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British American Tobacco PLC Fundamentals

Company NameBritish American Tobacco PLCLast Updated2024-11-21
IndustryTobaccoSectorConsumer Defensive
Shares in Issue2.209 bnMarket Cap£64.50 bn
PE Ratio5.99Dividend per Share£2.31
Dividend Yield8.45Dividend Cover0
EPS-£6.47EPS Growth (%)0
PEG0DPS Growth (%)0.0601
Debt Ratio0.3364Debt Equity Ratio0.6071
Asset Equity Ratio2.1915Cash Equity Ratio0.1217
Quick Ratio0.5691Current Ratio0.88
Price To Book Value1.1893ROCE0

British American Tobacco PLC Dividends

TypeEx-DatePay DateCurrencyNet DividendYear Total
Prelim2024-12-192025-02-03GBP0.5888
Interim2024-09-262024-11-01GBP0.5888
Interim2024-06-272024-08-02GBP0.5888
Interim2024-03-212024-05-02GBP0.5888
Prelim2023-12-212024-02-01GBP0.5772
Interim2023-09-282023-11-03GBP0.5772
Interim2023-07-132023-08-18GBP0.5772
Interim2023-03-232023-05-03GBP0.5772
Prelim2022-12-222023-02-02GBP0.5445
Interim2022-09-292022-11-10GBP0.5445
Interim2022-07-072022-08-17GBP0.5445
Interim2022-03-242022-05-04GBP0.5445
Prelim2021-12-232022-02-09GBP0.5390

British American Tobacco PLC Company Financials

Assets202320222021
Tangible Assets£4.58 bn£4.87 bn£4.95 bn
Intangible Assets£95.56 bn£129.07 bn£115.63 bn
Investments£2.09 bn£2.14 bn£2.00 bn
Total Fixed Assets£104.53 bn£138.14 bn£124.56 bn
Stocks£4.94 bn£5.67 bn£5.28 bn
Debtors£3.62 bn£4.37 bn£3.95 bn
Cash & Equivalents£2.96 bn£2.29 bn£1.94 bn
Other Assets£2.30 bn£2.05 bn£1.98 bn
Total Assets£118.72 bn£153.55 bn£137.37 bn
Liabilities202320222021
Creditors within 1 year£15.67 bn£17.85 bn£15.14 bn
Creditors after 1 year£50.11 bn£59.98 bn£54.82 bn
Other Liabilities0£428.00 m0
Total Liabilities£65.78 bn£77.84 bn£69.96 bn
Net assets£52.93 bn£75.71 bn£67.40 bn
Equity202320222021
Called up share capital£614.00 m£614.00 m£614.00 m
Share Premium£216.00 m£214.00 m£208.00 m
Profit / Loss-£17.06 bn£9.32 bn£9.16 bn
Other Equity£52.57 bn£75.37 bn£67.10 bn
Preference & Minorities£368.00 m£342.00 m£300.00 m
Total Capital Employed£52.93 bn£75.71 bn£67.40 bn
Ratios202320222021
Debt Ratio£0.40£0.34£0.35
Debt-to-Equity£0.67£0.51£0.53
Assets / Equity2.19152.19152.1915
Cash / Equity0.12170.12170.1217
EPS-£6.40£3.07£3.24
Cash Flow202320222021
Cash from operating activities£10.71 bn£10.39 bn£9.72 bn
Cashflow before financing£1.40 bn£1.52 bn£968.00 m
Increase in Cash£1.10 bn£811.00 m-£172.00 m
Income202320222021
Turnover£27.28 bn£27.66 bn£25.68 bn
Cost of sales£4.64 bn£4.55 bn£4.38 bn
Gross Profit£22.64 bn£23.10 bn£21.30 bn
Operating Profit-£15.75 bn£10.52 bn£10.23 bn
Pre-Tax profit-£17.06 bn£9.32 bn£9.16 bn

British American Tobacco PLC Company Background

SectorConsumer Defensive
ActivitiesThe second-largest tobacco company by volume, British American Tobacco sold 555 billion cigarettes in 2023. Its leading brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans in cigarettes. Its ownership of the Camel, Natural American Spirit, and Newport brands are limited to the us. In next-generation products, the company has the Vuse brand in vaping, Glo in heated tobacco, and Velo in modern oral tobacco. The company also owns a 25.5% stake in ITC limited, the largest Indian cigarette company.
Latest Interim Date25 Jul 2024
Latest Fiscal Year End Date8 Feb 2024

British American Tobacco PLC Directors

AppointedNamePosition
2018-12-12Mr. Lionel L. Nowell, IIIDirector
2020-03-30Mr. Nicandro DuranteExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2024-11-05Ms. Holly Keller KoeppelNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2024-02-09Mr. Luc JobinNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2024-03-21Mr. Murray S. KesslerNon-Executive Director
2018-04-25Ms. Ann Frances GodbehereIndependent Director
2011-08-09Mr. Antonio Monteiro de CastroExecutive Director,Chief Operating Officer
2016-12-06Ms. Christine Morin-PostelIndependent Director
2024-04-24Mr. Dimitri PanayotopoulosNon-Executive Director
2009-03-05Mr. Jan Petrus du PlessisNon-Executive Director,Chairman
2015-04-29Mr. Neil R WithingtonLegal Director & General Counsel
2024-02-09Mr. Krishnan AnandNon-Executive Director
2020-04-30Mr. Kieran PoynterNon-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2013-04-25Mr. Robert Earl Lerwill
2006-09-14Mr. Rupert Lascelles Pennant-ReaNon-Executive Director
2019-08-05Mr. John Benedict StevensExecutive Director,Finance Director and Chief Information Officer
2005-09-20Dr. Ana Maria LlopisNon-Executive Director
2017-04-27Dr. Gerard Martin Murphy Independent Director
2011-08-09Mr. Paul Ashley RaynerExecutive Director,Finance Director
2016-04-27Dr. Karen Maria Alida de SegundoIndependent Director
2011-08-09Mr. Paul Nicholas AdamsExecutive Director,Chief Executive
2021-04-28Mr. Richard George William Burrows Non-Executive Director,Chairman
2024-04-24Ms. Susan Jane Farr Non-Executive Director,Senior Independent Director
2013-04-25Sir Nicholas Scheele
2014-04-30Mr. Anthony RuysNon-Executive Director
2014-04-04Mr. John Patrick DalyExecutive Director
2008-12-12Mr. Matthys Hendrik Visser BComm,CANon-Executive Director
2024-02-21Ms. Karen J GuerraNon-Executive Director
2008-03-06The Honourable Kenneth Harry Clarke, Q.C.Non-Executive Director,Deputy Chairman
2021-04-01Mr. Jeremy Fowden Non-Executive Director
2023-03-20Dr. Marion Helmes Non-Executive Director
2023-05-15Mr. Jack Bowles Executive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2024-02-09Mr. Savio KwanNon-Executive Director
2024-02-09Ms. Veronique LauryNon-Executive Director
2024-02-09Mr. Jerome AbelmanDirector, Legal & External Affairs and General Counsel
2024-11-13Mr. Tadeu MarrocoExecutive Director,Chief Executive Officer
2024-02-09Ms. Hae In KimDirector, Talent and Culture Designate
2024-02-09Mr. Paul LagewegDirector, New Categories
2024-02-09Mr. J. Darrell ThomasNon-Executive Director
2024-03-12Mr. Javed IqbalExecutive Director,Interim Finance Director
2024-11-07Ms. Soraya BenchikhExecutive Director,Chief Financial Officer

British American Tobacco PLC Contact Details

Company NameBritish American Tobacco PLC
AddressGlobe House, 4 Temple Place, London, WC2R 2PG
Telephone+44 2078451000
Websitehttps://www.bat.com

British American Tobacco PLC Advisors

Remuneration ConsultantKPMG LLP (UK)
Phone+44 2073111000
Fax+44 2073113311
Remuneration ConsultantDeloitte LLP
Phone+44 2079363000
Fax+44 2075831198
AuditorKPMG
Phone+44 2073111000
Fax+44 2073113311
StockbrokerDeutsche Bank AG London
Phone+44 2075458000
Fax+44 2075454577
RegistrarComputershare Investor Services PLC
Phone+44 3707020003
Fax+44 3707036101
Remuneration ConsultantEY
Phone+44 2079512000
Fax+44 2079511345
Remuneration ConsultantHerbert Smith Freehills LLP
Phone+44 2073748000
Fax+44 2073740888
SolicitorBaker & McKenzie LLP
Phone+44 2079191000
Fax+44 2079191999
StockbrokerUBS Limited
Phone+44 2075678000
Financial AdviserDeutsche Bank AG London
Phone(020) 7545 8000
Fax(020) 7547 4577
SolicitorHerbert Smith Freehills LLP
Phone+44 2073748000
Fax+44 2073740888
SolicitorLinklaters
Phone+44 2074562000
Fax+44 2074562222
SolicitorHogan Lovells International LLP
Phone+44 2072962000
Fax+44 2072962001
SolicitorChadbourne & Parke LLP
Phone+1 212-408-5100
Fax+1 212-541-5369
BankCitibank
Phone020 7500 5500
BankHSBC Bank PLC
AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Phone+44 2075835000
Fax+44 2078224652