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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 figures and refer to 3Q17 and 9M17 versus the same period of last year. For a description of the reference base and important disclaimers please refer to pages 13 and 14.

Anheuser-Busch InBev reports Third Quarter and

Nine Months 2017 Results

 

 HIGHLIGHTS

 

   

Revenue: Revenue grew by 3.6% in 3Q17, with revenue per hl growth of 5.0%. On a constant geographic basis, revenue per hl grew by 5.4%, driven by revenue management initiatives and continued premiumization. In 9M17, revenue grew by 4.1% with revenue per hl growth of 4.5%. On a constant geographic basis, revenue per hl grew by 4.6%.

 

   

Volume: Total volumes declined by 1.2% in 3Q17, with our own beer volumes down by 1.5%. Continued strong growth in Mexico, Argentina, and Africa was more than offset by soft shipment volumes in the US, primarily driven by the substantial weather impact in many parts of the country, and Brazil. In 9M17, total volumes declined by 0.3% with own beer volumes up 0.1%.

 

   

Global Brands: Combined revenues of our three global brands, Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona, grew by 1.6% in 3Q17 and by 7.3% in 9M17. Budweiser revenues declined by 2.2%, with 4.4% growth in revenues outside of the US led by Brazil, South Korea and Chile. Stella Artois revenues grew by 0.9%, driven mainly by continued growth in Argentina and Brazil. Corona revenues grew by 9.6% with 11.2% growth in revenues outside of Mexico, with strong growth in China, Colombia and Ecuador.

 

   

Cost of Sales (CoS): CoS decreased by 1.9% in 3Q17 and by 0.5% on a per hl basis, driven by synergy capture as well as favorable emerging market exchange rates. On a constant geographic basis, CoS per hl was flat in 3Q17. In 9M17, CoS increased by 2.0%, by 2.5% on a per hl basis, and by 2.8% on a constant geographic basis.

 

   

EBITDA increased by 13.8% in 3Q17, driven by revenue growth and continued synergy capture. EBITDA margin increased by 353 bps to 38.9% in 3Q17. In 9M17, EBITDA grew by 10.7% with EBITDA margin expanding by 230 bps to 38.0%.

 

   

Net finance results: Net finance costs (excluding non-recurring net finance costs) decreased from 1 226 million USD in 3Q16 to 1 135 million USD in 3Q17 predominantly due to a mark-to-market gain of 240 million USD in 3Q17, linked to the hedging of our share-based payment programs, compared to a loss of 57 million USD in 3Q16, resulting in a swing of 297 million USD. Net finance costs were 4 255 million USD in 9M17 compared to 3 171 million USD in 9M16.

 

   

Income taxes: Income tax in 3Q17 was 1 494 million USD compared to an income tax expense of 225 million USD in 3Q16. The normalized effective tax rate (ETR) was 16.7% in 3Q17, compared to a normalized ETR of 11.7% in 3Q16. The normalized ETR was 19.1% in 9M17, up from 18.2% in 9M16.

 

   

Profit: Normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev was 2 582 million USD in 3Q17 compared to 1 363 million USD in 3Q16, driven by the organic increase in EBITDA and lower net finance costs, partly offset by higher income tax expenses. Normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev was 5 913 million USD in 9M17, compared to 3 934 million USD in 9M16.

 

   

Earnings per share (EPS): Normalized EPS increased to 1.31 USD in 3Q17 from 0.83 USD in 3Q16, primarily due to higher profits. Normalized EPS increased to 3.00 USD in 9M17 from 2.40 USD in 9M16.

 

   

Interim Dividend: The AB InBev board has approved an interim dividend of 1.60 EUR per share for the fiscal year 2017. Details of ex-coupon, record and payment dates are shown on page 12.

 

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Combination with SAB: The business integration continues to progress well, with synergies and cost savings of 336 million USD captured during 3Q17. We are updating our 2.8 billion USD synergy and cost savings expectation to 3.2 billion USD on a constant currency basis as of August 2016.

 

Figure 1. Consolidated performance (million USD)                                 
   

3Q16

            Reported

      

3Q16

Reference Base

       3Q17       

Organic

growth

 

Total Volumes (thousand hls)

    121 027          162 944          161 045          -1.2%  

AB InBev own beer

    111 070          134 913          132 725          -1.5%  

Non-beer volumes

    9 158          27 241          27 085          -0.9%  

Third party products

    798          790          1 234          24.9%  

Revenue

    11 109          14 210          14 740          3.6%  

Gross profit

    6 716          8 511          9 194          7.1%  

Gross margin

    60.5%          59.9%          62.4%          208 bps  

Normalized EBITDA

    4 032          5 039          5 733          13.8%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    36.3%          35.5%          38.9%          353 bps  

Normalized EBIT

    3 214          3 995          4 681          17.6%  

Normalized EBIT margin

    28.9%          28.1%          31.8%          382 bps  
                

Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev

    557               2 055       

Normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev

    1 363               2 582       
                

Earnings per share (USD)

    0.34               1.04       

Normalized earnings per share (USD)

    0.83               1.31       
                
    9M16          9M16          9M17          Organic  
                Reported          Reference Base               growth  

Total Volumes (thousand hls)

    340 803          456 441          466 595          -0.3%  

AB InBev own beer

    309 950          381 022          380 938          0.1%  

Non-beer volumes

    28 461          73 099          82 217          -2.9%  

Third party products

    2 392          2 319          3 440          17.7%  

Revenue

    31 315          39 736          41 844          4.1%  

Gross profit

    18 920          23 973          25 624          5.4%  

Gross margin

    60.4%          60.3%          61.2%          77 bps  

Normalized EBITDA

    11 505          14 385          15 895          10.7%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    36.7%          36.2%          38.0%          230 bps  

Normalized EBIT

    9 129          11 374          12 741          13.0%  

Normalized EBIT margin

    29.2%          28.6%          30.4%          245 bps  
                

Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev

    842               4 963       

Normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev

    3 934               5 913       
                

Earnings per share (USD)

    0.51               2.52       

Normalized earnings per share (USD)

    2.40               3.00       
                
Figure 2. Volumes (thousand hls)                                                   
    3Q16        Scope        Organic        3Q17        Organic growth  
                Reference                 growth                 Total        Own beer  
    Base                                   Volume        volume  

North America

    31 912          137          -1 939          30 109          -6.1%          -6.2%  

Latin America West

    27 152          -21          881          28 012          3.2%          3.4%  

Latin America North

    28 947          6          -1 010          27 943          -3.5%          -4.1%  

Latin America South

    7 478          -          333          7 811          4.5%          6.8%  

EMEA

    35 898          240          - 310          35 828          -0.9%          -0.5%  

Asia Pacific

    31 103          -91          24          31 037          0.1%          -0.5%  

Global Export and Holding Companies

    455          - 172          21          304          7.4%          7.4%  

AB InBev Worldwide

    162 944          100          -2 000          161 045          -1.2%          -1.5%  

 

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    9M16            Scope            Organic            9M17        Organic growth  
                Reference                 growth                 Total            Own beer  
    Base                                       Volume        volume  

North America

    90 351          348          -3 433          87 265          -3.8%          -3.9%  

Latin America West

    79 686          -71          1 585          81 200          2.0%          2.0%  

Latin America North

    85 869          1          -1 377          84 493          -1.6%          0.0%  

Latin America South

    22 297          -          1 333          23 630          6.0%          9.1%  

EMEA

    93 617          11 681          156          105 454          0.2%          1.5%  

Asia Pacific

    83 265          - 111          450          83 605          0.5%          0.3%  

Global Export and Holding Companies

    1 357          - 509          101          948          11.9%          11.9%  

AB InBev Worldwide

    456 441          11 339          -1 185          466 595          -0.3%          0.1%  

 

MANAGEMENT COMMENTS

Our business continued to deliver solid results this quarter. Revenue grew by 3.6%, driven by revenue management and premiumization initiatives enhanced by our three global brands’ performances, especially outside of their home markets.

Our EBITDA growth rate accelerated, up by 13.8% in 3Q17 and by 10.7% in 9M17, driven by solid top-line growth and disciplined cost management including synergy capture.

We are also very proud of the 164 awards, of which 52 are gold medals, won at major beer competitions by AB InBev this year to date. Our most awarded brewery so far this year is 4 Pines from Australia, with an amazing 39 awards. We believe our impressive portfolio of high quality beers is key in enabling us to grow the global beer category.

On 11 October 2017, we celebrated the first anniversary of our combination with SAB. We came together, learned from one another, and grew into a better, stronger company. Our integration continues to progress well, and as a result we have further increased our synergy guidance by 400 million USD to 3.2 billion USD, to be delivered within the same four year period following the close of the combination (by October 2020). These incremental synergies will be derived predominately from Best Practice Sharing and Procurement/Engineering Savings.

As we enter the final months of the year, we will continue to push ourselves toward a strong finish. We have plenty of opportunities ahead of us, and look forward with excitement to further building on our dream of bringing people together for a better world.

United States

We estimate that industry STRs in the United States declined by 1.7% in 3Q17 and by 1.3% in 9M17. Our own STRs were down 3.4% in the quarter and down 3.1% in 9M17, while our STWs were down 6.4% in the quarter and down 4.0% in 9M17. The gap between STWs and STRs is attributable to disruptions from major hurricanes in Texas and Florida, but we expect this gap to be reduced in 4Q17 as STWs and STRs tend to converge on a full year basis. Our revenues, which are based on our STWs, decreased by 5.6% in 3Q17 and by 2.8% in 9M17. Revenue per hl grew by 0.9% in 3Q17 and by 1.3% in 9M17.

Our Above Premium brand portfolio accelerated this quarter, gaining approximately 50 bps of total market share (40 bps in 9M17). Michelob Ultra grew volumes by double-digits and was the top share gainer in the US for the tenth consecutive quarter, achieving the highest quarterly share gain in the past five years. Stella Artois had another strong quarter, as one of the top three fastest growing import brands on an STR basis, and our craft portfolio continues to gain share of segment.

 

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The Premium and Premium Light segments continue to underperform the industry. Budweiser and Bud Light market share declined by 45 and 95 bps this quarter, respectively.

Budweiser’s “American Summer” campaign and the return of the “America” packaging contributed to upward trends in brand health and led to Budweiser becoming the leading brand in the industry in ad awareness and consideration growth in 3Q17. We plan to leverage this momentum into the fourth quarter, when we will bring a seasonal Budweiser variant that celebrates the repeal of Prohibition with one of our heritage recipes.

In 3Q17, we launched Bud Light’s new Quality campaign and an array of new content tied to the Friendship platform, which was well-received by consumers and positively impacted brand equity. We have been customizing content to identify with consumers at a more local level, and as we see improvement in activated markets, we will continue to expand the program.

Our Value brand portfolio, led by the Busch brand family, also performed well this quarter.

We are driving the momentum behind our SpikedSeltzer and Teavana brands, as we expand our portfolio beyond traditional beer. Teavana is now the number one super premium ready-to-drink tea in the markets where we launched earlier this year, and SpikedSeltzer continues to grow share and volume.

Overall, we estimate a decline in total market share of approximately 80 bps in 3Q17, representing a sequential improvement on 2Q17 and in line with 9M17. Our market share remains under pressure while we continue to balance the share and profitability equation. However, we are encouraged by the share growth of our Above Premium brands, as well as the improved responses to the new content in our marketing campaigns. Our premiumization strategy and tight cost management enabled the continued expansion of our gross profit margin, which grew by 94 bps to 62.0%, as well as the delivery of EBITDA margin expansion of 211 bps to 42.2% in the quarter, the highest level in thirteen quarters. However, the hurricanes accounted for an estimated 2 pp reduction to EBITDA growth in the quarter, resulting in an EBITDA decline of 0.7% versus 3Q16. In 9M17, EBITDA grew by 0.7% with EBITDA margin expansion of 145 bps to 41.6%.

Mexico

Our business in Mexico continued to perform well in the quarter, with double-digit revenue growth driven by mid-single digit volume and revenue per hl growth, in line with the year to date performance, despite the negative impact of the earthquakes that hit Mexico during the month of September.

Victoria and Corona Extra each secured growth in the core segment, while Bud Light and the Modelo Family converted high consumer engagement on special occasions into volume growth in the core plus segment. With respect to our global brand portfolio, we continue to sharpen the premium positioning of Budweiser, while Stella Artois benefitted from continued communication surrounding food pairing.

EBITDA grew by 8.3% in Mexico in 3Q17, with margin compression of 110 bps to 42.7%. As in previous quarters, operating leverage was constrained by the impact of currency devaluation on our CoS as well as elevated distribution costs caused by the combined effect of a 30% increase in fuel costs at the beginning of the year and pressure on the production grid to meet regional and global demand. In 9M17, EBITDA grew by 9.3% with margin contraction of 18 bps to 42.7%.

 

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Colombia

In Colombia, our revenue grew by 6.7% in 3Q17, driven by revenue per hl growth of 6.6%. Our non-beer volumes performed very well, growing by 10.3%, due to a favorable comparable and enhanced by a successful national promotion of Pony Malta. Our beer volumes declined by 1.4%, as the macroeconomic environment remains challenging with consumer confidence and real disposable income under continued pressure.

The Aguila brand performed well this quarter, with a new “Days of Soccer” campaign focused on driving consumption on weekday occasions as well as the launch of a new equity campaign. Our local premium brand, Club Colombia, also had a strong quarter as a result of successful brand variants such as Trigo and Oktoberfest. Our global brands continued their rapid growth, with Corona leading the way and becoming the country’s biggest international premium brand by volume.

Our EBITDA in Colombia grew by 4.7% in 3Q17, with margin contraction of 95 bps. This result was driven by top-line growth and synergy capture, partially offset by the phasing of sales and marketing investments as well as the release of certain provisions in the prior year. In 9M17, EBITDA grew by 4.6% with margin expansion of 132 bps.

Brazil

In Brazil, our revenue grew by 8.6% in 3Q17 with net revenue per hl growth of 13.1% and a volume decline of 4.0%. Beer volumes were down by 5.4% in the quarter, impacted by an industry that is still in recovery and by the fact that in the prior year, price increases were delayed until the fourth quarter, creating a difficult comparable.

In 9M17, revenue increased by 2.0% with net revenue per hl growth of 4.0% and a volume decline of 1.9%. Beer volumes were down by 1.1%, outperforming the industry thus far this year.

Revenue per hl growth was aided by double-digit growth in our high end portfolio with continued strong growth in all three global brands, especially Budweiser. With respect to our local brands, the core plus portfolio also grew by double-digits, led by Brahma Extra and Bohemia. Our Brazilian portfolio received the most awards of any of our markets at the World Beer Awards in the UK during the quarter, reinforcing the quality credentials of our national beers.

Our revenue management initiatives implemented during 3Q17 contributed to the increase in net revenue per hl that, along with an improved cost performance, translated into EBITDA growth of 14.5%. Strong EBITDA growth in our beer business partly offset by an EBITDA decline in our non-beer business, which was heavily impacted by commodity price escalation in the quarter. We retain our previous guidance for a flattish to low single digit increase in CoS per hl in the second half of 2017. Our EBITDA margin expanded by 201 bps to 39.0% in 3Q17. In 9M17, our EBITDA declined by 9.5%, with margin contraction of 496 bps to 39.0%.

We believe that the revenue growth achieved this quarter signals a return to sustainable growth from a strengthened market position in our beer business. We remain cautiously optimistic about the Brazilian economy, and are confident in our commercial plans and our ability to accelerate EBITDA growth and margin recovery for the balance of the year.

South Africa

Our beer revenues in South Africa grew by 3.9% in 3Q17, with revenue per hl growth of 6.6% partially offset by beer volume declines of 2.5%. This decline primarily resulted from the phasing of inventory

 

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levels between 2Q17 and 3Q17 due to the timing of our price increases. In 9M17, revenue grew by 7.5% with revenue per hl growth of 5.3% and beer volume growth of 2.1%.

Our high end portfolio continued to deliver strong growth in Stella Artois and Corona, and we recently began seeding Budweiser into the market to complete our global brand portfolio in South Africa. Castle Lite performed well this quarter with volumes growing by double-digits, as the brand focuses on growing the in-home consumption occasion heading into the summer season. Flying Fish also continues to perform extremely well, targeting mixed gender occasions and launching “Flying Fish Chill” in September, the first light flavored beer in South Africa.

Strong top-line growth, combined with synergy capture, resulted in EBITDA growth of 30.7% with margin expansion of 645 bps in 3Q17. In 9M17, our EBITDA grew by 23.6% with margin expansion of 502 bps.

China

Revenue in China grew by 4.6% in the quarter with continued premiumization driving revenue per hl growth of 4.8%, despite slightly lower volumes of 0.2%, which was driven by industry headwinds concentrated in the Northeastern and Southern provinces. Revenue for 9M17 grew by 7.4% with revenue per hl up 5.7% and volume growth of 1.6%.

Budweiser continued to excel in all brand health metrics, growing preference and penetration supported by occasion-focused pack innovation. Harbin Ice enjoyed high single digit volume growth, building on strong momentum in the first half, aided by the wheat-based Harbin Baipi innovation.

Our super premium portfolio, led by Corona, Hoegaarden, and Franziskaner, grew by high double-digits. These brands, with their unique brand characteristics and positioning, continue to exhibit strong growth among LDA mixed gender consumers in high end outlets and premium occasions. They are also driving further margin expansion, with gross margins of approximately 10 times those of core brands in China.

EBITDA grew by 12.0% in 3Q17, with margin expansion of 193 bps to 29.0%. This is a result of strong top-line growth combined with effective cost management. In 9M17, EBITDA was up 22.8% with margin expansion of over 400 bps to 32.6%.

Highlights from our other markets

Canada experienced a challenging third quarter due to a softer beer industry leading to a low single digit volume decline. Market share performance continues to be solid, with Bud Light accelerating momentum and continued growth in the high end segment, with both our craft portfolio and Stella Artois gaining share. We have also achieved the leadership position in the cider market, which continues to grow by double-digits, and are seeing strong performance in our ready-to-drink innovations.

Peru delivered revenue growth of 5.4% with volumes up 1.0%, driven by commercial initiatives and growth within both the beer and non-beer categories. Ecuador also recorded revenue growth of 11.9% and volume growth of 6.5% in the quarter as a result of top-line initiatives including the launch of global brands, as well as cycling a favorable comparable after the earthquake in April 2016.

Argentina delivered double-digit beer volume growth, with enhanced commercial initiatives continuing to drive good results for both our core and premium portfolio. We also gained share of total alcohol this quarter through successful targeting of the in-home consumption occasion.

Within EMEA, we had another solid quarter in Western Europe, achieving market share gains in most of our markets. The UK continued to deliver double-digit top-line growth, resulting from a strong commercial performance. In Eastern Europe, revenues declined by low single digits driven by the ongoing headwind

 

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of the large PET ban in Russia. However, our global and premium brands continue their strong growth. In Africa excluding South Africa, own beer volumes grew in the mid-teens, fueled by good growth in Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Zambia.

Australia continues to see a strong performance, led by the Great Northern franchise, our number one brand in Australia in 3Q17. We also became the number one cider player in Australia for the past twelve months, driven by the growth of Pure Blonde Cider and Mercury Hard Cider. We continue to grow our Craft portfolio, including the newly acquired 4 Pines based in New South Wales. Our global brands continue to perform well, with increased penetration and distribution across the country. However, revenues declined by mid-single digits this quarter, with volumes down by high single digits, due to the change of control impact of the legacy AB InBev portfolio, which led to a difficult comparable in 3Q16. We expect this impact to normalize in 4Q17. Revenue per hl increased by mid-single digits in the quarter.

 

2017 OUTLOOK

 

(i)

Top-line: While recognizing the increased volatility in some of our key markets, we expect to accelerate total revenue growth in FY17, driven by the solid growth of our global brands and strong commercial plans, including revenue management initiatives.

 

(ii)

Cost of Sales: We expect CoS per hl to increase by low single digits on a constant geographic basis, despite unfavorable foreign exchange transactional impacts, and growth in our premium brands.

 

(iii)

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses: We expect SG&A to remain broadly flat, as we will continue to find savings in overhead to invest behind our brands.

 

(iv)

Synergies: We are updating our 2.8 billion USD synergy and cost savings expectation to 3.2 billion USD on a constant currency basis as of August 2016. From this total, 547 million USD was reported by SAB as of 31 March 2016, and 1 205 million USD was captured between 1 April 2016 and                  30 September 2017. The balance of approximately 1.45 billion USD is expected to be captured in the next three years.

The breakdown of our revised synergy guidance is as follows:

 

   

Procurement & Engineering Savings – 29% (previously 25%)

   

Brewery & Distribution Efficiencies – 19% (previously 25%)

   

Corporate Headquarter/Overlapping Regional Headquarters – 18% (previously 20%)

   

Best Practice Sharing – 34% (previously 30%)

We are also updating the estimated one-off cash costs required to deliver the synergies to 1.0 billion USD, an increase of 100 million USD, to be incurred in the first three years of integration.

 

(v)

Net Finance Costs: We expect the average rate of interest on net debt in FY17 to be in the range of 3.5% to 4.0%. Net pension interest expenses and accretion expenses are expected to be approximately 30 and 150 million USD per quarter, respectively. Other financial results will continue to be impacted by any gains and losses related to the hedging of our share-based payment programs.

 

(vi)

Effective Tax Rate (ETR): We expect the normalized ETR in FY17 to be in the range of 22% to 24%, excluding any future gains and losses relating to the hedging of our share based programs. This guidance continues to include the impact of the change in country mix following the

 

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combination with SAB and the expected tax consequences of the funding of the combination. At this point, we expect to be at the lower end of this range.

 

(vii)

Net Capital Expenditure: We expect net capital expenditure of approximately 3.7 billion USD in FY17.

 

(viii)

Debt: Approximately one third of our gross debt is denominated in currencies other than the USD, principally the Euro. Our optimal capital structure remains a net debt to EBITDA ratio of around 2x.

 

(ix)

Dividends: We continue to expect dividends to be a growing flow over time, although growth in the short term is expected to be modest given the importance of deleveraging.

 

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

 

Figure 3. Consolidated income statement (million USD)      
    3Q16        3Q16        3Q17        Organic  
                Reported        Reference Base                 growth  

Revenue

    11 109          14 210          14 740          3.6%  

Cost of sales

    -4 393          -5 698          -5 546          1.9%  

Gross profit

    6 716          8 511          9 194          7.1%  

SG&A

    -3 649          -4 716          -4 652          3.4%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    147          200          139          -34.4%  

Normalized profit from operations (normalized EBIT)

    3 214          3 995          4 681          17.6%  

Non-recurring items above EBIT

    -138               -173       

Net finance income/(cost)

    -1 226               -1 135       

Non-recurring net finance income/(cost)

    - 678               177       

Share of results of associates

    3               88       

Income tax expense

    - 225               -1 494       

Profit from continuing operations

    950               2 144       

Discontinued operations results

    -               -       

Profit

    950               2 144       

Profit attributable to non-controlling interest

    394               89       

Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev

    557               2 055       
                

Normalized EBITDA

    4 032          5 039          5 733          13.8%  

Normalized profit attributable to equity

                

holders of AB InBev

    1 363               2 582       
                
    9M16        9M16        9M17        Organic  
    Reported        Reference Base                 growth  

Revenue

    31 315          39 736          41 844          4.1%  

Cost of sales

    -12 395          -15 764          -16 220          -2.0%  

Gross profit

    18 920          23 973          25 624          5.4%  

SG&A

    -10 360          -13 291          -13 431          2.0%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    569          692          547          -16.2%  

Normalized profit from operations (normalized EBIT)

    9 129          11 374          12 741          13.0%  

Non-recurring items above EBIT

    - 276               - 460       

Net finance income/(cost)

    -3 171               -4 255       

Non-recurring net finance income/(cost)

    -2 846               - 34       

Share of results of associates

    5               213       

Income tax expense

    -1 059               -2 487       

Profit from continuing operations

    1 780               5 716       

Discontinued operations results

    -               28       

Profit

    1 780               5 745       

Profit attributable to non-controlling interest

    938               782       

Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev

    842               4 963       
                

Normalized EBITDA

    11 505          14 385          15 895          10.7%  

Normalized profit attributable to equity

                

holders of AB InBev

    3 934               5 913       

 

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Revenue

Consolidated revenue grew by 3.6% in 3Q17, with revenue per hl growth of 5.0%, driven by our revenue management and premiumization initiatives. On a constant geographic basis, revenue per hl grew by 5.4%. In 9M17, revenue grew by 4.1%, with revenue per hl growth of 4.5% on an organic basis and 4.6% on a constant geographic basis.

Cost of Sales (CoS)

Total CoS decreased by 1.9%, and by 0.5% on a per hl basis in 3Q17. This decrease was driven by synergy capture as well as favorable transactional foreign exchange impacts. On a constant geographic basis, CoS per hl was flat. In 9M17, total CoS increased by 2.0%, by 2.5% on a per hl basis and by 2.8% per hl on a constant geographic basis.

Selling, General and Administrative Costs (SG&A)

SG&A declined by 3.4%, reflecting strong cost discipline combined with good synergy capture. In 9M17, SG&A declined by 2.0%.

Other operating income/(expenses)

Other operating income decreased organically by 34.4% to 139 million USD in 3Q17 as government grants received in the previous year in Brazil were not repeated. Other operating income decreased by 16.2% to 547 million USD in 9M17.

Non-recurring items above EBIT

 

Figure 4. Non-recurring items above EBIT (million USD)                               
                3Q16                  3Q17                    9M16                    9M17  

Restructuring

  - 29        - 119          - 92          - 407  

Acquisition costs / Business combinations

  - 105        - 18          - 183          - 43  

Business and asset disposal (including impairment losses)

  - 4        - 36          - 2          - 10  

Impact on profit from operations

  - 138        - 173          - 276          - 460  

Normalized profit from operations excludes negative non-recurring items of 173 million USD in 3Q17, primarily related to the one-off restructuring costs related to the SAB integration.

 

 

Figure 5. Net finance income/(cost) (million USD)                               
                3Q16      3Q17        9M16        9M17  

Net interest expense

  - 881        - 999          -2 428          -3 056  

Net interest on net defined benefit liabilities

  - 24        - 27          - 83          - 82  

Accretion expense

  - 143        - 149          - 406          - 452  

Other financial results

  - 178        40          - 254          - 665  

Net finance income/(cost)

  -1 226        -1 135          -3 171          -4 255  

Net finance costs (excluding non-recurring net finance costs) were 1 135 million USD in 3Q17 compared to 1 226 million USD in 3Q16. Net interest expense increased from 881 million USD to 999 million USD. Other financial results are negatively impacted by foreign exchange losses offset by a mark-to-market gain of 240 million USD in 3Q17, linked to the hedging of our share-based payment programs, compared to a loss of 57 million USD in 3Q16.

Net finance costs in 9M17 were 4 255 million USD compared to 3 171 million USD in 9M16. This increase in net finance costs was driven primarily by additional debt related to the SAB combination and interest expenses on the legacy SAB debt. Other finance results in 9M17 were negatively impacted by foreign exchange losses partially offset by a positive mark-to-market adjustment of 105 million USD, linked to the hedging of our share-based payment programs, compared to a gain of 249 million USD in 9M16.

 

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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  
                3Q16                    3Q17                        9M16                    9M17  

Share price at the start of the period (Euro)

    117.60          96.71          114.40          100.55  

Share price at the end of the period (Euro)

    116.60          101.30          116.60          101.30  

Number of equity derivative instruments at the end of the period (millions)

    44.2          46.9          44.2          46.9  

Non-recurring net finance income/(cost)

 

Figure 7. Non-recurring net finance income/(cost) (million USD)  
                3Q16                    3Q17                    9M16                    9M17  

Mark-to-market (Grupo Modelo deferred share instrument)

    - 22          113          124          42  

Mark-to-market (Portion of the FX hedging of the purchase price of the combination with

SABMiller that did not qualify for hedge accounting)

    - 594          -          -2 959          -  

Other mark-to-market

    - 17          109          276          40  

Other

    - 45          - 45          - 287          - 116  

Non-recurring net finance income/(cost)

    - 678          177          -2 846          - 34  

Non-recurring net finance income was 177 million USD in 3Q17 compared to a cost of 678 million USD in 3Q16. Non-recurring net finance costs in 3Q16 included a negative mark-to-market adjustment of 594 million USD, related to the portion of the FX hedging of the purchase price of the combination with SAB that did not qualify for hedge accounting under IFRS rules.

The 3Q17 result includes a positive mark-to-market adjustment on our non-recurring equity derivatives related to the hedging of the deferred share instrument in connection with the Grupo Modelo combination and the restricted share instrument in connection with the SAB combination. The number of shares covered by the respective hedgings are shown in figure 8, together with the opening and closing share prices.

 

Figure 8. Non-recurring equity derivative instruments                                 
                3Q16                    3Q17                    9M16                    9M17  

Share price at the start of the period (Euro)

    117.60          96.71          114.40          100.55  

Share price at the end of the period (Euro)

    116.60          101.30          116.60          101.30  

Number of equity derivative instruments at the end of the period (millions)

    38.1          45.5          38.1          45.5  
                
                
Figure 9. Income tax expense (million USD)                                 
    3Q16        3Q17        9M16        9M17  

Income tax expense

    225          1 494          1 059          2 487  

Effective tax rate

    19.2%          42.1%          37.4%          31.1%  

Normalized effective tax rate

    11.7%          16.7%          18.2%          19.1%  

The normalized effective tax rate reached 16.7% in 3Q17 compared to 11.7% in 3Q16.

The effective tax rate was 42.1% in 3Q17 compared to 19.2% in 3Q16. The increase results from Ambev and certain of its subsidiaries joining the Brazilian Tax Regularization Program in September 2017 whereby Ambev committed to pay some tax contingencies that were under dispute, totaling 3.5 billion BRL (1.1 billion USD), with 1.0 billion BRL (0.3 billion USD) to be paid this year. The remaining amount is payable in 145 monthly installments beginning in January 2018, plus interest. Within these contingencies, a dispute related to presumed taxation at Ambev’s subsidiary CRBs was not provided for until 3Q17 as the loss was previously assessed as possible. The total amount recognized as non-recurring is 3.1 billion BRL (1.0 billion USD) of which 3.0 billion BRL (0.9 billion USD) is reported as income tax and 141 million BRL (44 million USD) is reported as net finance cost.

 

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Figure 10. Normalized Profit attribution to equity holders of AB InBev (million USD)                                 
                3Q16                    3Q17                    9M16                    9M17  

Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev

    557          2 055          842          4 963  

Non-recurring items, after taxes, attributable to equity holders of AB InBev

    128          704          246          944  

Non-recurring finance (income)/cost, after taxes, attributable to equity holders of AB InBev

    678          - 177          2 846          34  

Discontinued operations results

    -          -          -          - 28  

Normalized profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev

    1 363          2 582          3 934          5 913  

 

Normalized and Basic EPS

 

                
Figure 11. Earnings per share (USD)                                 
    3Q16        3Q17        9M16        9M17  

Basic earnings per share

    0.34          1.04          0.51          2.52  

Non-recurring items, after taxes, attributable to equity holder of AB InBev, per share

    0.08          0.36          0.15          0.48  
Non-recurring finance (income)/cost, after taxes, attributable to equity holders of AB InBev, per share     0.41          -0.09          1.73          0.02  

Discontinued operations results, per share

    -          -          -          -0.01  

Normalized earnings per share

    0.83          1.31          2.40          3.00  

Normalized earnings per share (EPS) increased from 0.83 USD in 3Q16 to 1.31 USD in 3Q17, primarily driven by the increase in profit and partially offset by a higher number of shares.

Basic earnings per share increased from 0.34 USD in 3Q16 to 1.04 USD in 3Q17. The 3Q17 basic earnings per share is negatively impacted by the non-recurring taxes accrued by Ambev when it joined the Brazilian Tax Regularization Program. The 3Q16 basic earnings per share were negatively impacted by losses on hedges related to the SAB combination that did not qualify for hedge accounting.

 

Figure 12. Key components - Normalized Earnings per share in USD                    
                3Q16                    3Q17                    9M16                    9M17  

Normalized EBIT

    1.96          2.85          5.56          7.76  

Mark-to-market (Hedging of our share-based payment programs)

    -0.04          0.14          0.15          0.06  

Pre-funding of SAB transaction

    -0.28          -          -0.74          -  

Net finance cost

    -0.42          -0.83          -1.34          -2.65  

Income tax expense

    -0.14          -0.36          -0.66          -0.99  

Associates & non-controlling interest

    -0.25          -0.23          -0.57          -0.58  

Share dilution

    -          -0.26          -          -0.60  

Normalized EPS

    0.83          1.31          2.40          3.00  

Note: 9M16 and 9M17 before dilution calculated based upon weighted average number of shares per 9M16 of 1 641 million shares.

EPS after dilution based upon weighted average number of shares per 9M17 of 1 970 million shares.

Reconciliation between profit attributable to equity holders and normalized EBITDA

 

Figure 13. Reconciliation of normalized EBITDA to profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev (million USD)                    
                3Q16                    3Q17                    9M16                    9M17  
    Reported                 Reported           

Profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev

    557          2 055          842          4 963  

Non-controlling interests

    394          89          938          782  

Profit

    950          2 144          1 780          5 745  

Discontinued operations results

    -          -          -          - 28  

Profit from continuing operations

    950          2 144          1 780          5 716  

Income tax expense

    225          1 494          1 059          2 487  

Share of result of associates

    - 3          - 88          - 5          - 213  

Net finance (income)/cost

    1 226          1 135          3 171          4 255  

Non-recurring net finance (income)/cost

    678          - 177          2 846          34  

Non-recurring items above EBIT (incl. non-recurring impairment)

    138          173          276          460  

Normalized EBIT

    3 214          4 681          9 129          12 741  

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

    818          1 052          2 377          3 154  

Normalized EBITDA

    4 032          5 733          11 505          15 895  

Normalized EBITDA and normalized EBIT are measures utilized by AB InBev to demonstrate the company’s underlying performance.

 

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Normalized EBITDA is calculated excluding the following effects from profit attributable to equity holders of AB InBev: (i) non-controlling interest; (ii) discontinued operations results; (iii) income tax expense; (iv) share of results of associates; (v) net finance cost; (vi) non-recurring net finance cost; (vii) non-recurring items above EBIT (including non-recurring impairment); and (viii) 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.

 

INTERIM DIVIDEND

The AB InBev board has approved an interim dividend of 1.60 EUR per share for the fiscal year 2017.

 

     Ex-coupon date        Record Date        Payment Date  

Euronext: ABI

     14 November 2017          15 November 2017          16 November 2017  

MEXBOL: ANB

     14 November 2017          15 November 2017          16 November 2017  

JSE: ANH

     15 November 2017          17 November 2017          20 November 2017  

NYSE: BUD (ADR Program)

     14 November 2017          15 November 2017          07 December 2017  

Restricted Shares

     14 November 2017          15 November 2017          16 November 2017  

 

RECENT EVENTS

1. Extension of 9.0 billion USD revolving credit facility

We extended our 9.0 billion USD revolving credit facility by two years, effective on 3 October 2017. The new maturity date of the facility is 30 August 2022.

2. Completion of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa disposal

On 4 October 2017, we announced that the transition of our 54.5% equity stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (Pty) Ltd (“CCBA”) for 3.15 billion USD, after customary adjustments, as announced on 21 December 2016, has now been completed.

CCBA, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Africa, was formed in 2016 through the combination of the African non-alcohol ready-to-drink bottling interests of former SABMiller plc, The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments. It includes the countries of South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Ghana, Mayotte, and Comoros.

Following completion, CCBA will remain subject to the agreement reached with the South African Government and the South African Competition Authorities on several conditions, all of which were previously announced.

In addition, the companies continue to work towards finalizing the terms and conditions of the agreement for The Coca-Cola Company to acquire our interest in, or the bottling operations of, our businesses in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, El Salvador, and Honduras. These transactions are subject to the relevant regulatory and shareholder approvals in the different jurisdictions.

 

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3. Early redemption of notes

On 11 October 2017, we announced that we are exercising our respective options to redeem in full the entire outstanding principal amount of the following series of notes on 10 November 2017:

 

Issuer   Title of series of notes  

Aggregate principal amount

(Million USD)

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance

  1.25% Notes due 2018   1 000

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide

  6.50% Notes due 2018   627

Anheuser-Busch Companies

  4.50% Notes due 2018   200

Anheuser-Busch Companies

  5.50% Notes due 2018   500

ABI SAB Group Holding Limited

  6.50% Notes due 2018   73

The total principal amount of the notes that will be retired is approximately 2.4 billion USD and the redemption of the notes will be financed with cash.

 

    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.

All references per hectoliter (per hl) exclude US non-beer activities. To eliminate the effect of geography mix, i.e. the impact of stronger volume growth coming from countries with lower revenue per hl, and lower Cost of Sales per hl, we are also presenting, where specified, organic growth per hectoliter figures on a constant geographic basis. When we make estimations on a constant geographic basis, we assume each country in which we operate accounts for the same percentage of our global volume as in the same period of the previous year.

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. The results of the CEE business are presented as “discontinued operations result” until their disposal on 31 March 2017. Values in the figures and annexes may not add up, due to rounding.

Given the transformational nature of the transaction with SAB that closed on 10 October 2016, and to facilitate the understanding of AB InBev’s underlying performance, AB InBev has updated its 3Q16 and 9M16 segment reporting for purposes of this results announcement and internal review by senior management. This presentation (referred to as the “Reference Base”) includes, for comparative purposes, the results of the SAB business as if the combination had taken place at the beginning of 4Q15, but excluding the results of (i) those business sold since the combination was completed, including the joint venture stakes in MillerCoors and CR Snow, and the sale of the Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime brands and associated businesses in Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and internationally and (ii) the Central and Eastern Europe business and the stake in Distell. The changes, effective 1 October 2016, include the former SAB geographies. Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Honduras and El Salvador are reported together with Mexico as Latin America West, Panama is reported within Latin America North, Africa is reported together with Europe as EMEA, and Australia, India and Vietnam are reported within APAC.

3Q17 and 9M17 EPS is based upon a weighted average of 1 970 million shares compared to a weighted average of 1 641 million shares for 3Q16 and 9M16.

 

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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 SAB 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 SAB, 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 2017. 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 or SAB have 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 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 2016 Reference Base information is based in part on certain assumptions that AB InBev believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The 2016 Reference Base information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect the results of operations or the financial position of the combined former AB InBev and SAB groups that would have resulted had the combination occurred on 8 October 2015, or project the results of operations or financial position of the combined group for any future date or period. The 2016 Reference Base information is not pro forma financial information, and has not been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It is therefore not consistent in terms of content and presentation with pro forma financial information that has been or will be included in reports filed under Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

The third quarter 2017 (3Q17) and nine months (9M17) financial data set out in Figure 1 (except for the volume information), Figures 3 to 5, 7, 9 to 11 and 13 of this press release have been extracted from the group’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of and for the nine months ended 30 September 2017, which have been reviewed by our statutory auditors Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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 prepared 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 12 have been extracted from the underlying accounting records as of and for the nine months ended 30 September 2017 (except for the volume information).

 

    CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

Investor Conference call and Webcast on Thursday, 26 October 2017:

3.00pm Brussels / 2.00pm London / 9.00am New York

Registration details

Webcast (listen-only mode)

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    Peter Dercon

    Tel: +32 (0)16 276 823

    E-mail: peter.dercon@ab-inbev.com

  

 

Lauren Abbott

Tel: +1-212-573-9287

E-mail: lauren.abbott@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®, Chernigivske®, Cristal®, Harbin®, Jupiler®, Klinskoye®, Michelob Ultra®, Modelo Especial®, Quilmes®, Victoria®, Sedrin®, Sibirskaya Korona® 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 200 000 employees based in more than 50 countries worldwide. For 2016, AB InBev’s reported revenue was 45.5 billion USD (excluding JVs and associates).

 

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Annex 1                           
AB InBev Worldwide   3Q16        Scope        Currency        Organic        3Q17        Organic  
    Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    162 944          100          -          -2 000          161 045          -1.2%  

                                 of which AB InBev own beer

    134 913          - 200          -          -1 987          132 725          -1.5%  

Revenue

    14 210          - 121          151          500          14 740          3.6%  

Cost of sales

    -5 698          98          - 50          105          -5 546          1.9%  

Gross profit

    8 511          -22          100          604          9 194          7.1%  

SG&A

    -4 716          - 35          - 63          162          -4 652          3.4%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    200          7          3          - 71          139          -34.4%  

Normalized EBIT

    3 995          - 50          41          695          4 681          17.6%  

Normalized EBITDA

    5 039          - 49          52          691          5 733          13.8%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    35.5%                         38.9%          353 bps  

    

                          
North America   3Q16        Scope        Currency        Organic        3Q17        Organic  
  Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    31 912          137        -          -1 939          30 109          -6.1%  

Revenue

    4 287          43          16          - 226          4 120          -5.3%  

Cost of sales

    -1 579          - 26          - 5          110          -1 500          7.0%  

Gross profit

    2 709          16          11          - 116          2 621          -4.3%  

SG&A

    -1 183          - 15          - 6          90          -1 115          7.6%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    10          -          -          - 7          3          -72.4%  

Normalized EBIT

    1 536          1          5          - 34          1 508          -2.2%  

Normalized EBITDA

    1 741          3          6          - 25          1 724          -1.4%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    40.6%                         41.8%          164 bps  

    

                          
Latin America West   3Q16        Scope        Currency        Organic        3Q17        Organic  
    Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    27 152          - 21          -          881          28 012          3.2%  

Revenue

    2 161          -          47          193          2 400          8.9%  

Cost of sales

    - 642          -          -14          4          - 652          0.6%  

Gross profit

    1 518          1          33          196          1 748          12.9%  

SG&A

    - 705          - 11          -17          - 30          - 764          -4.2%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    22          6          1          - 33          - 3          -  

Normalized EBIT

    835          - 5          17          133          981          16.1%  

Normalized EBITDA

    991          - 4          21          129          1 137          13.1%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    45.9%                         47.4%          173 bps  

    

                          
Latin America North   3Q16        Scope        Currency        Organic        3Q17        Organic  
    Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    28 947          6          -          -1 010          27 943          -3.5%  

Revenue

    2 081          - 1          29          167          2 276          8.0%  

Cost of sales

    - 881          -        - 9          - 25          - 916          -2.8%  

Gross profit

    1 198          -          20          142          1 360          11.8%  

SG&A

    - 715          - 14          - 11          4          - 736          0.5%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    95          - 1          - 1          - 20          74          -20.8%  

Normalized EBIT

    579          - 14          8          126          698          22.2%  

Normalized EBITDA

    782          - 14          10          128          906          16.7%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    37.6%                         39.8%          298 bps  

 

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Latin America South   3Q16        Scope        Currency        Organic        3Q17        Organic  
    Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    7 478          -          -          333          7 811          4.5%  

Revenue

    677          -          - 62          150          764          22.1%  

Cost of sales

    - 225          - 1          22          - 83          - 287          -36.9%  

Gross profit

    451          -          - 40          67          478          14.8%  

SG&A

    - 173          -          15          - 17          - 175          -10.1%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    7          -          -          - 4          2          -64.4%  

Normalized EBIT

    287          - 2          - 25          45          305          15.8%  

Normalized EBITDA

    332          - 1          - 30          57          359          17.3%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    49.1%                         46.9%          -193 bps  

    

                          
EMEA   3Q16        Scope        Currency        Organic        3Q17        Organic  
    Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    35 898          240          -          - 310          35 828          -0.9%  

                                 of which AB InBev own beer

    22 545          244          -          - 114          22 675          -0.5%  

Revenue

    2 648          - 5          114          119          2 876          4.5%  

Cost of sales

    -1 213          - 10          - 43          16          -1 250          1.3%  

Gross profit

    1 435          - 14          70          135          1 626          9.5%  

SG&A

    - 857          5          - 39          - 14          - 905          -1.7%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    8          -          -          25          33          -  

Normalized EBIT

    586          - 9          32          146          755          25.4%  

Normalized EBITDA

    778          - 8          38          160          969          20.8%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    29.4%                         33.7%          454 bps  

    

                          
Asia Pacific   3Q16        Scope        Currency        Organic        3Q17        Organic  
    Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    31 103          - 91          -          24          31 037          0.1%  

Revenue

    2 107          11          7          97          2 221          4.6%  

Cost of sales

    - 911          - 10          - 2          53          - 870          5.8%  

Gross profit

    1 196          1          4          150          1 351          12.5%  

SG&A

    - 747          - 15          1          2          - 759          0.3%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    41          -          1          - 22          20          -52.3%  

Normalized EBIT

    490          - 14          6          130          612          27.3%  

Normalized EBITDA

    668          - 15          8          95          755          14.4%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    31.7%                         34.0%          293 bps  

    

                          
Global Export and Holding   3Q16        Scope        Currency        Organic        3Q17        Organic  
Companies   Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    455          - 172          -          21          304          7.4%  

Revenue

    249          - 169          -          1          81          0.9%  

Cost of sales

    - 246          144          2          30          - 70          29.7%  

Gross profit

    2          - 24          2          31          10          -  

SG&A

    - 338          17          - 6          129          - 198          41.8%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    18          -          2          - 11          10          -59.1%  

Normalized EBIT

    - 317          - 8          - 2          149          - 178          47.8%  

Normalized EBITDA

    - 256          - 8          -          147          - 117          58.7%  

 

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    9M16        Scope        Currency        Organic        9M17        Organic  
AB InBev Worldwide   Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    456 441          11 339          -          -1 185          466 595          -0.3%  

                                 of which AB InBev own beer

    381 022          - 527          -          442          380 938          0.1%  

Revenue

    39 736          88          429          1 590          41 844          4.1%  

Cost of sales

    -15 764          24          - 175          - 304          -16 220          -2.0%  

Gross profit

    23 973          111          254          1 286          25 624          5.4%  

SG&A

    -13 291          - 252          - 156          268          -13 431          2.0%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    692          - 61          19          - 102          547          -16.2%  

Normalized EBIT

    11 374          - 203          117          1 452          12 741          13.0%  

Normalized EBITDA

    14 385          - 151          148          1 513          15 895          10.7%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    36.2%                         38.0%          230 bps  
                          
North America   9M16        Scope        Currency        Organic        9M17        Organic  
  Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    90 351          348          -          -3 433          87 265          -3.8%  

Revenue

    12 082          119          3          - 298          11 906          -2.5%  

Cost of sales

    -4 481          - 77          - 1          172          -4 387          3.8%  

Gross profit

    7 601          42          2          - 126          7 520          -1.7%  

SG&A

    -3 383          - 46          - 1          141          -3 289          4.2%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    41          -          -          - 19          22          -46.4%  

Normalized EBIT

    4 259          - 3          1          - 4          4 253          -0.1%  

Normalized EBITDA

    4 857          1          1          13          4 873          0.3%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    40.2%                         40.9%          113 bps  
                          
Latin America West   9M16        Scope        Currency        Organic        9M17        Organic  
    Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    79 686          - 71          -          1 585          81 200          2.0%  

Revenue

    6 284          - 1          - 58          435          6 660          6.9%  

Cost of sales

    -1 841          - 1          23          - 59          -1 878          -3.2%  

Gross profit

    4 443          - 1          - 35          376          4 782          8.5%  

SG&A

    -2 119          - 36          24          - 6          -2 136          -0.3%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    100          - 60          - 1          - 9          31          -21.5%  

Normalized EBIT

    2 424          - 97          - 12          362          2 677          15.5%  

Normalized EBITDA

    2 894          - 95          - 17          353          3 135          12.6%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    46.1%                         47.1%          238 bps  
                          
Latin America North   9M16        Scope        Currency        Organic        9M17        Organic  
    Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    85 869          1          -          -1 377          84 493          -1.6%  

Revenue

    5 901          -          570          171          6 641          2.9%  

Cost of sales

    -2 267          -          - 235          - 235          -2 736          -10.4%  

Gross profit

    3 634          -          335          - 65          3 905          -1.8%  

SG&A

    -1 938          - 32          - 192          16          -2 146          0.8%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    286          - 1          23          - 76          232          -26.7%  

Normalized EBIT

    1 983          - 34          166          - 125          1 990          -6.4%  

Normalized EBITDA

    2 543          - 34          220          - 124          2 605          -4.9%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    43.1%                         39.2%          -323 bps  

 

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Latin America South   9M16        Scope        Currency        Organic        9M17        Organic  
    Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    22 297          -        -        1 333          23 630          6.0%  

Revenue

    1 908          -        - 148          527          2 287          27.6%  

Cost of sales

    - 639          -        48          - 262          - 853          -41.0%  

Gross profit

    1 268          1          - 100          265          1 434          20.9%  

SG&A

    - 495          - 3          39          - 109          - 569          -22.0%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    10          - 1          -        -4          5          -47.5%  

Normalized EBIT

    784          - 4          - 62          151          870          19.4%  

Normalized EBITDA

    917          - 4          - 72          183          1 025          20.1%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    48.1%                         44.8%          -284 bps  

    

                          
EMEA   9M16        Scope        Currency        Organic        9M17        Organic  
  Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    93 617          11 681          -        156          105 454          0.2%  

                                 of which AB InBev own beer

    63 621          708          -        947          65 277          1.5%  

Revenue

    6 789          657          137          438          8 022          6.5%  

Cost of sales

    -3 061          - 473          - 52          - 70          -3 656          -2.3%  

Gross profit

    3 729          183          85          369          4 366          10.0%  

SG&A

    -2 283          - 178          - 57          - 87          -2 605          -3.8%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    14          1          3          57          75          -

Normalized EBIT

    1 460          6          31          339          1 836          23.6%  

Normalized EBITDA

    1 987          62          36          373          2 458          19.0%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    29.3%                         30.6%          340 bps  

    

                          
Asia Pacific   9M16        Scope        Currency        Organic        9M17        Organic  
    Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    83 265          - 111          -        450          83 605          0.5%  

Revenue

    5 765          39          - 74          348          6 077          6.0%  

Cost of sales

    -2 597          - 33          42          88          -2 500          3.4%  

Gross profit

    3 168          5          - 32          436          3 577          13.8%  

SG&A

    -2 029          - 33          31          23          -2 008          1.1%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    167          -        - 3          - 63          102          -37.4%  

Normalized EBIT

    1 306          - 27          - 4          397          1 671          31.0%  

Normalized EBITDA

    1 849          - 35          - 17          370          2 167          20.2%  

Normalized EBITDA margin

    32.1%                         35.7%          425 bps  

    

                          
Global Export and Holding   9M16        Scope        Currency        Organic        9M17        Organic  
Companies   Reference Base                 translation        growth                 growth  

Total volumes (thousand hls)

    1 357          - 509          -        101          948          11.9%  

Revenue

    1 006          - 724          -        - 30          251          -10.8%  

Cost of sales

    - 877          606          -        60          - 210          22.3%  

Gross profit

    129          - 118          -        30          41          -

SG&A

    -1 043          75          -        290          - 678          30.6%  

Other operating income/(expenses)

    73          - 1          - 3          12          81          16.8%  

Normalized EBIT

    - 841          - 44          - 3          332          - 555          38.4%  

Normalized EBITDA

    - 663          - 45          - 3          344          - 367          50.0%  

 

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