Arca Continental's Q4 core earnings edge down after FX drag

MEXICO CITY, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Mexican bottler Arca Continental AC.MX on Thursday posted a 4.5% fall in its core earnings for the last quarter of 2025, after revenues were dragged by a foreign exchange effect and exposure to the U.S. dollar.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for September to December landed at 13.55 billion pesos ($752.3 million), still slightly above analysts' forecasts of 13.06 billion pesos.

This brought net profit down 11.5% to 4.66 billion pesos, from revenues down 0.6% at 64.54 billion pesos compared to the same period in 2024.

Revenues were above the 63.25 billion pesos expected by analysts polled by LSEG, while net profit missed forecasts of 5.46 billion pesos.

"For the full year, we anticipate consolidated revenue growth in the mid single-digits year over year," company CEO Arturo Gutierrez added, noting the company planned to invest some 7% of its total sales.

For Mexico, Arca said it expected volumes to decline due to the impact of a health tax targeting sugary drinks that came into effect at the start of this year.

($1 = 18.0080 Mexican pesos at end-December)