International Breweries Plc (IBPlc) reported a 12% growth in revenue for the nine months to the end of December 2017. Sales grew to ₦36.5bn from ₦32.7bn in the previous year.

Cost of sales rose 30% in the period to ₦22.86bn from ₦17.5bn, impacted by a 33% increase in net finance cost to ₦6.9bn. Administrative costs also weighed on the firm’s earnings, rising 117% to ₦4.5bn from ₦2bn in the preceding year.