May 8 (Reuters) - Brazilian brewer Ambev SA ( ABEV )
reported a higher-than-expected first quarter net profit of 3.80
billion reais ($748.86 million) on Wednesday, down 0.4% from a
year earlier as sales volumes only grew 0.1% over that period.
Analysts had expected a net profit of 3.44 billion reais,
according to Refinitiv data.
($1 = 5.0744 reais)