British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad

KLSE:BAT Stock Report

Market Cap: RM 2.1b

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 8.46%.

Key information

8.5%

Dividend yield

n/a

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yieldn/a
Future Dividend Yield7.6%
Dividend Growth7.4%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareRM 0.630
Payout ratio93%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To MYR0.22

Nov 01
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To MYR0.22

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Dividend Is Being Reduced To MYR0.15

Feb 08
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Dividend Is Being Reduced To MYR0.15

Recent updates

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To MYR0.22

Nov 01
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To MYR0.22

Here's Why Shareholders Should Examine British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) CEO Compensation Package More Closely

May 01
Here's Why Shareholders Should Examine British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) CEO Compensation Package More Closely

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Feb 13
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Dividend Is Being Reduced To MYR0.15

Feb 08
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Dividend Is Being Reduced To MYR0.15

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 10
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

We Think British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Feb 03
We Think British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To MYR0.25

Jul 25
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To MYR0.25

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Dividend Is Being Reduced To RM0.17

May 30
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Dividend Is Being Reduced To RM0.17

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit

Feb 15
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:BAT) Shareholders May Want To Dig Deeper Than Statutory Profit

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To RM0.26

Oct 30
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To RM0.26

Is It Time To Consider Buying British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT)?

May 12
Is It Time To Consider Buying British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT)?

Estimating The Fair Value Of British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT)

Apr 29
Estimating The Fair Value Of British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT)

Does British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Mar 28
Does British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:BAT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: BAT's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: BAT's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad Dividend Yield vs Market
How does BAT dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (BAT)8.5%
Market Bottom 25% (MY)1.9%
Market Top 25% (MY)5.1%
Industry Average (Tobacco)3.8%
Analyst forecast (BAT) (up to 3 years)7.6%

Notable Dividend: BAT's dividend (8.46%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the MY market (1.92%).

High Dividend: BAT's dividend (8.46%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the MY market (5.07%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (92.8%), BAT's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (106%), BAT's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 20:03
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad is covered by 29 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Pei WongAffin Hwang Investment Bank
Ian WanAlliance Research Sdn. Bhd.
Low Soo FangAmInvestment Bank Berhad