British American Tobacco plc (BATS) Stock Analysis | Price, Returns, Financials & Key Metrics

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Price Point

High/Low

1Day

52 Week

Valuation

Technical

Day's Volume

CASH

2.72 M

Shareholding (Dec 2024)

FII

0.04%

Held by 7 FIIs

DII

99.96%

Held by 0 DIIs

Promoter

0.00%

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

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Dashboard

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 525.59% and Operating profit at 389.84% over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Flat results in Jun 25

With ROE of 6.21%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.84 Price to Book Value

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Industry

FMCG

Market cap

GBP 94,838 Million (Large Cap)

P/E

30.00

Industry P/E

Dividend Yield

283.26%

Debt Equity

0.65

Return on Equity

6.21%

Price to Book

2.02

Revenue and Profits:

Net Sales:

(Quarterly Results - Jun 2009)

Net Profit:

Total Returns

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

TimePeriod

Price Return

Dividend Return

Total Return

3 Months

6.14%

6 Months

28.04%

1 Year

47.39%

2 Years

73.13%

3 Years

27.41%

4 Years

68.07%

5 Years

59.96%

British American Tobacco plc for the last several years.

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News & Corporate Actions

News

British American Tobacco Hits Day High with 3.84% Surge in Stock Price

British American Tobacco plc has shown strong performance recently, with significant gains over various timeframes, including a notable rise on November 26, 2025. However, the company faces challenges such as a high debt-to-equity ratio and a low return on equity, indicating potential concerns despite its market success.

British American Tobacco Hits Day High with Strong 3.34% Intraday Surge

British American Tobacco plc has shown strong performance, with a notable increase on November 5, 2025, and a robust weekly rise. The stock has outperformed the FTSE 100 significantly over the past year and year-to-date, maintaining a solid return on capital employed despite facing financial challenges.

No announcement available

Corporate Actions

No corporate action available

Key Factors

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

525.59%

EBIT Growth (5y)

389.84%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

6.98

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.22

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.62

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.10

Tax Ratio

32.43%

Dividend Payout Ratio

175.77%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.12%

ROCE (avg)

20.92%

ROE (avg)

34.18%

Valuation key factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.84

EV to EBIT

41.28

EV to EBITDA

36.82

EV to Capital Employed

1.51

EV to Sales

12.15

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

310.63%

ROCE (Latest)

3.65%

ROE (Latest)

6.21%

Technicals key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bearish

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Shareholding

Shareholding Snapshot : Dec 2024

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

Majority shareholders

Foreign Institutions

Domestic Funds

Held in 0 Schemes (0%)

Foreign Institutions

Held by 7 Foreign Institutions (0.04%)

Strategic Entities with highest holding

Highest Public shareholder

Financial

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Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'09 - YoY

Jun'09

Jun'08

Change(%)

Net Sales

0.00

2,916.00

-100.00%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

0.00

977.00

-100.00%

Interest

0.00

118.00

-100.00%

Exceptional Items

0.00

-80.00

100.00%

Consolidate Net Profit

0.00

697.00

-100.00%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

0.00%

303.80%

-30.38%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

YoY Growth in quarter ended Jun 2009 is -100.00% vs 16.97% in Jun 2008

Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in quarter ended Jun 2009 is -100.00% vs 10.63% in Jun 2008

All Quarterly Results

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'23

Dec'23

Dec'22

Change(%)

Net Sales

27,334.00

27,671.00

-1.22%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

13,409.00

12,967.00

3.41%

Interest

1,935.00

1,648.00

17.42%

Exceptional Items

-28,543.00

-858.00

-3,226.69%

Consolidate Net Profit

-14,234.00

6,797.00

-309.42%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

459.00%

430.30%

2.87%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2023 is -1.22% vs 7.61% in Dec 2022

Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2023 is -309.42% vs -2.37% in Dec 2022

All Annual Results

Company CV

About British American Tobacco plc

British American Tobacco plc

FMCG

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a holding company. The Company is a multi-category consumer goods company that provides tobacco and nicotine products. Its Potentially Reduced-Risk Products (PRRP) include vapour, tobacco heating products (THP), modern oral products including tobacco-free nicotine pouches, as well as traditional oral products such as snus and moist snuff. Its THP includes glo, neo sticks and its hybrid products; vapour products include vype, vuse, ten motives and ViP, and modern oral includes white modern oral brands of EPOK, Lyft and Velo. The Company’s segments include United States of America, Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and North Africa, and Asia-Pacific and Middle East. The Company’s international and local cigarette brands include Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, Benson & Hedges, John Player Gold Leaf, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi.

Company Coordinates

Company Details

Globe House, 4 Temple Place , LONDON None : WC2R 2PG

Tel: 44 20 7845200044 020 78451000

http://www.bat.com/

Registrar Details

British American Tobacco plc

1Day

52 Week

CASH

FII

DII

Promoter

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Dashboard

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Flat results in Jun 25

With ROE of 6.21%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.84 Price to Book Value

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News

British American Tobacco Hits Day High with 3.84% Surge in Stock Price

British American Tobacco Hits Day High with Strong 3.34% Intraday Surge

Announcements

Corporate Actions

Quality key factors

Valuation key factors

Technicals key factors

Shareholding Snapshot : Dec 2024

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'09 - YoY

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'23

About British American Tobacco plc

Company Coordinates