JT Group
2023 First-Quarter Results
Nobuya Kato
JT Group Chief Financial Officer
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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Risks, uncertainties or other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement include, without limitation:
- increase in awareness of health concerns related to smoking;
- regulatory developments; including, without limitation, tax increases and restrictions on sales, marketing, packaging, labeling and use of tobacco products, privately imposed restrictions and governmental investigations;
- litigation around the world alleging adverse health and financial effects resulting from, or relating to, tobacco products;
- our ability to further diversify our business beyond the traditional tobacco industry;
- our ability to successfully expand internationally and make investments outside Japan;
- competition, changing consumer preferences and behavior;
- our ability to manage impacts derived from business diversification or business expansion;
- economic, regulatory and political changes, such as nationalization, terrorism, wars and civil unrest, in countries in which we operate;
- fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and the costs of raw materials; and
- catastrophes, including natural disasters.
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2023 First-Quarter Consolidated Results
(JPY BN) | 2023 | vs. 2022 |
Jan-Mar | ||
Reported | ||
Revenue | 665.3 | +14.4% |
AOP | 223.4 | +14.6% |
Operating profit | 206.4 | +15.7% |
Profit | 144.7 | +16.6% |
Note: The results for fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 on a reported basis have been adjusted to include the impact of hyperinflationary accounting in accordance with the requirements stipulated in IAS 29. The results for fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 on a constant FX basis have been calculated to exclude amounts of revenue and profit that have increased due to hyperinflation in certain markets.
Core revenue at constant FX: +6.2%
Adjusted operating profit (AOP) at constant FX: +5.1%
- Positive pricing contributions in the tobacco business
Revenue on a reported basis
- Increase driven by top-line growth in the tobacco and pharmaceutical businesses
- Favorable FX impact due to weak JPY in the tobacco business
AOP on a reported basis and Operating profit
- Growth fueled by all businesses
- Favorable FX impact due to weak JPY in the tobacco business
Profit
- Increase fueled by operating profit growth and lower corporate income tax offsetting higher financing costs
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Tobacco Business: Volume Performance
(BnU) | 2023 | vs. 2022 |
Jan-Mar | ||
Total volume | 130.2 | +1.3% |
Combustibles volume | 128.2 | +1.2% |
RRP volume | 2.0 | +3.0% |
Total volume
- Continued combustibles favorable momentum in EMA
- On-goingRRP volume growth
(-) Industry volume decline in several key markets
Combustibles
- Segment share gains in Japan
- Higher industry volume in Turkey
- Recovery in Global Travel Retail and strong momentum in emerging markets
(-) Industry volume contraction in the U.K.
RRP
(+) HTS* segment share gains in Japan
*heated tobacco sticks
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Tobacco Business: Financial Results & Drivers
(JPY BN) | 2023 | vs. 2022 |
Jan-Mar | ||
Core revenue | 579.1 | +15.3% |
at constant FX | 533.6 | +6.3% |
AOP | 225.1 | +14.1% |
at constant FX | 206.5 | +4.6% |
Note: The results for fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 on a reported basis have been adjusted to include the impact of hyperinflationary accounting in accordance with the requirements stipulated in IAS
29. The results for fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 on a constant FX basis have been calculated to exclude amounts of revenue and profit that have increased due to hyperinflation in certain markets.
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Core revenue
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Pricing benefits in multiple markets, including Russia and the U.K. (-) Negative volume contribution due to lower market mix
(-) Continued downtrading in several markets including Japan
AOP
(+) Top-line growth
(-) Higher input costs within the supply chain
FX impacts
(+) Positive FX impact due to weaker JPY
Roadmap of AOP variance (JPY BN)
225.1 | ||||||
32.4 | -20.3 | 206.5 | 18.6 | |||
197.3 | ||||||
-3.0 | ||||||
2022 | Volume | Price/Mix | Others | 2023 | FX | 2023 |
Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | ||||
At constant | ||||||
FX | 5 |
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