British American Tobacco p.l.c.

NYSE:BTI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$82.1b

British American Tobacco Valuation

Is BTI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BTI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BTI ($37.38) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($82.66)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BTI is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BTI?

Key metric: As BTI is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for BTI. This is calculated by dividing BTI's market cap by their current revenue.
What is BTI's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio2.5x
SalesUK£26.18b
Market CapUK£65.49b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does BTI's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for BTI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average3.3x
MO Altria Group
4.7x1.0%US$95.0b
PM Philip Morris International
5.4x6.6%US$204.0b
UVV Universal
0.5xn/aUS$1.4b
TPB Turning Point Brands
2.7x3.3%US$1.1b
BTI British American Tobacco
2.5x1.9%US$65.5b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: BTI is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.5x) compared to the peer average (3.3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does BTI's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Tobacco Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
UVV Universal
0.5xn/aUS$1.37b
PYYX Pyxus International
0.03xn/aUS$61.77m
XXII 22nd Century Group
0.3xn/aUS$4.59m
HPCO Hempacco
0.03xn/aUS$133.26k
No more companies available in this PS range
BTI 2.5xIndustry Avg. 2.1xNo. of Companies4PS0246810+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: BTI is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.5x) compared to the Global Tobacco industry average (2.1x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BTI's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BTI PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2.5x
Fair PS Ratio9.8x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: BTI is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (9.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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