New finance boss for British American Tobacco in hazy climate

  • 📰 BDliveSA
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 33 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 63%

Business News News

Business Business Latest News,Business Business Headlines

The latest move came as the company reported full-year sales in line with analysts’ expectations

but failed to stem investors’ concerns about its outlook. BAT says it is confident in its ability to manage proposals by the US Food and Drug Administration to restrict sales of flavoured e-cigarettes and ban menthol cigarettes.

The company also pushed back a target for revenue of £5bn from next-generation products to 2023/2024 from 2023. "The market grew a little slower in Japan last year so we pulled back on our target for this year, but the good news is that the market has started growing there again," Stevens said. As Jack Bowles prepares to succeed Durante as CEO, BAT has refocused investments in cigarette alternatives to counter tightening regulation and growing competition from the likes of Philip Morris’s IQOS and industry upstart Juul Labs.Revenue from heating products, which do not actually burn tobacco, nearly doubled in 2018.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 12. in BUSİNESS

Business Business Latest News, Business Business Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Gauteng companies seek new business in JapanThe delegation to Asia’s largest food and drink exhibition, FoodEx, will include Blue Shirt bakery.
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »