ULwesibili, Meyi 17, 2022, bekuwusuku olukhulu Ama-Imperial Brands njengoba zavela ngamandla ngemva kokusebenza kwesigamu sonyaka njengoba ukuthengiswa komkhiqizo wesizukulwane esilandelayo kusiza ukwenza umthamo ophansi kagwayi. Umdidiyeli weRizla uthe ujabule ngokusebenza kwayo engxenyeni yokuqala yonyaka wezimali, njengoba ikwazile ukukhuphula izabelo zayo zesikhashana nakuba inzuzo yehle kakhulu.
Ukulahlekelwa kuphinde kwatholwa ngabakwa- FTSE iqembu likagwayi, elenza iGauloises. Ugwayi waseNtshonalanga wawusenkingeni efanayo, futhi wabhekana nokulahlekelwa ebhizinisini lawo likagwayi we-elekthronikhi ngenkathi kukhula isidingo semikhiqizo kagwayi oshisayo nogwayi we-e. Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kuya ku-31 Mashi, ukubuyisela kukhule ngo-0.3% kuya ku-£ 3.5bn, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kuqhubeke kwanda eminyakeni ezayo.
Inzuzo kagwayi inyuke ngo-0.1% njengoba amanani aphezulu akwazile ukwehla ngo-0.7%. Imikhiqizo yokuthengisa yesizukulwane esilandelayo, ehlanganisa ama-blu vapes kanye nogwayi oshisayo we-Pulze, ikhuphuke ngo-8.7% yaya ku-£101m ($129m), iqhutshwa ukusebenza okuqinile eYurophu.
Isikhulu esiphezulu uStefan Bomhard siphinde saphawula ukuthi kunobufakazi obuqinile ngemuva kokuthola imiphumela yokuthi ibhizinisi eliwumongo elivuthayo seliqinile. Uphinde wathi phakathi nengxenye yokuqala yonyaka, isabelo semakethe esihlanganisiwe ezimakethe ezinhlanu eziseqhulwini ezithatha cishe u-70% wenzuzo yethu yokusebenza ziye zanda, kuyilapho kugcizelelwa ukuziphatha kwamanani entengo.
Izimakethe zayo eziyinhloko eJalimane, e-UK, eSpain US, nase-Australia zenza ngaphezu kuka-70% wenzuzo yenkampani. Isikhondlakhondla sikagwayi sibe yisikhumulo esikhulu kunazo zonke kunkomba ye-blue-chip yaseLondon njengoba amasheya ekhuphukele ku-6.9% ngenxa yesibuyekezo ekuseni ngoLwesibili. Imiphumela yawakhuphula ngempela amasheya enkampani afinyelela phezulu ngaphezu kweminyaka emibili.
USusannah Streeter ongumhlaziyi wezokutshalwa kwezimali kanye nezimakethe e-Hargreaves Lansdowne) uphawule ukuthi Abatshalizimali babonakala beqiniseka ukuthi le nkampani isibuyele endleleni efanele yokufinyelela izibalo zokuqondisa zonyaka, njengenzuzo yayo ngesu layo leminyaka emihlanu lokushintshela kwezinye izinhlobo zikagwayi. Kuphinde kwabikwa ukuthi isamba sesikweletu sehliswe ngo-£1.2bn (isisekelo sezinyanga eziyi-12), siqhutshwa ukugeleza kwemali kwamahhala.
Ibhodi limemezele ama-dividend wesikhashana ama-42.54p, amaphesenti angu-1 aphezulu kunonyaka odlule. Ngezinye izikhathi ngonyaka odlule, kwakuzwakala sengathi abatshalizimali bazowuyeka ngokuphelele umkhuba wabo kagwayi njengoba ukucatshangelwa kwe-ESG kwakuphambili. Kodwa-ke, uRuss Mould, umqondisi wabatshalizimali kwa-AJ Bell, uthe abakhiqizi bakagwayi bakuthola kunzima ukunqanda isimo lapho amandla abo entengo kanye nesidingo esiqinile sinikeza uthango oluwusizo ngokumelene nokukhuphuka kwentengo.
