Reported results - 2005
Segmental review - Interim

Segmental review

Six months ended 30 June 2005

 

Cigarette
volume
(bn)

Gross
turnover
(£m)

Net
turnover
(£m)

EBITA(1)
(£m)

Total profit
from
operations
(£m)

EBITA
margin(2)
(%)

UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

change (%)

-8.1

 

-5.1

 

-4.4

 

+0.1

 

-7.0

 

n/a

2005 H1

9.4

 

1,758

 

273

 

149

 

132

 

54.5

2004 H1

10.3

 

1,853

 

286

 

149

 

142

 

52.0

Europe : tobacco(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

change (%)

-3.7

 

+1.6

 

+1.6

 

-0.8

 

-14.0

 

n/a

2005 H1

21.3

 

903

 

218

 

97

 

81

 

37.3

2004 H1

22.1

 

889

 

215

 

98

 

95

 

38.0

Europe : distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

change (%)

n/a

 

-0.3

 

+0.9

 

-5.3

 

-15.8

 

n/a

2005 H1

n/a

 

950

 

539

 

30

 

25

 

5.6

2004 H1

n/a

 

953

 

534

 

32

 

30

 

6.0

Europe : total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

change (%)

-3.7

 

+0.6

 

+1.1

 

-1.9

 

-14.5

 

n/a

2005 H1

21.3

 

1,853

 

757

 

127

 

106

 

16.8

2004 H1

22.1

 

1,842

 

749

 

130

 

125

 

17.3

CIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

change (%)

+11.3

 

+23.2

 

+23.9

 

+55.4

 

+55.6

 

n/a

2005 H1

44.3

 

211

 

157

 

23

 

23

 

14.9

2004 H1

39.8

 

171

 

126

 

15

 

15

 

11.9

RoW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

change (%)

-1.0

 

+41.4

 

+2.7

 

-3.3

 

+19.3

 

n/a

2005 H1

7.1

 

124

 

61

 

15

 

15

 

24.5

2004 H1

7.1

 

88

 

60

 

15

 

12

 

26.1

Tobacco : total(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

change (%)

+3.5

 

-0.2

 

+3.3

 

+2.6

 

-4.7

 

n/a

2005 H1

82.1

 

2,996

 

709

 

284

 

251

 

37.8

2004 H1

79.3

 

3,001

 

687

 

277

 

264

 

38.0

Group : total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

change (%)

+3.5

 

-0.2

 

+2.3

 

+1.8

 

-5.9

 

n/a

2005 H1

82.1

 

3,946

 

1,248

 

314

 

276

 

25.2

2004 H1

79.3

 

3,954

 

1,221

 

309

 

294

 

25.3


(1)

Total profit from operations before amortisation of intangible assets and exceptional charges.

(2)

Total profit from operations before amortisation of intangible assets and exceptional charges expressed as a percentage of net turnover.

(3)

EBITA margin calculated after adding back inter-company sales to the distribution division of £43m (2004 H1: £43m) that are eliminated on consolidation.

Source : interim results 2005 news release