BAT revenue and profit decline for fourth straight year in FY19

TheStar Thu, Feb 20, 2020 05:55pm - 4 years View Original


KUALA LUMPUR: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (M) BHD (BAT) reported its fourth straight years of declining revenue and profits, as rampant illegal cigarette trade continued to gain market share at the expense of legal players.

Full year ended Dec 31, 2019 (FY19) net profit slumped 27% to RM343.8mil, or RM1.21 a share compared with RM470.7mil, or RM1.64 see a share made a year earlier.

Revenue fell 11% to RM2.5bil, the company said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia today.

The weak results, BAT said were mainly attributed to lower cigarette sales volume as a result of significant legal market contraction, smokers switch to cheaper brands, as well as the absence of one-off factors reported in the previous year.

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