By Yifan Wang

Kweichow Moutai Co. said late Friday that third-quarter net profit rose 12% from a year earlier, thanks to steady sales growth.

The Chinese liquor maker posted net profit of 12.61 billion yuan ($1.97 billion) for the July-to-September period.

Revenue rose 9.9% to CNY25.55 billion.

Write to Yifan Wang at yifan.wang@wsj.com

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10-24-21 2054ET