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Your support makes all the difference.Guinness stout-to-Veuve Clicquot champagne producer Diageo will announce that revenue has broken the £10bn mark in its annual results this week.
Last year, Diageo fell just short of £10bn, but with rapid growth in emerging markets and Americans enjoying its spirits, sales growth will be around 8 per cent. Operating profit before exceptional, one-off costs, should be more than £3.1bn against nearly £2.3bn last year.
Analysts at Oriel Securities argued that the group's strength in countries that are already drowning in beer, tequila and whisky is impressive. In a note, Oriel said: "This ability to grow the core business in mature markets, where margins are predictably strong and currencies typically more stable, remains a salient attraction [to buy Diageo stock]."
Also reporting next week is commodities giant Glencore. Investors and analysts will be hoping for an update on its proposed megamerger with mining group Xstrata.
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