Japan Tobacco International

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Japan Tobacco International was formed in 1999 when the parent company JT Group acquired the non US operations of R.J. Reynolds. In 2007, Japan Tobacco International acquired UK based Gallaher, doubling in size and adding 11,000 new employees. [1] According to company's website, 2017 marked 19th consecutive year of profit growth for the company. [2]

Company Overview

Key Executives

Name Position Bio[3]
Name Postition Bio From Source

Board Members

Name Position Bio [4]
Name Position Bio from source.

Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries ("significant" > 20 percent management control):

An unconsolidated subsidiary is a company that is owned by a parent company, but whose individual financial statements are not included in the consolidated or combined financial statements of the parent company to which it belongs. Instead, this type of company appears in the combined financial statement as an investment.[5]

(Associated undertakings and joint ventures)

Subsidiary Name Country Interest amount (percentage) Interest Type Notes
Name Country x.x% Type Note

List of Significant Subsidiaries

Subsidiary Name State or Country of Organization Region
Name State Region

2018 Forecast

2018 forecast text

Profitability

Annual Trends

Fiscal year

in xx yy

2017 [6] 2016 [7] 2015 [8] 2014 [9] 2013 [10]
Net Revenue x.x x.x x.x x.x x.x
Reported Profit x.x x.x x.x x.x x.x

Profits per Region (in xx yy)

Region 1

Geographic region covers: aa, bb, cc, dd [11]

in xx yy 2017 [12] 2016 [12] 2015 [12] 2014 [12] 2013 [12]
Net Revenues xx xx xx xx xx
Adjusted profit xx xx xx xx xx


Acquisitions

Recent acquisitions [13] Acquired Organization Name Acquiring Organization Name Announced Date Value
Ente Tabacchi Italiani S.p.A acquired by British American Tobacco Ente Tabacchi Italiani S.p.A British American Tobacco 1/1/2003 -
British American Tobacco Denmark A/S acquired by British American Tobacco British American Tobacco Denmark A/S British American Tobacco 7/2/2008 -
Tekel AS acquired by British American Tobacco Tekel AS British American Tobacco 6/24/2008 -
Bentoel Group acquired by British American Tobacco Bentoel Group British American Tobacco 6/17/2009 $494M
Productora Tabacalera de Colombia acquired by British American Tobacco Productora Tabacalera de Colombia British American Tobacco 5/26/2011 $452M
Reynolds American acquired by British American Tobacco Reynolds American British American Tobacco 1/17/2017 $54.5B
CN Creative acquired by British American Tobacco CN Creative British American Tobacco 12/1/2012 £50M
TDR acquired by British American Tobacco TDR British American Tobacco 6/1/2015 €550M
Ten Motives acquired by British American Tobacco Ten Motives British American Tobacco 4/29/2016 -

Investments

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Investments Organizational Name Funding Type Money Raised Announced Date
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In August 2018, Guardian reported more than GBP 1.7 billion has been directly invested in tobacco company stocks by healthcare providers, fire authorities and schools via UK council pension funds. Council retirement schemes in the UK are major investors in firms including British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands and Philip Morris, according to data compiled from more than 100 freedom of information requests. [14]

Market Share

"The Group’s cigarette market share in its Key Markets continued to grow strongly (up 40 bps). This was powered by another excellent performance by our GDBs, which grew 110 bps (ex US) and now account for more than 50% of Group cigarette and THP volume outside the US. Over the year, market share in the US also grew strongly and was up 20 bps, with the RAI Strategic Brands growing 40 bps. Total Group cigarette and THP volume grew 3.2% to 686 billion, or on an organic basis fell 2.6%, outperforming the industry, which was estimated to have declined by around 3.5%. In 2017, we also made excellent progress with our NGP business. Our fagship THP, glo, frst launched in Japan in December 2016, reached 3.6% market share by the end of 2017 – having been rolled out nationally from October 2017. Since then, 50% of the overall category growth in Japan has been from glo – demonstrating its strong consumer appeal in a very short period. Good initial progress is also being made in our other launch markets of South Korea, Russia, Canada, Romania and Switzerland." - Page 13, BAT Annual Report

[15]

Emerging Markets

British American Tobacco has a significant presence in emerging markets across South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. According to the company's website emerging markets will account for 60 percent of volume in the enlarged group. Over the last 5 years, revenue per pack in emerging markets has grown at more than twice the rate compared to developed markets. With generally low cigarette pack prices and expectations of continued growth in consumer disposable income over the long term, the future profit growth opportunity remains strong. [16] Nik Oliver, consumer goods analyst at UBS said in a March 2017 interview with Financial Times, British American Tobacco derives more than 50 per cent of its total revenues from emerging markets with the strongest emerging market portfolio of the company's peers. [17]

Factory Openings and Closures

In June 2018, British American Tobacco announced it will invest €800 million over the next five years in its factory in Ploiești, Romania. The investment, which will generate 200 new jobs in Romania, will support the expansion of innovative tobacco heating product – glo – in countries across Europe during the second half of 2018. [18] The unit in Ploiesti will be the third in the world (after South Korea and Russia) to produce Neosticks for glo and the first in Europe. [19]

Dividends

"Quarterly dividends The dividend in respect of 2017 is 195.2p, being an increase over 2016 of 15.2% (2016: 169.4p).

As announced in April 2017, the Group has moved to quarterly dividends with effect from 1 January 2018. In order to effect the transition to quarterly dividends, we committed to ensuring shareholders would receive an equivalent cash amount in 2018 under the quarterly dividend approach as they would have done under the previous methodology.

As part of this process, a second interim dividend of 43.6p (equivalent to 25% of the cash dividend paid in 2017) was declared in December 2017 and paid in February 2018. The Board has declared an interim dividend of 195.2p per ordinary share, payable in four equal dividend payments of 48.8p per ordinary share, to shareholders registered on the UK main register or the South Africa branch register and to ADS holders, each on the applicable record dates. The dividends receivable by ADS holders in US dollars will be calculated based on the exchange rate on the applicable payment dates." - Page 37, BAT Annual Report

[20]

Products

Key Portfolio

Japan Tobacco International is a maker of some of the world’s best-known tobacco brands, including Winston, Mevius, Camel and LD. In 2017, the comapany's flagship brands accounted for more than 72 percent of Japan Tobacco International's sales. According to the company's website, Japan Tobacco International have approximately 14 percent global market share. [21]

Innovative Product Portfolio

Volumes

Volume of Cigarettes by Region

Region 2017 (Billions) 2016 (Billions) 2015 (Billions) 2014 (Billions) 2013 (Billions)
Asia-Pacific 193 196 198 - 197
Americas 36 - - - 134
Western Europe 122 120 112 - 119
Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA) 228 236 229 - 226
Total 686 665 663 667 676

Product Unit Volume

Product Category 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Tobacco Units (in billions) - - - - -
Heated tobacco (in billions) -.- -.- -.- -.- -.-
Total 686 665 663 667 676
Percentage 3.2 0.2 (0.5) (1.3) -

Marketing and External Relations

Global Campaigns

Corporate Social Responsibility

The organisation’s sustainability focus is on three key areas: harm reduction, sustainable agriculture and farmer livelihoods and corporate behaviour: We are committed to operating to the highest standards of corporate conduct and transparency. [22]

Research and Development

Marketing to Kids

Advertisements and Bad Acts Review

{{quote |"With respect to plain packaging, we have always believed that the policy is not proportionate, will not deliver the intended results and will significantly erode our Intellectual Property Rights. Consequently, we have reluctantly taken legal action to protect shareholders’ interests." |Nicandro Durante, 2018" [23]

Political Spending

For a list of political contributions in the United States look here.

Reporting and Regulation

Tobacco Litigation

Partners and Allies

Audit and Accounting

Banking and Finance

Consultancies

Marketing, Communications and PR Companies

Name Contract Status Notes Other Clients
FTI (2017) Active FTI Consulting is an independent global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional. Individually, each practice is a leader in its specific field, staffed with experts recognized for the depth of their knowledge and a track record of making an impact. UK PR Agency for BAT
  • Yahoo! Inc
  • Jackson Walker LLP
  • Liquidation Trustee - Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities
  • Sportsman's Warehouse
  • TXCO Resources
Sard Verbinnen (2017) Active Sard Verbinnen & Co., LLC provides strategic communications advice and services that help clients in managing their position and specific events affecting their reputation, business, and market value. The company also provides services in the areas of corporate positioning that include development of strategies and initiatives based on research, judgment, and thinking for individuals and institutions; and offers communication advisory services to boards and senior management of public and private organizations, as well as small and mid-cap companies. US PR agency for BAT
  • SoftBank
  • Alibaba Group
  • Didi Chuxing
  • Nikon
  • HNA Group
  • Grab
  • KKR
EUK Consulting (2017) Active EUK Westminster and Brussels based consultancy, bespoke public affairs, lobbying and issues-management services, political consultants, politics, british politics, london parliament.
  • Emergent BioSolutions Inc
  • McCain Foods (GB) Ltd
  • Colgate Palmolive SARL
  • SC Johnson EURAFNE
  • Nicoventures Limited (also owned by BAT)
  • United Technologies Corporation
  • Lonza Limited

Full list: http://www.eukconsulting.com/our-clients/

Red Flag (2017) Active Red Flag is an international consultancy specialising in strategic communications, government relations, crisis management and regulatory engagement. (listed as lobbyists for BAT in 2016 EU talks regarding implementation of FCTC

https://www.politico.eu/article/tobacco-lobbyists-demand-say-in-eu-debate-on-tobacco-lobbying-european-parliament-european-ombudsman-emily-oreilly/

  • ESTA
  • Anitox
  • EDiMA
  • NuFarm
  • Barclay Chemicals Manufacturing
  • North American Meat Institute
  • Irish Distillers Limited (Pernod Ricard)
  • Anitox
  • Monsanto
  • National Coffee Association of USA

References