SWEDISH MATCH RESULTS PRESENTATION Q3 2021

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Q3 - HIGHLIGHTS CONSOLIDATED GROUP

Highlights for the third quarter

  • Record sales with year-on-year revenue growth across product segments, despite comparing to a prior year quarter with elevated demand for certain product lines.
  • In local currencies, sales increased by 10 percent for the third quarter. Reported sales increased by 9 percent to 4,778 MSEK (4,400).
  • Record operating profit from product segments, in spite of continued ramp-up in spending behind growth opportunities for smokefree products.
  • In local currencies, operating profit from product segments1) increased by 2 percent for the third quarter. Reported operating profit from product segments increased by 1 percent to 2,099 MSEK (2,075).
  • Operating profit amounted to 2,075 MSEK (2,048) for the third quarter.
  • Profit after tax for the third quarter amounted to 1,540 MSEK (1,222). Profit after tax for the third quarter of the prior year included a charge of 286 MSEK following an adverse ruling in a tax case.
  • Earnings per share increased by 30 percent to 0.99 SEK (0.76) for the third quarter. Adjusted earnings per share increased by 5 percent to 0.99 SEK (0.94).2)
  • On September 14, Swedish Match announced its intention to spin off its US cigar business to shareholders. Subject to various conditions, the separation is expected to be completed during the second half of 2022, at the earliest. For more details, see the September 14 press release.
  1. Excludes Other operations and larger one-time items.
  2. In May 2021, a share split (10:1) was made. Historical share data in this report has been restated in accordance with IAS 33.

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Q3 - HIGHLIGHTS BY PRODUCT SEGMENT

Smokefree:

  1. Sales and operating profit up by 10% and 3% respectively in local currencies.
  1. Increased operating profit in local currency in both the US and in Scandinavia despite higher marketing investments to support growth for nicotine pouches.
  1. In the US, continued momentum for ZYN nicotine pouches drove the operating profit growth while earnings for moist snuff and chewing tobacco were down on challenging comparisons.
  1. In Scandinavia, higher volumes for both snus and nicotine pouches in combination with better realized pricing drove improved operating profit.

Cigars:

  1. Sales increased by 8% in local currency resulting from price increases as well as favorable mix effects. Operating profit development virtually flat in local currency.
  1. Swedish Match shipments of natural leaf cigars increased sharply while shipments of HTL varieties declined at a similar rate. The main cause for the decline in shipments of HTL cigars was limited availability of certain input materials.
  1. Swedish Match gained market shares in the faster growing natural leaf segment, both compared to Q3 of the prior year and sequentially relative to the second quarter.

Lights:

  1. Strong sales growth on higher volumes for lighters, positive product and format mix, price increases, as well as acquisition effects. o Operating profit growth despite higher raw material costs.

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SALES AND EBIT SPLIT BY PRODUCT SEGMENT

Sales and EBIT split in percent, YTD 2021 versus YTD 2020 (Jan-Sep)

Sales split

EBIT split

YTD 2021

YTD 2020

YTD 2021

YTD 2020

3,7

3,2

7,3

7,0

24,2

24,1

26,9

27,5

65,9

65,5

72,0

72,7

Smokefree

Cigars

Lights

Smokefree Cigars

Lights

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