Renowned Tobacco Company Raises Prices on Top Brands

According to analyst Bonnie Herzog of Goldman Sachs, Reynolds Tobacco Company will be increasing the price of its top traditional cigarette brand, Newport, by 17 cents starting on Monday.

Tobacco companies are accelerating the rate of price increases for both their traditional and electronic cigarette brands, despite ongoing inflation pressures on consumers' wallets. Goldman Sachs analyst Bonnie Herzog released a detailed analysis to Reynolds Tobacco investors on Monday, stating that Reynolds' price hikes will take effect on Monday.

In addition to traditional cigarettes, Reynolds Tobacco will also increase the price of Vuse, the best-selling electronic cigarette in the United States.

Traditional cigarette prices have been experiencing slight and frequent increases.

This will be the fourth price increase of the year for Renou tobacco after four price hikes in 2021. It's worth noting that the most recent increase occurred in early July.

Renowned brand Newport, Renault's best-seller, has seen a price increase of 17 cents per pack. Newport is the second largest brand in the US market, behind only Philip Morris' Marlboro. Over the past 10 months, many of Renault's top brands have seen a total price increase of $1.05, with a total increase of $1.62 since January 2020.

Renault has also increased the price per pack of its Eclipse product by 17 cents.

Tobacco manufacturers continue to increase the prices of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes, a development that does not surprise Roger Beahm, Executive Director of the Retail Innovation Center at Wake Forest University School of Business. Beahm notes that manufacturers are raising prices frequently and incrementally rather than infrequently and dramatically, which helps minimize the impact of price increases. Despite marketing restrictions and increased awareness of the risks associated with tobacco use, Beahm also highlights the ongoing loyalty of consumers to tobacco brands.

The price of electronic cigarettes continues to rise.

According to Nielsen's monthly analysis of convenience store sales, Vuse has surpassed Juul to become the best-selling electronic cigarette in the United States over the past three months. As for the company's Vuse Alto e-cigarette product, single pod packs will increase by $3.40 per box. Two pod packs will increase by $5.15 per box, and four pod packs will increase by $6.90 per box. Vuse Solopod and Vuse Vibepod will each increase by $7.10 per box. The prices of Vuse Solo and Vuse Vibe motorized cigarette holders will increase by $3.60.

British American Tobacco (BAT) reported in its first half 2022 financial results that sales of its new tobacco products, including Vuse, heated tobacco product glo (not sold in the US), and oral products Camel Snus and Velo, increased revenue by 45.4% to $1.55 billion.

The Chief Executive Officer of British American Tobacco, Jack Bowles, stated in a press release that "we have a robust and resilient product portfolio in the United States, with shares in both combustible tobacco and vape markets increasing continuously.

We are continuing to increase our market share in traditional tobacco and so far, we have not seen an acceleration in the decline of our traditional tobacco product portfolio.

In June, Jain Gaurav, an industry analyst at Barclays, stated that given the challenges faced by all major e-cigarette manufacturers in the US and worldwide, it is important to keep a close eye on whether users will accept the price increase for Vuse.

In recent months, the rising prices of pods have been considered a possible barrier to transitioning traditional smokers to e-cigarettes. Gaurav suggests that the increase in price of e-cigarettes might lead to a shift for British American Tobacco from a loss of 350 million dollars in fiscal year 2021 to a profit of 200 million dollars in fiscal year 2022. Gaurav also predicts that by fiscal year 2025, profits for e-cigarettes could reach 700 million dollars.

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