British American Tobacco Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
British American Tobacco is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.98%. Next payment date is on 3rd February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 19th December, 2024.
Key information
8.0%
Dividend yield
0.7%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 8.7% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 8.7% |
| Dividend Growth | 9.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | 03 Feb 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 19 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | UK£2.355 |
| Payout ratio | -37% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Oct 14
British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) Appoints New Chief Corporate Officer, Affirms Dividend Amid Growth
Sep 18Does British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Sep 16Investors Holding Back On British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS)
Aug 26The Return Trends At British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Look Promising
Jun 20British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
May 30Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS)
May 08British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital
Mar 05British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Feb 13Is British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Using Debt In A Risky Way?
Feb 09Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: BATS's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BATS's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| British American Tobacco Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BATS) | 8.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Tobacco) | 7.5% |
| Analyst forecast (BATS) (up to 3 years) | 8.7% |
Notable Dividend: BATS's dividend (7.98%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).
High Dividend: BATS's dividend (7.98%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: BATS is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (52.4%), BATS's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 18:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
British American Tobacco p.l.c. is covered by 47 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Pierre-Yves Gauthier | AlphaValue |
| David Coleman | Argus Research Company |
| Michael Steere | Avior Capital Markets |