STAMFORD -
Growth rates presented in this press release on an organic basis reflect adjusted results, excluding currency, acquisitions and disposals. Given the impact of the War in
Full-Year
Net revenues from smoke-free products accounted for 32.1% of total net revenues, or 31.3% excluding
Market share for heated tobacco units (HTUs) in IQOS markets up by 1.1 points to 8.0%, or by 1.4 points to 7.9% excluding
Increased regular quarterly dividend by 1.6% to
Fourth-Quarter
Net revenues from smoke-free products accounted for 36.0% of total net revenues, or 35.6% excluding
Market share for HTUs in IQOS markets up by 1.4 points to 8.5%, or up by 1.8 points to 8.5% excluding
Total IQOS users at quarter-end estimated at approximately 24.9 million, of which approximately 17.8 million had switched to IQOS and stopped smoking (approximately 20.3 million and 14.2 million, respectively, excluding
'Despite the challenging operating environment in 2022, due to the war in
'We are well on our way to becoming a majority smoke-free company, with smoke-free products accounting for almost one-third of our total net revenues for the year. With the acquisition of
'We enter 2023 as a truly global smoke-free champion, with two of the industry's leading smoke-free brands, IQOS and ZYN, and continued innovation across our broader smoke-free product portfolio. For the year, we forecast organic top-line growth of 7% to 8.5% and currency-neutral adjusted diluted EPS growth of 7% to 9%, despite inflationary pressures and transitory impacts related to ILUMA deployment.'
'For Swedish Match, we expect continued strong growth from the business in 2023, following a very strong finish to the year, led by ZYN in the
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