By InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Soft drink maker, Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc said on Wednesday its profit before tax (PBT) for the first quarter (Q1) period  ended April to June declined 9.53 percent to N2.447 billion from N2.705 billion recorded a year earlier.

Profit after tax (PAT) fell 9.52 percent to N1.958 billion from N2.164 billion in the same period of 2014.

Revenue for the period ended April to June of the Nigeria’s soft drink maker however, rose slightly to N23.148 billion from N21.032 billion reported the corresponding period of 2014, the company said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).