….International Breweries recorded a remarkable increase of 137.4 percent in operating profiting in H1 2022 – Chiemeka
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Tuesday, November 1 2022 held the “Facts Behind the Figures Presentation” with International Breweries Plc at the exchange building.
NGX advised the management of International Breweries Plc to sustain its commitment to high standards of corporate governance, social impact, and shareholder value creation.
Divisional Head, Capital Markets, NGX, Mr. Jude Chiemeka while commending the management of International Breweries Plc for leveraging the Facts Behind the Figures platform of the Exchange to increase its engagement with the market and its long-term contributions to socio-economic development in the country since its establishment in 1971 and listing in 1995.
Chiemeka said International Breweries Plc has made other contributions to the social economic development of the communities, “One of such contributions is the Responsible Beverage Service (RBS), a first-of-its-kind intervention program in Nigeria with the objective of contributing to the reduction of alcohol-related harms caused by drunk driving, underage drinking, binge drinking, gender-based violence, and alcohol consumption by pregnant women. This program reiterates the NGX’s mission of bringing people together for a better world.”
“International Breweries recorded a remarkable increase of 137.4 percent in operating profiting in H1 2022 reaching 36.6 billion naira compared to the same period of 2021. This achievement is a result of hard work and resilience by the management team to maintain the company’s financial performance and total revenue of 104 billion. “We would like to recognise these efforts being made by the Board and Management of International Breweries Plc towards achieving continuity by improving business operations and restoring investor confidence in the company.
“With the fast-changing macroeconomic environment in Nigeria and globally, we encourage International Breweries Plc to continue to strive for sustainability by adhering to higher standards of corporate governance, deeper social impact, higher regulatory compliance, and greater returns for shareholders,” Chiemeka added.
Doyen of Capital Market, Alhaji Yusuf urged the management of International Breweries Plc to leverage on frequent facts behind the figures, while commending the progress performance figures, particularly the first half of 2022.
He said moving from being “Category Leader to Category Performer, Category Performer means making money and paying dividends to your investors, you have not been paying dividends to your investors for six years while promising to advise on how to redeem and restructure the debt.
