On June 18, Budweiser APAC fell 3.01% in regular trading, trading at HKD 6.45/share, with turnover of HKD 38.894 million. The decline comes as market expectations for beer consumption stimulus from the FIFA World Cup have cooled significantly since the tournament's opening.

Industry insiders note that approximately 70% of matches in the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup are concentrated between midnight and morning Beijing time, effectively breaking the traditional consumption chain of barbecue, beer, and late-night match viewing. The actual demand-pull effect should not be overestimated. The broader beer sector remained under pressure, with China Resources Beer down 1.81%, Tsingtao Brewery down 1.66%, and San Miguel HK down 0.83%.

Fundamentally, Budweiser APAC's China market sales have declined for two consecutive years. In Q1, China volume fell 1.5% with revenue declining 4.0% and normalized EBITDA dropping 10.9%, weighed down by increased channel investment and reduced other operating income. While the sequential decline has narrowed since H2 last year, analysts emphasize that beer sales volume remains the core metric for validating sector recovery, and sustained improvement is needed before confidence can be restored.

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