C&C Group Pretax Profit Drops

reported an 8.7 percent decline in its pretax profit for the full year. The company's pretax profit for the year slipped to 106.1 million euros ($118.8 million), from EUR116.2 million in the year-ago period. Its revenue gained to EUR683.9 million from EUR620.2 million. C&C Group shares fell 1.84 percent to close at $11.57 yesterday.