Carlsberg CEO: We are adjusting the number of employees, but will not disclose specific details

Carlsberg CEO: The average alcohol consumption of consumers has slightly decreased, but they are willing to pay higher prices for products. The sales growth of our premium products has outpaced other categories

Huaxi Securities: Maintains "Buy" rating on CBC, actively expanding the second development curve beyond beer

Huaxi Securities maintains a "Buy" rating on CBC, pointing out that its net profit attributable to the parent company in the first half of the year was 865 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.03%. Despite the overall weakness in the beer industry, the company's sales performance exceeded the industry average, actively expanding new products and channels, including the launch of non-beer beverages. It is expected to achieve good development by leveraging the existing channel foundation. The closing price on August 15 was 55.26 yuan per share, with a PE ratio of 23/22/22 times

The three major A-share indices of Shanghai and Shenzhen opened lower by 0.2% to 0.3%, with some brokerage stocks softening and rare earth stocks showing mixed performance

The three major A-share indices opened lower by 0.2% to 0.3%. The People's Bank of China conducted a 238 billion yuan seven-day reverse repurchase operation, with the interest rate maintained at 1.4%. The central parity rate of the yuan against the US dollar was lowered by 34 points to 7.1371. Domestic bank stocks opened slightly higher, some brokerage stocks softened, and rare earth stocks showed mixed performance. Chongqing Brewery's net profit in the first half of the year decreased by 4.03%

Chongqing Brewery released its semi-annual performance, with a net profit attributable to shareholders of 865 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.03%

Chongqing Brewery released its half-year performance for 2025, with revenue of 8.839 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.24%; net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company was 865 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.03%; net profit excluding non-recurring items was 855 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 3.72%; basic earnings per share were 1.79 yuan. Sales volume was 1.8008 million kiloliters, a year-on-year increase of 0.95%