He even revealed, during this time many circulating that Sampoerna has switched into a white cigarette companies. But the assumption that his opinion is not correct, continue to make Sampoerna thus upholding its new innovation with SKT.
From time to time, circulating the opinion that Sampoerna cigarettes company has become. It is absolutely not true. In fact, we have been working hard to stabilize the segment SKT, including doing a variety of innovations to strengthen our brands, such as launching the Dji Sam Soe 10 + 2, maintaining competitive prices on the products and brands invest in SKT through the marketing and sales activities.
We also lead the market with Iebih of 40 factory SKT on Java, including more than 60 thousand employees and indirect Iangsung. Deserves to be conveyed that there isn't any company which supports the SKT as Sampoerna.
PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk (Sampoerna) chalked up a net income of Rp 99.1 2017 along trillion, up 4 percent compared to the period 2016. The company has also distributed a dividend of Rp 107.3 per share in 2017.
With the pencapain, Sampoerna has maintained its position as the market leader in Indonesia with a market share of 33 percent and the volume of annual sales of 101.3 billion stems. This performance cannot be separated from the implementation of the main strategies of the company i.e. the Right Talent, Resource Management, Rounded Portfolio, SKT Strategy and Product Innovation.
Sampoerna, President Director Mindaugas Trumpaitis States, the leadership of the top 33 percent of Sampoerna's share of this market segment, including Kretek Sigaret machine or SKM (22.7 percent), segment Sigaret Kretek hands or SKT (6.6 percent), and White or Machine Sigaret SPM (3.7 percent).
We are proud that Sampoerna remained the market leader in Indonesia. We recorded net income increase in 2017, despite a decrease in the volume of cigarette industry 2.6 percent due to the weakening of consumer consumption and the presence of a shift in consumer behavior.
The company, recognized Mindaugas also maintains dedication in segment c. Although this segment has long depressed result of the shifting preferences of adult smokers who switch from product to product SKT SKM, Sampoerna remained the ' King ' of Kretek.
Indonesia as the largest producer of SKT in this country. Sampoerna leading the market with 37.5 percent of SKT's market share of the segment.