Investing.com -- Here is a summary of regulatory releases from the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday, 27th November. Please refresh for updates.
Tobacco giant British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) said it’s “on track for a strong year”, with adjusted revenue growth and operating profit both in the upper half of their respective target ranges.
- Earnings per share are expected to rise by just under 10%, helped by a 120-basis point contribution from currency effects. That will reverse into a headwind of 200 basis points next year, it said.
- In a pre-close trading statement, the company also trimmed its forecasts for sales growth in its new-generation products, but was unfazed the U.S.'s recent crackdown on various new forms of nicotine consumption, saying: “We believe that the issues around vaping in the U.S. should lead to a better and stronger regulatory environment in which we are well placed to succeed.”
- It still expects U.S. consumption of tobacco to fall around 5.5% this year, and by 4%-6% next year, but has managed to keep its own sales declining at a slower rate. It has raised its market share in the U.S. by 30 basis points so far this year.
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