烟草在线据路透社报道编译　　帝国烟草集团表示，由于其在中东和亚洲市场上保持增长，第一季度基本烟草净营收增长1%，与预期吻合。

　　大卫杜夫和高卢丝卷烟的制造商和市场份额为世界第4大的国际烟草公司帝国烟草，公布第一季度烟草净营收为15.6亿英镑(合26亿美元)。

　　这家英国集团表示，今年有望实现在固定汇率下其每股收益温和增长和股息至少增长10%的预期。

　　帝国烟草和其竞争对手，如菲莫国际和英美烟草，也面临着许多市场上由于政府监管不断增加、消费者更重视健康，以及经济疲软和走私的问题，而导致销售下降的情况。

　　帝国烟草称，在成熟市场上其业绩有“弹性”，由于澳大利亚和德国的强劲业绩被英国和波兰行业的部分下滑所抵消，烟草净营收增长了1%。

　　帝国烟草聚焦于十大增长品牌，包括威斯和JPS，并聚焦于其市场份额通常不到15%的市场上，以及美国、中东和亚洲的国家中的增长机会。

　　它说，其顶级品牌销量的增长不足2%，占其总销量的43%，比一年前增长了3%，占到其净烟草收入的39%。

　　该集团的股价在过去12个月里下降了3.6%，在2月13日格林威治标准时间08：04交易时上涨0.3%，涨至2229便士。

　　该烟草集团发现了在欧洲和美国流行的电子烟的机会。

　　该公司去年曾表示，推出电子烟和削减成本，将有助于其在始于10月1日的2014财政年度中实现收益“适度”增长，即增长低于2013财年的6%。它还说，预计削减成本将使2014年节约6000万英镑。

Imperial Tobacco Says First-quarter Result Keeps It on Track

　　Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT.L) said underlying tobacco net revenue rose 1 percent in the first quarter, in line with its expectations, as it maintained momentum in growth markets in the Middle East and Asia.

　　Imperial, maker of Davidoff and Gauloises cigarettes and the world's No 4 international tobacco company by market share, posted first-quarter tobacco net revenue of 1.56 billion pounds ($2.6 billion).

　　The British group said it was on track to meet its outlook for the year of modest growth in earnings per share at constant exchange rates and for at least a 10 percent increase in dividends.

　　Imperial and its rivals such as Philip Morris International (PM.N) and British American Tobacco PLC (BATS.L) are grappling with declining sales in a number of markets due to increasing government regulation and more health-conscious consumers, as well as economic weakness and smuggling.

　　Imperial said it had a "resilient" performance in mature markets, with tobacco net revenue up 1 percent as strong results in Australia and Germany were in part offset by industry declines in Britain and Poland.

　　Imperial is focusing on 10 top growth brands, which include West and JPS, and on markets where it has typically less than 15 percent share and opportunities to grow, such as the United States and countries in the Middle East and Asia.

　　Its top brands grew volumes by an underlying 2 percent, it said, accounting for 43 percent of its total volume, up 3 points on a year ago, and 39 percent of its net tobacco revenue.

　　Shares in the group, which have fallen 3.6 percent in the last 12 months, were trading up 0.3 percent at 2,229 pence at 0804 GMT.

　　Tobacco groups have spotted an opportunity in electronic cigarettes, which are gaining in popularity in Europe and the United States.

　　The company had said late last year that the launch of e-cigarettes and cost cuts would help it deliver "modest" earnings growth in fiscal 2014, which began on October 1, or growth below the 6 percent it saw in fiscal 2013. It had also said that cost cuts were expected to yield savings of around 60 million pounds in 2014. Enditem