British American Tobacco Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
British American Tobacco has a total shareholder equity of £54.5B and total debt of £39.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 73.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £119.4B and £64.9B respectively. British American Tobacco's EBIT is £11.0B making its interest coverage ratio 6.7. It has cash and short-term investments of £6.6B.
Key information
73.2%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£39.85b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 6.7x |
| Cash | UK£6.63b |
| Equity | UK£54.47b |
| Total liabilities | UK£64.90b |
| Total assets | UK£119.37b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
British American: 3 Reasons I'm Buying This 8.2% Yielding Aristocrat In 2025
Nov 20British American Tobacco: Fairly Priced Despite 7.5x P/E
Nov 14British American Tobacco: Bargain Entry Into A Shifting Market
Oct 313 Reasons British American Tobacco Remains A Buy
Oct 25British American Tobacco: Still A Solid Income Play
Oct 04British American Tobacco Yields ~8%, But Total Shareholder Yield Could Be 10%+
Sep 24British American Tobacco: Shares Still A Bargain After The Mid-Year Rally
Sep 17British American Tobacco: Called The Surge, Staying Invested
Aug 24British American Tobacco: New Categories Segment Shows Promise
Aug 17British American Tobacco: Reassessing My Hold Rating After July's Surge (Rating Upgrade)
Aug 06British American Tobacco Is Making A Comeback Against All Odds
Jul 25British American Tobacco: Let's Ask Benjamin Graham
Jul 10British American Tobacco: Fighting An Uphill Battle
Jun 15British American Tobacco: Still Not Worth Investing
Jun 05British American Tobacco: The Window To Buy And Lock In This 9.5% Yield Might Be Closing
May 29Tidefall Capital - British American Tobacco: Success Against Illegal Chinese Vapes Would Immediately Be A Major Tailwind
May 17British American Tobacco Isn't Dead Money As Pessimism Peaks
May 08British American Tobacco: A 'Hybrid Value' Opportunity
May 02British American Tobacco: The Dividend Yield Is Very Tempting At These Price Levels
Apr 12British American Tobacco: Yielding 9.63% Looks Like An Opportunity Rather Than A Value Trap
Apr 03British American Tobacco: Undervalued With Bearish Assumptions, 10% Dividend
Mar 21British American Tobacco: It's Still A Value Trap, But I'm Lifting My 'Sell' View
Mar 03British American Tobacco: The Worst May Have Already Been Priced In
Feb 19British American Tobacco: Demystifying The Stability Of 9% Dividend
Feb 11Complete Devastation, Massive Income With British American Tobacco
Jan 29Why I'm Avoiding 10%-Yielding British American Tobacco Stock
Jan 17British American Tobacco: No Growth, No Problem - 33% Upside
Dec 17British American Tobacco: What To Make Of The £25 Billion Bombshell
Dec 06British American Tobacco Vs. Altria: Which Is The Better Dividend Choice?
Nov 30British American Tobacco: A Great Play In The Tobacco Space
Nov 14British American Tobacco: Priced For Decline But I Think It Will Grow
Oct 02British American Tobacco: Get An 8.4% Yield Plus An Upside Catalyst
Sep 24The Long Thesis On British American Tobacco Amid The Current Tobacco Industry Backdrop
Aug 27Buy Like Buffett: British American's 9.3% Yield Is The Highest In 23 Years
Aug 188.6%-Yielding British American Tobacco: As Good As It Gets
Aug 08British American Tobacco: Free Cash Flow In Focus Ahead Of H1 Earnings, Compelling Valuation
Jul 14Is British American Tobacco A Dividend Stock To Buy, Sell, Or Hold?
Jul 07British American Tobacco Vs. Philip Morris: One Seems More Undervalued
Jun 14British American Tobacco: Buy The Blood Bath - 8.79% Income Yield
Jun 04British American Tobacco: Unwarranted Fear
May 23Organigram CEO Beena Goldenberg - Expanding Beyond Canada (Transcript)
Feb 22British American Tobacco: Best Time In 20 Years To Buy This 7.4%-Yielding Aristocrat
Feb 16Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BTI's short term assets (£15.9B) do not cover its short term liabilities (£18.0B).
Long Term Liabilities: BTI's short term assets (£15.9B) do not cover its long term liabilities (£46.9B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BTI's net debt to equity ratio (61%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: BTI's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 76.7% to 73.2% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BTI's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (26.4%).
Interest Coverage: BTI's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (6.7x coverage).