Net income jumped to 9.58 billion shillings (US$94 million) in the 12 months through June from 6.86 billion shillings a year earlier, the Nairobi, Kenya-based company said in a statement handed to reporters today (July 31). Revenue grew 6.1% to 64.4 billion shillings, it said.
EABL, as the company is known, is 50.03% owned by Diageo, the world's largest premium drinks maker which happens to make Guinness in Nigeria.