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British American Tobacco NYSE:BTI Stock Report

Last Price

US$36.54

Market Cap

US$80.5b

7D

0.3%

1Y

21.3%

Updated

02 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

NYSE:BTI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$80.5b

BTI Stock Overview

Engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. More details

BTI fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Trading at 52.9% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 44.12% per year

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt

Dividend of 7.98% is not well covered by earnings


My Notes

Capture your thoughts, links and company narrative

British American Tobacco p.l.c. Competitors

Altria Group

NYSE:MO

US$88.6b

Philip Morris International

NYSE:PM

US$187.1b

Universal

NYSE:UVV

US$1.4b

Turning Point Brands

NYSE:TPB

US$1.1b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for British American Tobacco
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£36.54
52 Week HighUK£39.54
52 Week LowUK£28.25
Beta0.27
1 Month Change-1.32%
3 Month Change3.54%
1 Year Change21.27%
3 Year Change-5.46%
5 Year Change-19.50%
Change since IPO375.32%

Recent News & Updates

British American Tobacco: A Great Deal For Income Investors

Dec 27

British American Tobacco: Trading Update Affirms Attractiveness

Dec 12

British American Tobacco: New Glo Hilo Looks Like A Winner

Dec 04

British American: 3 Reasons I'm Buying This 8.2% Yielding Aristocrat In 2025

Nov 20

British American Tobacco: Fairly Priced Despite 7.5x P/E

Nov 14

Recent updates

British American Tobacco: A Great Deal For Income Investors

Dec 27

British American Tobacco: Trading Update Affirms Attractiveness

Dec 12

British American Tobacco: New Glo Hilo Looks Like A Winner

Dec 04

British American: 3 Reasons I'm Buying This 8.2% Yielding Aristocrat In 2025

Nov 20

British American Tobacco: Fairly Priced Despite 7.5x P/E

Nov 14

British American Tobacco: Bargain Entry Into A Shifting Market

Oct 31

3 Reasons British American Tobacco Remains A Buy

Oct 25

British American Tobacco: Still A Solid Income Play

Oct 04

British American Tobacco Yields ~8%, But Total Shareholder Yield Could Be 10%+

Sep 24

British American Tobacco: Shares Still A Bargain After The Mid-Year Rally

Sep 17

British American Tobacco: Called The Surge, Staying Invested

Aug 24

British American Tobacco: New Categories Segment Shows Promise

Aug 17

British American Tobacco: Reassessing My Hold Rating After July's Surge (Rating Upgrade)

Aug 06

British American Tobacco Is Making A Comeback Against All Odds

Jul 25

British American Tobacco: Let's Ask Benjamin Graham

Jul 10

British American Tobacco: Fighting An Uphill Battle

Jun 15

British American Tobacco: Still Not Worth Investing

Jun 05

British American Tobacco: The Window To Buy And Lock In This 9.5% Yield Might Be Closing

May 29

Tidefall Capital - British American Tobacco: Success Against Illegal Chinese Vapes Would Immediately Be A Major Tailwind

May 17

British American Tobacco Isn't Dead Money As Pessimism Peaks

May 08

British American Tobacco: A 'Hybrid Value' Opportunity

May 02

British American Tobacco: The Dividend Yield Is Very Tempting At These Price Levels

Apr 12

British American Tobacco: Yielding 9.63% Looks Like An Opportunity Rather Than A Value Trap

Apr 03

British American Tobacco: Undervalued With Bearish Assumptions, 10% Dividend

Mar 21

British American Tobacco: It's Still A Value Trap, But I'm Lifting My 'Sell' View

Mar 03

British American Tobacco: The Worst May Have Already Been Priced In

Feb 19

British American Tobacco: Demystifying The Stability Of 9% Dividend

Feb 11

Complete Devastation, Massive Income With British American Tobacco

Jan 29

Why I'm Avoiding 10%-Yielding British American Tobacco Stock

Jan 17

British American Tobacco: No Growth, No Problem - 33% Upside

Dec 17

British American Tobacco: What To Make Of The £25 Billion Bombshell

Dec 06

British American Tobacco Vs. Altria: Which Is The Better Dividend Choice?

Nov 30

British American Tobacco: A Great Play In The Tobacco Space

Nov 14

British American Tobacco: Priced For Decline But I Think It Will Grow

Oct 02

British American Tobacco: Get An 8.4% Yield Plus An Upside Catalyst

Sep 24

The Long Thesis On British American Tobacco Amid The Current Tobacco Industry Backdrop

Aug 27

Buy Like Buffett: British American's 9.3% Yield Is The Highest In 23 Years

Aug 18

8.6%-Yielding British American Tobacco: As Good As It Gets

Aug 08

British American Tobacco: Free Cash Flow In Focus Ahead Of H1 Earnings, Compelling Valuation

Jul 14

Is British American Tobacco A Dividend Stock To Buy, Sell, Or Hold?

Jul 07

British American Tobacco Vs. Philip Morris: One Seems More Undervalued

Jun 14

British American Tobacco: Buy The Blood Bath - 8.79% Income Yield

Jun 04

British American Tobacco: Unwarranted Fear

May 23

Shareholder Returns

BTIUS TobaccoUS Market
7D0.3%1.9%-2.6%
1Y21.3%4.1%24.5%

Return vs Industry: BTI exceeded the US Tobacco industry which returned 4.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BTI underperformed the US Market which returned 24.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BTI's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BTI volatility
BTI Average Weekly Movement2.1%
Tobacco Industry Average Movement6.6%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.7%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: BTI has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: BTI's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
190246,725Tadeu Marrocowww.bat.com

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. Fundamentals Summary

How do British American Tobacco's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BTI fundamental statistics
Market capUS$80.50b
Earnings (TTM)-US$17.17b
Revenue (TTM)US$32.40b

2.5x

P/S Ratio

-4.7x

P/E Ratio

Is BTI overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BTI income statement (TTM)
RevenueUK£26.18b
Cost of RevenueUK£4.81b
Gross ProfitUK£21.37b
Other ExpensesUK£35.25b
Earnings-UK£13.88b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 13, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)-6.30
Gross Margin81.62%
Net Profit Margin-53.01%
Debt/Equity Ratio73.2%

How did BTI perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

8.0%

Current Dividend Yield

-37%

Payout Ratio

Does BTI pay a reliable dividends?

See BTI dividend history and benchmarks
When do you need to buy BTI by to receive an upcoming dividend?
British American Tobacco dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 20 2024
Dividend Pay DateFeb 06 2025
Days until Ex dividend14 days
Days until Dividend pay date34 days

Does BTI pay a reliable dividends?

See BTI dividend history and benchmarks

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 22:31
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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.

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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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.

AnalystInstitution
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
David ColemanArgus Research Company
Michael SteereAvior Capital Markets