British American Tobacco (BATS)

Sector:

Tobacco

Index:

FTSE 100

3,189.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -84.00p
  • 52 Week High: 3,507.00
  • 52 Week Low: 2,382.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,294.20m
  • Volume: 4,706,458
  • Market Cap: £73,174m
  • RiskGrade: 192

BATS Overview

British American Tobacco was founded in 1902 as a joint venture between the UK’s Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company. It is second only to Philip Morris in the World cigarette market, with more than 300 brands sold in around 180 markets.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 6.6% 7.0%
Div Cover 1.5 1.5
Op Mrgn 34.8% 39.3%
ROCE 116.4%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 9.8 9.3
PEG 1.1 2.5
Pr/Revenue 2.8 2.8
Pr/Book 1.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.7% 1.1%
PBT -5.3% 29.8%
EPS 9.1% 3.7%
DPS 3.6% 4.3%

BATS Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-15 13,104.00 5,855.00 208.90p 18.1 0.2 +100% 154.00p 4.1%
31-Dec-16 14,751.00 6,245.00 248.40p 18.6 1.0 +19% 169.40p 3.7%
31-Dec-17 19,564.00 29,527.00 283.10p 17.7 1.3 +14% 195.20p 3.9%
31-Dec-18 24,492.00 8,351.00 297.60p 8.4 1.7 +5% 203.00p 8.1%
31-Dec-19 25,877.00 7,912.00 324.80p 9.9 1.1 +9% 210.40p 6.5%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

BATS Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-20 26,150.95 10,273.29 336.76p 9.5 2.6 +4% 219.45p 7.0%
31-Dec-21 27,191.72 11,002.42 358.60p 8.9 1.4 +6% 233.10p 7.4%

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BATS Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding 21-May-2020 16:15 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 19-May-2020 14:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 19-May-2020 14:00 RNS

BATS ShareCast News

BAT sticks to dividend policy and earnings target 30-Apr-2020 ShareCast
Philip Morris withdraws FY guidance despite Q1 e... 21-Apr-2020 ShareCast
Almost a third of FTSE 100 cut or scrap dividends 15-Apr-2020 ShareCast

BATS Top Newspaper Links

Strong pound plays havoc with UK plc 31-Jul-2014 Telegraph
British American Tobacco and Philip Morris sued ... 15-Apr-2014 The Independent
British American Tobacco threatens legal challen... 28-Feb-2014 Telegraph

Latest BATS Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
18-May-20 Buy Dividends Tadeu Marroco 3,058.00p 64 £1,957.12
18-May-20 Buy Dividends Jack Bowles 3,058.00p 127 £3,883.66
13-May-20 Buy Dividends Tadeu Marroco 3,107.27p 14 £435.02

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

BATS Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 3,189.50p
Change Today -84.00p
% Change -2.57 %
52 Week High 3,507.00
52 Week Low 2,382.00
Volume 4,706,458
Shares Issued 2,294.20m
Market Cap £73,174m
RiskGrade 192

BATS Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
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Price Trend
56.50% above the market average56.50% above the market average56.50% above the market average56.50% above the market average56.50% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average
Income
86.22% above the market average86.22% above the market average86.22% above the market average86.22% above the market average86.22% above the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Growth
9.32% above the market average9.32% above the market average9.32% above the market average9.32% above the market average9.32% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 17
Buy 1
Neutral 3
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 21
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BATS Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Q4 Q3
Ex-Div 17-Dec-20 01-Oct-20
Paid 03-Feb-21 12-Nov-20
Amount 52.60p 52.60p

Trades for 29-May-2020

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 260 @ 3,189.50p
16:35 4,182 @ 3,189.50p
16:35 3,986 @ 3,189.50p
16:35 8,564 @ 3,189.50p
16:35 2,809,310 @ 3,189.50p

BATS Key Personnel

Chair Richard Burrows
CEO Jack Bowles
Finance Director Tadeu Marroco

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