date:Aug 03, 2012
Beams overall sales for Q2 ending June 30 were $752.4m, with net income of $100.5m, against $702.7m in sales and net income of $328m, with the latter figure lent a $267.6m boost from discontinued operations.
For the six month to ending June 30, sales of $1.415bn rose from $1.375bn year-over-year.
Our strong top-line results were driven by our power brands and rising stars, led by Jim Beam, Makers Mark and Skinnygirl, and record quarterly sales from new products that improved our product mix,