英美烟草公司下调了收入预期

British American Tobacco has today cut its annual adjusted profit and revenue forecasts, citing the impact of stricter lockdown measures in key emerging markets and a more pronounced hit on sales in countries including Bangladesh and Vietnam.

英美烟草公司今天下调了年度调整后的利润和收入预测，理由是主要新兴市场采取更为严格的禁烟措施，以及孟加拉国和越南等国的销售受到更明显的打击。

The world's second-largest tobacco group said growth this year would be slower as coronavirus lockdowns had lasted longer than it anticipated in key markets of South Africa, Mexico and Argentina.

这家全球第二大烟草集团表示，由于南非、墨西哥和阿根廷等关键市场的冠状病毒封锁持续时间超过了它的预期，今年的增长将放缓。

The lockdowns have hit consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco-related products.

封锁打击了香烟和其他烟草相关产品的消费。

The impact has been most notable in South Africa, where a ban on sales of tobacco has continued since March, with no signs of being lifted, the maker of Dunhill and Lucky Strike cigarettes said.

登喜路和好菜香烟的制造商表示，这种影响在南非最为显著，该国的烟草销售禁令自3月以来一直在继续，没有任何解除的迹象。

The pandemic also disrupted the company's plans to expand sales of new products, such as e-cigarettes and tobacco heating devices, leading BAT to push its £5 billion sales target for this business to 2025 from 2023/2024 earlier.

流行病还打乱了该公司扩大电子烟和烟草加热设备等新产品销售的计划，导致英美烟草公司将其50亿英镑的销售目标从2023/2024年延至2025年。

BAT said it would not adjust its formula for paying a dividend, sticking to its payout ratio of 65% of profit.

英美烟草公司表示，它不会调整支付股息的公式，将坚持其65%的派息率。

Rival Imperial Brands cuts its fixed dividend by a third to save cash during the coronavirus crisis.

竞争对手帝国品牌在冠状病毒危机期间将固定股息削减了三分之一，以节省现金。