- Thai Beverage (SGX:Y92)'s 1QFY23 (Oct-Dec 2022) revenue/EBITDA was below expectations at 27%/and 25% of our FY23e forecasts, respectively. 1Q is a seasonally stronger quarter.
- 1QFY23 spirits volume contracted 15% y-o-y to 175mil litres after record volumes a year eariler, which enjoyed trade-inventory loading ahead of price increases.
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The Positive
Rebound in beer revenue.
- Beer continued to enjoy revenue growth of 13.7% y-o-y driven primarily by higher prices. The uptick in volumes was a more modest 4.5% y-o-y to 684mil litres. Sales growth in Vietnam is expected to weaken near-term due to the weakening economy, especially in manufacturing.
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The Negative
Weak spirit volumes.
- Revenue declined 6.4% y-o-y, dragged down by a contraction of volumes by 15.4% y-o-y. Offsetting the weak volumes were higher prices and a better sales mix of brown spirits (vis-à-vis white spirits). A year ago volumes benefitted from front-loading of volumes ahead of price increases.
Outlook
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Above is the excerpt from report by Phillip Securities Research.
Clients of Phillip Capital may be the first to access the full report in PDF @ https://www.stocksbnb.com/.
Paul Chew Phillip Securities Research | https://www.stocksbnb.com/ 2023-02-13
Read also Phillip's most recent report:
2023-08-13 Thai Beverage - The Beer Is Still Flat.
Previous report by Phillip:
2023-05-15 Thai Beverage - No Fizz In The Beer.
Price targets by 2 other brokers at Thai Beverage Target Prices.
Listing of research reports at Thai Beverage Analyst Reports.
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