “2018 Restated”.
AB InBev has updated its 2018 segment reporting for purposes of result announcement. This presentation, referred to as the "2018 Reference
Base", includes, for comparative purposes and to facilitate the understanding of AB InBev’s underlying performance, (i) the new company
organizational structure effective 1 January 2019 (ii) the impact of hyperinflation accounting for the Argentinean operations as if the company
had applied hyperinflation accounting as of 1 January 2018 and (iii) restated results considering the new IFRS rules on lease accounting as if
the company had applied the new standard as of 1 January 2018.
All references per hectoliter (per hl) exclude US non-beer activities. References to the High End Company refer to a business unit made up of
a portfolio of global, specialty and craft brands across 22 countries.
Whenever presented in this document, all performance measures (EBITDA, EBIT, profit, tax rate, EPS) are presented on a “normalized” basis,
which means they are presented before non-recurring items and discontinued operations. Non-recurring items are either income or expenses
which do not occur regularly as part of the normal activities of the Company. They are presented separately because they are important for
the understanding of the underlying sustainable performance of the Company due to their size or nature. Normalized measures are additional
measures used by management and should not replace the measures determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of the Company’s
performance. On 30 March 2018 the 50:50 merger of AB InBev's and Anadolu Efes' existing Russia and Ukraine businesses was completed.
The combined business is fully consolidated in the Anadolu Efes financial accounts. As a result of this transaction, AB InBev stopped
consolidating its Russia and Ukraine businesses and accounts for its investment in AB InBev Efes under the equity method, as of that date.
Values in the figures and annexes may not add up, due to rounding.
2Q19 and HY19 EPS is based upon a weighted average of 1 980 million shares compared to a weighted average of 1 975 million shares for
2Q18 and HY18.
Legal Disclaimer
This release contains “forward-looking statements”. These statements are based on the current expectations and views of future events and
developments of the management of AB InBev and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. The forward-looking
statements contained in this release include, among other things, statements relating to AB InBev’s business combination with ABI SAB Group
Holdings Limited and other statements other than historical facts. Forward-looking statements include statements typically containing words
such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “believe”, “intends”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “targets”, “estimates”, “likely”, “foresees” and words of similar
import. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which reflect the current views of the management of AB InBev, are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties
about AB InBev and are dependent on many factors, some of which are outside of AB InBev’s control. There are important factors, risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different, including the ability to realize synergies from the business
combination with ABI SAB Group Holdings Limited and an inability to complete any strategic options with respect to our Asia Pacific businesses
and the risks and uncertainties relating to AB InBev described under Item 3.D of AB InBev’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (“Form 20-F”) filed
with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on 22 March 2019. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included elsewhere, including AB
InBev’s most recent Form 20-F and other reports furnished on Form 6-K, and any other documents that AB InBev has made public. Any
forward-looking statements made in this communication are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements and there can be no
assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by AB InBev will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have
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the expected consequences to, or effects on, AB InBev or its business or operations. Except as required by law, AB InBev undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The half year 2019 (HY19) financial data set out in Figure 1 (except for the volume information), Figures 3 to 5, 7, 9, 10 and 14 of this press
release have been extracted from the group’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of and for the six months
ended 30 June 2019, which have been reviewed by our statutory auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d’Entreprises
CVBA/SCRL in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), and in accordance with
International Standard on Review Engagements 2410. The auditors concluded that, based on their review, nothing had come to their attention
that caused them to believe that those interim financial statements were not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS
34 “Interim Financial Reporting”, as issued by the IASB and as adopted by the European Union. Financial data included in Figures 6, 8 and 11
to 13 have been extracted from the underlying accounting records as of and for the six months ended 30 June 2019 (except for the volume
information).
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CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST
Investor Conference call and webcast on Thursday, July 25, 2019:
3.00pm Brussels / 2.00pm London / 9.00am New York
Registration details
Webcast (listen-only mode):
AB InBev 2Q19 Results Webcast
Conference call (with interactive Q&A):
AB InBev 2Q19 Conference Call (with interactive Q&A)
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV CONTACTS
Investors Media
Lauren Abbott Pablo Jimenez
Tel: +1 212 573 9287 Tel: +1 212 573 9289
E-mail: lauren.abbott@ab-inbev.com E-mail: pablo.jimenez@ab-inbev.com
Mariusz Jamka Ingvild Van Lysebetten
Tel: +32 16 276 888 Tel: +32 16 276 608
E-mail: mariusz.jamka@ab-inbev.com E-mail: ingvild.vanlysebetten@ab-inbev.com
Jency John Fallon Buckelew
Tel: +1 646 746 9673 Tel: +1 310 592 6319
E-mail: jency.john@ab-inbev.com E-mail: fallon.buckelew@ab-inbev.com
About Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with secondary listings on the Mexico
(MEXBOL: ANB) and South Africa (JSE: ANH) stock exchanges and with American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE: BUD). Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing
people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best
beers using the finest natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 500 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser®,
Corona® and Stella Artois®; multi-country brands Beck’s®, Castle®, Castle Lite®, Hoegaarden® and Leffe®; and local champions
such as Aguila®, Antarctica®, Bud Light®, Brahma®, Cass®, Cristal®, Harbin®, Jupiler®, Michelob Ultra®, Modelo Especial®,
Quilmes®, Victoria®, Sedrin®, and Skol®. Our brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and
generations. From our European roots at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co
brewery in St. Louis, US. To the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To Bohemia, the
first brewery in Brazil. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, we leverage the
collective strengths of approximately 175,000 employees based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2018, AB InBev’s reported
revenue was 54.6 billion USD (excluding JVs and associates).
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Annex 1
AB Inbev Worldwide 2Q18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope 2Q19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 143 685 - 600 - 3 035 146 120 2.1%
of which AB InBev own beer 127 632 - 20 - 2 853 130 465 2.2%
Revenue 13 764 - 20 - 624 843 13 963 6.2%
Cost of sales -5 092 - 77 274 - 369 -5 263 -7.2%
Gross profit 8 672 - 97 - 350 475 8 700 5.5%
SG&A -4 455 12 208 16 -4 220 0.4%
Other operating income/(expenses) 211 1 - 16 38 233 18.0%
Normalized EBIT 4 428 - 82 - 158 528 4 713 12.2%
Normalized EBITDA 5 582 - 17 - 221 521 5 862 9.4%
Normalized EBITDA margin 40.6% 42.0% 123 bps
North America 2Q18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope 2Q19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 29 813 15 - - 715 29 113 -2.4%
Revenue 4 181 7 - 24 59 4 224 1.4%
Cost of sales -1 535 -5 8 - 10 -1 543 -0.7%
Gross profit 2 647 2 - 17 49 2 681 1.8%
SG&A -1 179 -3 8 - 13 -1 186 -1.1%
Other operating income/(expenses) 1 - - 7 8 -
Normalized EBIT 1 469 -1 -8 43 1 503 2.9%
Normalized EBITDA 1 673 -1 -9 35 1 698 2.1%
Normalized EBITDA margin 40.0% 40.2% 26 bps
Middle Americas 2Q18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope 2Q19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 32 212 - 55 - 2 051 34 208 6.4%
Revenue 2 892 - 31 - 119 282 3 024 9.8%
Cost of sales - 851 5 33 - 74 - 887 -8.7%
Gross profit 2 041 - 26 - 86 208 2 137 10.3%
SG&A - 827 4 31 55 - 736 6.7%
Other operating income/(expenses) 21 3 -1 25 47 107.4%
Normalized EBIT 1 235 - 19 - 56 288 1 448 23.7%
Normalized EBITDA 1 448 - 33 - 65 320 1 670 22.6%
Normalized EBITDA margin 50.1% 55.2% 575 bps
South America 2Q18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope 2Q19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 30 383 21 - 184 30 588 0.6%
Revenue 2 101 2 - 110 159 2 152 7.6%
Cost of sales - 797 - 48 86 - 132 - 890 -15.6%
Gross profit 1 304 - 46 - 24 27 1 262 2.2%
SG&A - 720 -5 50 - 18 - 693 -2.5%
Other operating income/(expenses) 74 -3 -2 - 31 38 -43.3%
Normalized EBIT 657 - 54 24 - 21 607 -3.5%
Normalized EBITDA 884 21 8 - 74 839 -8.2%
Normalized EBITDA margin 42.1% 39.0% -632 bps
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EMEA 2Q18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope 2Q19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 21 340 - 416 - 1 155 22 079 5.5%
Revenue 2 176 - 10 - 198 145 2 113 6.7%
Cost of sales - 887 7 80 - 109 - 910 -12.6%
Gross profit 1 289 -3 - 118 35 1 203 2.8%
SG&A - 751 -2 66 - 23 - 711 -3.1%
Other operating income/(expenses) 68 - -4 -8 55 -11.3%
Normalized EBIT 606 -5 - 57 4 548 0.7%
Normalized EBITDA 847 -6 - 79 41 803 4.9%
Normalized EBITDA margin 38.9% 38.0% -68 bps
Asia Pacific 2Q18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope 2Q19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 29 804 - 32 - 333 30 105 1.1%
Revenue 2 327 - 14 - 170 163 2 306 7.1%
Cost of sales - 958 -2 64 1 - 895 0.1%
Gross profit 1 369 - 16 - 106 164 1 411 12.2%
SG&A - 741 19 47 33 - 642 4.6%
Other operating income/(expenses) 43 - -4 24 63 56.7%
Normalized EBIT 670 3 - 63 221 832 33.2%
Normalized EBITDA 870 3 - 76 200 998 23.1%
Normalized EBITDA margin 37.4% 43.3% 564 bps
Global Export and Holding 2Q18
Currency Organic Organic
Companies Reference Scope 2Q19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 132 - 132 - 26 26 -
Revenue 87 26 -2 36 145 32.3%
Cost of sales - 65 - 34 3 - 44 - 138 -46.4%
Gross profit 22 -8 1 -9 7 -64.1%
SG&A - 236 -1 5 - 19 - 251 -8.1%
Other operating income/(expenses) 5 2 -4 20 21 322.6%
Normalized EBIT - 209 -6 2 -8 - 224 -3.9%
Normalized EBITDA - 141 -1 -1 -1 - 146 -0.4%
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AB InBev Worldwide HY18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope HY19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 278 515 -3 645 - 4 711 279 581 1.7%
of which AB InBev own beer 245 983 -2 539 - 4 037 247 481 1.7%
Revenue 26 854 - 180 -1 724 1 603 26 552 6.0%
Cost of sales -10 096 - 30 653 - 666 -10 138 -6.6%
Gross profit 16 758 - 210 -1 071 936 16 414 5.7%
SG&A -8 774 64 544 - 92 -8 258 -1.1%
Other operating income/(expenses) 397 -4 - 27 28 393 7.0%
Normalized EBIT 8 383 - 150 - 554 872 8 549 10.6%
Normalized EBITDA 10 702 - 55 - 731 935 10 849 8.8%
Normalized EBITDA margin 39.9% 40.9% 104 bps
North America HY18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope HY19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 54 627 15 - -1 007 53 635 -1.8%
Revenue 7 641 7 - 44 98 7 701 1.3%
Cost of sales -2 832 -7 14 - 42 -2 869 -1.5%
Gross profit 4 808 1 - 31 55 4 833 1.2%
SG&A -2 228 -3 17 17 -2 197 0.7%
Other operating income/(expenses) 2 - - 19 20 -
Normalized EBIT 2 581 -2 - 13 91 2 656 3.5%
Normalized EBITDA 2 995 -2 - 15 67 3 045 2.3%
Normalized EBITDA margin 39.2% 39.5% 38 bps
Middle Americas HY18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope HY19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 62 950 - 109 - 1 881 64 722 3.0%
Revenue 5 597 - 59 - 210 407 5 735 7.3%
Cost of sales -1 662 - 17 60 - 92 -1 711 -5.5%
Gross profit 3 935 - 76 - 150 315 4 024 8.2%
SG&A -1 625 12 56 74 -1 483 4.6%
Other operating income/(expenses) 27 4 -1 25 55 79.9%
Normalized EBIT 2 337 - 60 - 95 414 2 595 18.2%
Normalized EBITDA 2 742 - 58 - 111 464 3 036 17.3%
Normalized EBITDA margin 49.0% 52.9% 449 bps
South America HY18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope HY19
Translation Growth Growth
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Total volumes (thousand hls) 64 471 188 - 2 198 66 856 3.4%
Revenue 4 962 12 - 814 611 4 769 12.3%
Cost of sales -1 879 - 57 312 - 305 -1 928 -15.8%
Gross profit 3 082 - 46 - 502 306 2 841 10.1%
SG&A -1 588 - 12 250 - 75 -1 427 -4.7%
Other operating income/(expenses) 156 -4 - 11 - 41 100 -27.0%
Normalized EBIT 1 649 - 62 - 263 190 1 514 12.1%
Normalized EBITDA 2 141 35 - 350 149 1 976 6.9%
Normalized EBITDA margin 43.1% 41.4% -213 bps
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EMEA HY18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope HY19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 41 889 -3 228 - 1 574 40 235 4.1%
Revenue 4 095 - 147 - 348 187 3 786 4.8%
Cost of sales -1 721 86 142 - 144 -1 637 -8.9%
Gross profit 2 374 - 61 - 207 42 2 149 1.8%
SG&A -1 473 51 122 - 59 -1 359 -4.2%
Other operating income/(expenses) 117 -1 -7 - 11 98 -9.4%
Normalized EBIT 1 018 - 10 - 92 - 27 888 -2.7%
Normalized EBITDA 1 507 - 25 - 134 24 1 373 1.6%
Normalized EBITDA margin 36.8% 36.3% -113 bps
Asia Pacific HY18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope HY19
Translation Growth Growth
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Total volumes (thousand hls) 54 100 - 32 - 23 54 092 0.0%
Revenue 4 367 - 14 - 302 255 4 306 5.9%
Cost of sales -1 828 -2 118 - 32 -1 743 -1.7%
Gross profit 2 539 - 16 - 184 224 2 563 8.9%
SG&A -1 363 19 85 22 -1 237 1.6%
Other operating income/(expenses) 84 - -6 13 91 16.1%
Normalized EBIT 1 259 3 - 105 259 1 417 20.6%
Normalized EBITDA 1 642 3 - 130 273 1 787 16.6%
Normalized EBITDA margin 37.6% 41.5% 384 bps
Global Export and Holding Companies HY18
Currency Organic Organic
Reference Scope HY19
Translation Growth Growth
base
Total volumes (thousand hls) 478 - 478 - 42 42 -
Revenue 193 20 -5 46 254 23.7%
Cost of sales - 173 - 33 7 - 52 - 249 -27.9%
Gross profit 21 - 13 3 -6 5 -74.0%
SG&A - 496 -3 15 - 72 - 556 -14.4%
Other operating income/(expenses) 13 -3 -2 22 29 233.8%
Normalized EBIT - 462 - 19 16 - 56 - 522 -11.6%
Normalized EBITDA - 325 -9 9 - 42 - 368 -12.4%
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Date: 25/07/2019 07:34:00
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