Reported results - 2006
Segmental review - Interim

Segmental review

Six months ended 30 June 2006

 

Cigarette
volume(1)
(bn)

Total sales
(£m)

Net
sales
(£m)

EBITA(2)
(£m)

Total profit
from
operations(3)
(£m)

EBITA
margin(4)
(%)

UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change (%)

-3.9

 

-0.2

 

+2.8

 

+1.4

 

+9.8

 

n/a

2006 H1

9.1

 

1,754

 

281

 

151

 

145

 

53.7

2005 H1

9.4

 

1,758

 

273

 

149

 

132

 

54.5

Europe : tobacco(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change (%)

+12.5

 

+4.9

 

+26.6

 

+2.1

 

+19.3

 

n/a

2006 H1

23.9

 

948

 

276

 

100

 

96

 

31.8

2005 H1

21.3

 

903

 

218

 

97

 

81

 

37.3

Europe : distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change (%)

n/a

 

-0.6

 

-5.2

 

+7.0

 

+17.4

 

n/a

2006 H1

n/a

 

944

 

511

 

32

 

30

 

6.3

2005 H1

n/a

 

950

 

539

 

30

 

25

 

5.6

Europe : total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change (%)

+12.5

 

+2.1

 

+4.0

 

+3.2

 

+18.8

 

n/a

2006 H1

23.9

 

1,892

 

787

 

132

 

126

 

16.7

2005 H1

21.3

 

1,853

 

757

 

127

 

106

 

16.8

CIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change (%)

+4.0

 

+18.7

 

+17.6

 

+51.8

 

+51.7

 

n/a

2006 H1

46.0

 

250

 

184

 

35

 

35

 

19.2

2005 H1

44.3

 

211

 

157

 

23

 

23

 

14.9

RoW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change (%)

-9.2

 

+5.7

 

-2.8

 

-66.8

 

-94.8

 

n/a

2006 H1

6.5

 

132

 

60

 

5

 

1

 

8.4

2005 H1

7.1

 

124

 

61

 

15

 

15

 

24.5

Tobacco : total(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change (%)

+4.1

 

+2.9

 

+12.9

 

+2.1

 

+10.5

 

n/a

2006 H1

85.5

 

3,084

 

801

 

291

 

277

 

34.7

2005 H1

82.1

 

2,996

 

709

 

284

 

251

 

37.8

Group : total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change (%)

+4.1

 

+2.1

 

+5.1

 

+2.6

 

+11.1

 

n/a

2006 H1

85.5

 

4,028

 

1,312

 

323

 

307

 

24.6

2005 H1

82.1

 

3,946

 

1,248

 

314

 

276

 

25.2


  1. Volumes exclude German singles. Including the sales of singles, Group cigarette volumes were 86.9bn (2005 H1 : 82.8bn) and Europe volumes were 25.3bn (2005 H1 : 22.0bn).
  2. Total profit from operations before amortisation of intangible assets and exceptional charges.
  3. After charging total amortisation of intangible assets of £10m (2005 H1 : £9m) and total net exceptional charges of £6m (2005 H1 : £29m).
  4. Total profit from operations before amortisation of intangible assets and exceptional charges expressed as a percentage of net sales.
  5. EBITA margin calculated after adding back inter-company sales to the distribution division of £36m (2005 H1 : £43m) that are eliminated on consolidation.

Source : interim results 2006 news release