2023-05-21 13:00:12
Imperial Brands has obtained an attributable net profit of 1,094 million pounds (1,259 million euros) in its first fiscal semester (between October 2022 and March of this year), which represents an improvement of 9.9% compared to the same preceding semester.
The operating profit of the British company reached 1,534 million pounds (1,765 million euros), 27.7% more.
Likewise, the income of Imperial Brands in the period as a whole totaled 15,411 million pounds (17,730 million euros), 0.3% more year-on-year, while the company’s net debt fell by 4.9% , up to 10,239 million pounds (11,779 million euros).
Of these revenues, 10,209 million pounds (11,745 million euros) came from the sale of tobacco and new generation products (NGP) and the other 5,202 million pounds (5,985 million euros) were obtained from distribution itself.
In Spain, the multinational has indicated that the size of the tobacco market fell by 0.9% year-on-year, with price rises per pack. The market share grew by 15 basis points to stand at 28.3%. Spain reported to Imperial Brands 4% of its income.
In the rest of Europe, the market share in the United Kingdom and Germany fell by 75 and 80 basis points, respectively, to 41.1% and 18.3%. Great Britain and Germany accounted for 7% and 13% of the group’s turnover.
As for the costs, those of the marketed products amounted to 12,326 million pounds (14,180 million euros), 2.4% less, while the headings of distribution, advertising, sales, administrative expenses and other items totaled 1,551 million pounds (1,784 million euros), 1% more.
“The performance of the business in the first half of 2023 has been resilient, despite the temporary contraction in sales volume compared to a solid previous period,” said the president of Imperial Brands, Stefan Bomhard. “As we expected, this reflects a return to pre-pandemic consumption patterns, as well as our departure from Russia last year,” he added.
Imperial Brands has increased the dividend by 1.5% to 43.18 pence (50 cents) per share and says they are “on track” to complete the ongoing $1 billion share buyback program by September pounds (1,150 million euros).
Likewise, the company affirms that it foresees for the whole year a slight positive growth in revenues from tobacco and NGP sales due to the rise in unit prices and cost containment. These “tailwinds” will be partially offset, according to the firm, by inflation, increased investment in NGP and the impact of exiting the Russian market.
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