British American Tobacco p.l.c.

NYSE:BTI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$81.4b

British American Tobacco Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

British American Tobacco's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -41.4%, while the Tobacco industry saw earnings growing at 9.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.7% per year.

Key information

-41.4%

Earnings growth rate

-41.5%

EPS growth rate

Tobacco Industry Growth18.1%
Revenue growth rate1.7%
Return on equity-25.1%
Net Margin-53.0%
Next Earnings Update13 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:BTI Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2426,182-13,8783,8420
31 Mar 2426,733-14,1453,8490
31 Dec 2327,283-14,4123,8560
30 Sep 2327,755-2,8473,8960
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
31 Mar 1414,8733,7582,2940

Quality Earnings: BTI is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: BTI is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BTI is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 41.4% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare BTI's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: BTI is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Tobacco industry (4.1%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: BTI has a negative Return on Equity (-25.09%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/05 02:10
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 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.

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