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中東紛争の不確実性を背景にインペリアル・ブランズ株が下落。2026年度の業績見通しは再確認。

-- インペリアル・ブランズ(IMB.L)は2026年度の業績見通しを再確認したものの、中東情勢の不安定化が下半期の事業に影響を与える可能性があると警告し、火曜日の正午の取引で株価は7%下落した。 同日発表された取引状況に関する最新情報の中で、英国に拠点を置くこのたばこグループは、通期のたばこ事業の純売上高は1桁台前半の成長、次世代製品(NGP)事業は2桁の成長を見込んでいると述べた。また、グループ調整後営業利益の伸び率予測を3~5%、1株当たり利益(EPS)の伸び率予測を少なくとも1桁台後半と再確認した(いずれも為替変動の影響を除いたベース)。 「中東情勢の不安定化により、地政学的およびマクロ経済環境はより不確実なものとなっている。現時点では事業への重大な影響は出ていないものの、下半期における今後の影響は依然として不透明である」と同社は述べた。「引き続き状況を注視し、5月12日の上半期決算発表時に最新情報を提供する予定だ。」 インペリアル・ブランズは、3月31日までの6ヶ月間において、タバコおよびNGP(新製品)の純売上高が、堅調なタバコ価格と加熱式タバコ、電子タバコ、および現代的な口腔用製品の継続的な好調に支えられ、一桁台前半の成長を見込んでいます。 グループ全体の調整後営業利益は、為替変動の影響を除いたベースで、前年同期比で「わずかに」増加すると予測されており、下半期には成長が加速すると見込まれています。これは、以前のガイダンスに沿ったものです。 一方、為替換算による逆風は、上半期のEPS(1株当たり利益)で2~2.5%、通期のEPSで0.1%と予測されています。 RBCキャピタル・マーケッツのアナリストは、インペリアル・ブランズに対しネガティブな見方を示し、同社が上半期に5つの重点市場全体で「小幅な」市場シェアの低下を見込んでいることを指摘しました。 「これは、2025年度の市場シェアが横ばいであることや、過去5年間で48ベーシスポイント上昇したこととは対照的です。当社は、この後者の点がインペリアル社の業績回復の根幹をなすものと考えており、そのため、直近6ヶ月間のシェア低下を懸念しています。この声明は、下半期の市場シェアの動向について何ら示唆を与えていません」と、調査会社は述べています。

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