British American Tobacco p.l.c

Company Profile

British American Tobacco p.l.c had its IPO on under the ticker symbol BTAFF.

The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Tobacco industry. British American Tobacco p.l.c has a staff strength of 52,077 employees.

Stock update

Shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c opened at $33.2 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $33.19 - $33.46, and closed at $33.19.

This is a -0.6% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 5,031 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c have increased by +1.31%.

British American Tobacco p.l.c's Key Ratios

British American Tobacco p.l.c has a market cap of $72.01 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.9997 and a price to sales ratio of 3.4576.

In the last 12-months British American Tobacco p.l.c’s revenue was $27.66 billion with a gross profit of $22.85 billion and an EBITDA of $12.19 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures British American Tobacco p.l.c's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, British American Tobacco p.l.c’s operating margin was 42.17% while its return on assets stood at 5.01% with a return of equity of 9.57%.

In Q2, British American Tobacco p.l.c’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 37.3% while revenue growth was a positive 9.5%.

British American Tobacco p.l.c’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

8.1301

Trailing PE

8.75

PEG

8.7416

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $3.68 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 8.1301 and a PEG multiple of 8.7416. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into British American Tobacco p.l.c’s profitability.

British American Tobacco p.l.c stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 5.309 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 13.1283. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.4576.

British American Tobacco p.l.c stock pays annual dividends of $2.178 per share, indicating a yield of 8.71% and a payout ratio of 74.61%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$153.55 billion

Total Liabilities

$17.85 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-104000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$49.50 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

74.61%

British American Tobacco p.l.c ended 2024 with $153.55 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $153.55 billion while shareholder equity stood at $75.37 billion.

British American Tobacco p.l.c ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $17.85 billion in other current liabilities, in common stock, $44.08 billion in retained earnings and $47.96 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $3.45 billion and cash and short-term investments were $0. The company’s total short-term debt was $0 while long-term debt stood at $38.35 billion.

British American Tobacco p.l.c’s total current assets stands at $15.41 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $579.00 million. Its net receivables were $4.37 billion compared to accounts payable of $10.45 billion and inventory worth $5.67 billion.

In 2024, British American Tobacco p.l.c's operating cash flow was $-104000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $49.50 million.

Comparatively, British American Tobacco p.l.c paid $0.75 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$33.19

52-Week High

$41.9603

52-Week Low

$31.72

Analyst Target Price

$

British American Tobacco p.l.c stock is currently trading at $33.19 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $41.9603 and a 52-week low of $41.9603. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $.

Its 50-day moving average was $33.06 and 200-day moving average was $34.92 The short ratio stood at 0 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 792.3% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 5117.8% are held by institutions.