Stock Research: British American Tobacco

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British American Tobacco

LSE:BATS GB0002875804
52
  • Value
    30
  • Growth
    75
  • Safety
    Safety
    45
  • Combined
    46
  • Sentiment
    65
  • 360° View
    360° View
    52
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Company Description

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a consumer goods company providing tobacco and nicotine products. It operates in the Vapor, Tobacco Heating Products (THPs), Modern Oral, Traditional Oral and Combustible cigarettes industries and owns brands such as Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Newport, Natural American Spirit, Camel, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi. The company operates in the United States, Asia Pacific Middle East and Africa, Americas and Europe. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $112,528 million, profits of $26,645 million, and revenue of $32,362 million, with 48,989 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 52 (better than 52% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock British American Tobacco are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for British American Tobacco. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 75, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 75% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 65, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 65% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 45, which means that the share price of British American Tobacco is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 55% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 30, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 70% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
45 73 82 83
Growth
75 55 15 35
Safety
Safety
30 33 32 31
Sentiment
65 55 20 87
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52 65 14 75
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
53 45 67 75
Opinions Change
58 46 6 17
Pro Holdings
n/a 62 40 96
Market Pulse
71 62 43 72
Sentiment
65 55 20 87
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
45 73 82 83
Growth
75 55 15 35
Safety Safety
30 33 32 31
Combined
46 58 29 49
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
60 82 95 91
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
3 9 18 20
Price vs. Book (P/B)
43 64 80 82
Dividend Yield
96 100 100 100
Value
45 73 82 83
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
34 33 4 43
Profit Growth
34 29 64 10
Capital Growth
72 61 62 67
Stock Returns
100 87 1 69
Growth
75 55 15 35
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
37 42 52 50
Refinancing
28 22 23 17
Liquidity
49 56 38 37
Safety Safety
30 33 32 31

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