SAO PAULO (AP) _ Ambev SA (ABEV) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $273.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Sao Paulo-based company said it had profit of 2 cents.

The beverage company posted revenue of $2.85 billion in the period.

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