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 Tobacco: A Great Deal For Income Investors
Dec 27British American Tobacco: Trading Update Affirms Attractiveness
Dec 12British American Tobacco: New Glo Hilo Looks Like A Winner
Dec 04British 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 23Financial 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).
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/05 02:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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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 |