BAT Kenya announced FY19 results, posting a 4.9% y/y dip in EPS to KES 38.85, dragged by provision for compliance with the annual 2% contribution to the Solatium compensation contribution under the Tobacco Control Regulations which the company had contested (and lost) at the Supreme Court in November last year. Net sales grew 15.9% y/y from a price-adjusted (Kenya market) gross revenue growth of 9.1% y/y as cigarette volumes slipped 1.0% y/y across the markets. In addition to the 20% (4 times more than management’s expectation) excise tax increase last year, the domestic market was subdued by the slow business environment affecting consumer and business spending, coupled with the negative impact of the increasingly hard to pin illicit trade. A final dividend per share of KES 30.00 was declared, with books closure slated for 20th March 2020 (payable on 29th April 2020). The total dividend represents a trailing dividend yield of 6.7%.
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