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BATS — British American Tobacco Share Price
- £80.40bn
- £116.63bn
- £25.68bn
- 83
- 70
- 94
- 97
Momentum
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 9.49 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | 1.11 | ||
EPS Growth (f) | 9.36% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 6.65% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 1.2 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | n/a | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 8.96 | ||
Price to Sales | 3.13 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 10.42 |
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Quality
Name | Industry | Market | |
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Return on Capital | 8.37% | ||
Return on Equity | 10.24% | ||
Operating Margin | 39.85% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022E | 2023E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | £m | 19,564 | 24,492 | 25,877 | 25,776 | 25,684 | 27,054.05 | 28,251.39 | 12.69% |
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EPS Growth | % | +5.06 | +12.87 | +11.35 | +3.74 | -0.59 | +10.25 | +8.59 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Latest News & Insights for BATS
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Profile Summary
British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a United Kingdom-based, multi-category consumer goods company that provides tobacco and nicotine products. The Company invests in building a portfolio of tobacco and nicotine products alongside its traditional tobacco business, including vapour products, tobacco heating products (THPs) and modern oral products. It manages a globally integrated supply chain, and its products are distributed to retail outlets across the world. The Company's segments include the United States, Asia-Pacific and Middle East, Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe and North Africa. The Company's products as sold in the United States, including Vuse, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, and Camel Snus. Its vapour products are hand-held, battery-powered devices that heat a liquid and creates a vapor to be inhaled. Its THP products do not burn tobacco and no smoke is produced. Its modern oral products are white in color and contain nicotine, water, and other food-grade ingredients.
Directors
- Luc Jobin CHM (61)
- Jack Bowles CEO (57)
- Tadeu Marroco FID (54)
- Guy Meldrum CEX (49)
- Kingsley Wheaton CMO (48)
- Jerome Abelman GCN (57)
- Marina Bellini OTH (48)
- Luciano Comin OTH (52)
- Michael Dijanosic OTH (49)
- Zafar Khan OTH (48)
- Hae Kim OTH (47)
- Paul Lageweg OTH (51)
- David O'Reilly OTH (55)
- Johan Vandermeulen OTH (53)
- Paul McCrory SEC
- Susan Farr NID (64)
- Karen Guerra NID (65)
- Marion Helmes NID (55)
- Holly Koeppel NID (62)
- Savio Kwan NID (72)
- Dimitri Panayotopoulos NID (69)
- J. Darrell Thomas NID (61)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2021
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2021
- Incorporated
- July 23rd, 1997
- Public Since
- January 29th, 1962
- No. of Shareholders
- 104,258
- No. of Employees
- 52,050
- Sector
- Food & Tobacco
- Industry
- Consumer Defensives
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 2,257,258,526

- Address
- Globe House, 4 Temple Place, LONDON, WC2R 2PG
- Web
- http://www.bat.com/
- Phone
- +44 2078452000
- Auditors
- KPMG LLP
Latest News for BATS
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Half Year 2022 British American Tobacco PLC Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 01:03 UTC, shares in British American Tobacco are trading at 3,560.50p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in British American Tobacco last closed at 3,560.50p and the price had moved by +26.21% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the British American Tobacco share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +30.23% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for British American Tobacco is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
The British American Tobacco dividend yield is 6.06% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, British American Tobacco paid a total dividend of £2.16, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 6.06%.Looking ahead, shares in British American Tobacco are due to go ex-dividend on 2022-07-07 and the next dividend pay date is 2022-08-17.
British American Tobacco are due to go ex-dividend on 2022-07-07 and the next dividend pay date is 2022-08-17. The historic dividend yield on British American Tobacco shares is currently 6.06%.
To buy shares in British American Tobacco you'll need a share-dealing account with an online or offline stock broker. Once you have opened your account and transferred funds into it, you'll be able to search and select shares to buy and sell. You can use Stockopedia’s share research software to help you find the the kinds of shares that suit your investment strategy and objectives.
As of the previous close price of 3,560.50p, shares in British American Tobacco had a market capitalisation of £80.40bn.
Here are the trading details for British American Tobacco:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: BATS
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum British American Tobacco is currently classified as a Super Stock. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in British American Tobacco is 3,953.57p. That is 11.04% above the last closing price of 3,560.50p.
Analysts covering British American Tobacco currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of £3.59 for the next financial year.
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like British American Tobacco. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +36.21%.
As of the last closing price of 3,560.50p, shares in British American Tobacco were trading +17.17% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The British American Tobacco PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 9.49. The shares last closed at 3,560.50p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
British American Tobacco's management team is headed by:
- Luc Jobin - CHM
- Jack Bowles - CEO
- Tadeu Marroco - FID
- Guy Meldrum - CEX
- Kingsley Wheaton - CMO
- Jerome Abelman - GCN
- Marina Bellini - OTH
- Luciano Comin - OTH
- Michael Dijanosic - OTH
- Zafar Khan - OTH
- Hae Kim - OTH
- Paul Lageweg - OTH
- David O'Reilly - OTH
- Johan Vandermeulen - OTH
- Paul McCrory - SEC
- Susan Farr - NID
- Karen Guerra - NID
- Marion Helmes - NID
- Holly Koeppel - NID
- Savio Kwan - NID
- Dimitri Panayotopoulos - NID
- J. Darrell Thomas - NID