Imperial Brands PLC said its normalized net income for the fiscal first half ended March 31 was 70 Great British pence per share, compared with the S&P Capital IQ consensus estimate of £1.20 per share.
EPS climbed 82.6% year over year from 38 pence.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was £665.0 million, an increase of 82.8% from £363.8 million in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue grew 10.7% on an annual basis to £7.26 billion from £6.56 billion, and total operating expenses rose 12.6% year over year to £6.09 billion from £5.41 billion.
Reported net income increased 132.5% from the prior-year period to £675.3 million, or 71 pence per share, from £290.5 million, or 30 pence per share.
