Heineken N.V. reports on 2024 first-quarter trading
- Revenue increased by 7.2% to €8,184 million.
- Net revenue (beia) organic growth was 9.4%.
- Beer volume organic growth reached 4.7%.
- Premium beer volume grew by 7.3%.
- Heineken® volume surged by 12.9% globally.
- Gross merchandise value captured via eB2B platforms increased by 17%.
- CEO emphasized positive growth in all regions, premiumization, and sustainability initiatives.
- Operating profit (beia) expected to grow organically low- to high-single-digit for the full year.
- None.
Amsterdam, 24 April 2024 – Heineken N.V. (EURONEXT: HEIA; OTCQX: HEINY) publishes its trading update for the first quarter of 2024.
| Key Highlights | ||
- Revenue
€8,184 million , up7.2% - Net revenue (beia) organic growth
9.4% ; per hectolitre4.9% - Beer volume organic growth
4.7% - Premium beer volume organic growth
7.3% - Heineken® volume growth
12.9% - Gross merchandise value captured via eB2B platforms +
17% - Outlook for the full year unchanged; operating profit (beia) expected to grow organically low- to high-single-digit.
| CEO Statement | ||
Dolf van den Brink, Chairman of the Executive Board / CEO, commented:
"As we maintained focus on our EverGreen priorities, we had an encouraging start to 2024. All regions grew volume and net revenue, and we continued to see a sequential improvement in the performance of the business, growing in line or ahead of the category in the majority of our markets. This quarter was boosted by an earlier Easter and cycling negative one-off effects from last year. Top-line delivery was well-balanced between volume and value as more markets returned to volume growth and our underlying premiumisation trends remained strong.
Heineken® accelerated its growth to
We continue to see the economic environment as challenging and uncertain, and will remain agile and focused. We will continue to invest behind our brands, innovations, commercial capabilities and route-to-consumer. Our full year expectations remain unchanged."
| Driving Superior Growth | ||
Throughout this report figures refer to quarterly performance unless otherwise indicated.
Revenue in the first quarter was
Currency translation reduced net revenue (beia) by
| IFRS Measures | € million | Total growth | BEIA Measures1 | € million | Organic growth | |
| Revenue | 8,184 | | Revenue (beia) | 8,184 | | |
| Net revenue | 6,847 | | Net revenue (beia) | 6,847 | |
1. Consolidated figures are used throughout this report, unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the Glossary for an explanation of non-GAAP measures and other terms. Page 5 includes a reconciliation versus IFRS metrics. These non-GAAP measures are included in internal management reports that are reviewed by the Executive Board of HEINEKEN, as management believes that this measurement is the most relevant in evaluating the results and in performance management.
Beer volume increased
| Beer volume | |||||
| (in mhl or %) | 1Q23 | 1Q24 | Organic growth | ||
| Heineken N.V. | 54.8 | 55.4 | | ||
| Africa & Middle East | 9.0 | 7.4 | | ||
| Americas | 20.3 | 21.4 | | ||
| Asia Pacific | 10.3 | 11.3 | | ||
| Europe | 15.2 | 15.3 | |
Driving premiumisation at scale, led by Heineken®
Premium beer volume grew by
Heineken® grew volume by
| Heineken® volume | ||||
| (in mhl or %) | 1Q23 | 1Q24 | Organic growth | |
| Heineken N.V. | 12.2 | 13.8 | | |
| Africa & Middle East | 1.3 | 1.3 | - | |
| Americas | 5.4 | 6.0 | | |
| Asia Pacific | 2.3 | 3.2 | | |
| Europe | 3.1 | 3.2 | |
Build a future-fit digital route-to-consumer
We continued to expand our business-to-business digital (eB2B) platforms. In the first quarter our platforms captured
| Business Outlook | ||
We continue to see the economic environment as challenging and uncertain, and will remain agile and focused on strengthening our business in line with our EverGreen strategy. Despite the solid start to the year, we cannot extrapolate the reported top-line growth to the rest of the year. As planned, we will increase our investment behind our brands, innovations, commercial capabilities and route-to-consumer. All in all, we continue to expect operating profit (beia) to grow organically by a low- to high-single-digit and net profit (beia) organic growth lower than the operating profit (beia) organic growth.
| Enquiries | ||
| Media | Investors | |
| Joris Evers | José Federico Castillo Martinez | |
| Director of Global Communication | Director of Investor Relations | |
| Michael Fuchs | Mark Matthews / Chris Steyn | |
| Corporate & Financial Communication Manager | Investor Relations Manager / Senior Analyst | |
| E-mail: pressoffice@heineken.com | E-mail: investors@heineken.com | |
| Tel: +31-20-5239355 | Tel: +31-20-5239590 |
| Conference Call Details | ||
HEINEKEN will host an analyst and investor conference call with Harold van den Broek, Chief Financial Officer, in relation to its First Quarter 2024 Trading Update at 14:00 CET/13:00 GMT. The call will be audio cast live via the company’s website: www.theheinekencompany.com. An audio replay service will also be made available after the conference call at the above web address. Analysts and investors can dial-in using the following telephone numbers:
United Kingdom: +44 203 936 2999
Netherlands: +31 85 888 7233
United States: +1 646 787 9445
All other locations: +44 203 936 2999
For the full list of dial in numbers, please refer to the following link: Global Dial-In Numbers
Participation password for all countries: 655905
Editorial information
HEINEKEN is the world's most international brewer. It is the leading developer and marketer of premium and non-alcoholic beer and cider brands. Led by the Heineken® brand, the Group has a portfolio of more than 350 international, regional, local and specialty beers and ciders. With HEINEKEN’s over 90,000 employees, we brew the joy of true togetherness to inspire a better world. Our dream is to shape the future of beer and beyond to win the hearts of consumers. We are committed to innovation, long-term brand investment, disciplined sales execution and focused cost management. Through "Brew a Better World", sustainability is embedded in the business. HEINEKEN has a well-balanced geographic footprint with leadership positions in both developed and developing markets. We operate breweries, malteries, cider plants and other production facilities in more than 70 countries. Most recent information is available on our Company's website and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
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