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British American Tobacco plc

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: FMCG
  • ISIN: GB0002875804
GBP
43.42
-0.52 (-1.18%)

Dec 04

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Imperial Brands Plc
British American Tobacco plc
Why is British American Tobacco plc ?
1
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
2
Flat results in Jun 25
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 0%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 11.39% (YoY)
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Lowest at GBP 6.99
3
With ROE of 6.21%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.84 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 44.73%, its profits have fallen by -13.8%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you sell?
  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is British American Tobacco plc for you?

Low Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
British American Tobacco plc
47.39%
1.02
21.96%
FTSE 100
15.94%
1.29
12.98%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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
0
Institutional Holding
0.12%
ROCE (avg)
20.92%
ROE (avg)
34.18%
stock-recommendationValuation
Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
stock-recommendation
Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
30
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
NA
Dividend Yield
310.63%
ROCE (Latest)
3.65%
ROE (Latest)
6.21%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
Bearish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

5What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at GBP 5,041.1 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 6.99%

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 52.3 %

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 2.04

-4What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 11.39% (YoY

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at GBP 6.99

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at GBP 12,069 MM

Here's what is working for British American Tobacco plc
Net Profit
Higher at GBP 5,041.1 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2025
MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 52.3 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

EPS
Highest at GBP 2.04
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.99%
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Depreciation
At GBP 1,192 MM has Grown at 83.67%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (GBP MM)

Here's what is not working for British American Tobacco plc
Net Sales
Lowest at GBP 12,069 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (GBP MM)

Dividend per share
Lowest at GBP 6.99
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (GBP)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 11.39% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

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