Aug 21 (Reuters) - Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S
STOGR.CO :
* REPORTS KEY FINANCIAL DATA FOR THE SECOND QUARTER 2022 AND
REVISES FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE
* FOR Q2 2022, DELIVERED NET SALES OF DKK 2,278 MILLION AND
EBITDA
BEFORE SPECIAL ITEMS OF DKK 544 MILLION
* GUIDANCE FOR ORGANIC EBITDA GROWTH IN 2022 IS REVISED TO
RANGE
OF -4% TO 0% (FROM 0% TO 6%)
* LEVEL OF PRODUCTION BACKLOG IS NOT BEING REDUCED AS
PLANNED AND
WAS ALMOST DKK 150 MILLION BY END OF JULY
* EXPECT TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS DURING SECOND HALF OF YEAR, BUT
DELAY
WILL IMPACT FULL-YEAR COSTS NEGATIVELY
* 2022 HANDMADE CIGAR VOLUMES ARE EXPECTED TO DECLINE BY
MORE THAN
ITS LONG-TERM TREND OF ABOUT -2% LEADING TO REDUCED SALES
OUTLOOK
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