British American Tobacco p.l.c.

LSE:BATS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£69.3b

British American Tobacco Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

British American Tobacco's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -42.9%, while the Tobacco industry saw earnings growing at 7.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1% per year. British American Tobacco's return on equity is 6.4%, and it has net margins of 11.7%.

Key information

-42.9%

Earnings growth rate

-42.9%

EPS growth rate

Tobacco Industry Growth9.2%
Revenue growth rate1.0%
Return on equity6.4%
Net Margin11.7%
Next Earnings Update31 Jul 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

This Is Why British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s (LON:BATS) CEO Compensation Looks Appropriate

Apr 09
This Is Why British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s (LON:BATS) CEO Compensation Looks Appropriate

Are Investors Undervaluing British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) By 46%?

Mar 03
Are Investors Undervaluing British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) By 46%?
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Investments In Glo Hyper Pro And Velo+ Will Strengthen Future Portfolio

Feb 23 New Categories expansion and investments in innovation aim to drive future revenue growth and diversify the company's portfolio.

British American Tobacco's (LON:BATS) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Feb 06
British American Tobacco's (LON:BATS) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Not Lagging Industry On Growth Or Pricing

Dec 27
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS) Not Lagging Industry On Growth Or Pricing

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Oct 14
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
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British American Tobacco: Navigating a Complex Transition That Warrants a High Fair Value

Sep 25Three Years Into The Future : GPB 45.77

British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) Appoints New Chief Corporate Officer, Affirms Dividend Amid Growth

Sep 18
British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) Appoints New Chief Corporate Officer, Affirms Dividend Amid Growth

Does British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 16
Does British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Investors Holding Back On British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS)

Aug 26
Investors Holding Back On British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS)

The Return Trends At British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Look Promising

Jun 20
The Return Trends At British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Look Promising

British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

May 30
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS)

May 08
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LON:BATS)

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How British American Tobacco makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:BATS Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 2425,8673,0263,9510
30 Sep 2426,025-5,4263,8970
30 Jun 2426,182-13,8783,8420
31 Mar 2426,733-14,1453,8490
31 Dec 2327,283-14,4123,8560
30 Sep 2327,755-2,8473,8970
30 Jun 2328,2278,7183,9380
31 Mar 2327,9417,6683,8840
31 Dec 2227,6556,6173,8290
30 Sep 2227,0175,9963,8130
30 Jun 2226,3785,3753,7960
31 Mar 2226,0316,0823,8020
31 Dec 2125,6846,7893,8080
30 Sep 2125,6826,4913,7940
30 Jun 2125,6806,1933,7800
31 Mar 2125,7286,2973,7700
31 Dec 2025,7766,4003,7600
30 Sep 2025,8776,3743,2370
30 Jun 2025,9786,3472,7130
31 Mar 2025,9286,0262,7940
31 Dec 1925,8775,7042,8740
30 Sep 1925,4525,9302,9670
30 Jun 1925,0266,1563,0600
31 Mar 1924,7596,0943,0300
31 Dec 1824,4926,0323,0000
30 Sep 1824,13721,9732,9460
30 Jun 1823,78237,9142,8910
31 Mar 1821,67337,7002,7520
31 Dec 1719,56437,4852,6120
30 Sep 1717,22220,8622,4250
30 Jun 1715,5004,2382,2370
31 Mar 1715,1264,4432,1710
31 Dec 1614,1304,6482,1050
30 Sep 1613,1854,4822,0570
30 Jun 1613,3754,3162,0080
31 Mar 1613,2404,3031,9800
31 Dec 1512,5364,2901,9520
30 Sep 1513,3384,1521,9770
30 Jun 1513,5714,0132,0010
31 Mar 1513,7713,5642,0350
31 Dec 1413,9713,1152,0680
30 Sep 1414,2293,3632,1470
30 Jun 1414,4863,6112,2250

Quality Earnings: BATS has a large one-off loss of £6.5B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: BATS became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BATS's earnings have declined by 42.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: BATS has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: BATS has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Tobacco industry (0.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: BATS's Return on Equity (6.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/13 15:11
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/11 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is covered by 42 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.

AnalystInstitution
David ColemanArgus Research Company
Michael SteereAvior Capital Markets
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research