British American Tobacco (BATS)

Sector:

Tobacco

Index:

FTSE 100

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3,762.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      18.50p
  • 52 Week High: 3,766.00
  • 52 Week Low: 2,991.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,920.90m
  • Volume: 1,918,492
  • Market Cap: £72,274m
  • RiskGrade: 70
  • Beta: 0.56

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.

1 Day Chart (17-05-2013)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.6% 4.0%
Div Cover 1.5 1.5
Op Mrgn 35.6% 38.3%
ROCE 79.2%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 18.0 16.4
PEG 2.8 1.6
Pr/Revenue 4.8 4.5
Pr/Book 9.3  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -1.4% 5.9%
PBT 14.5% 9.1%
EPS 6.5% 10.2%
DPS 6.6% 10.9%

BATS Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 12,122.00 3,684.00 129.60p 13.9 0.7 +19% 83.70p 4.6%
31-Dec-09 14,208.00 4,080.00 153.80p 13.1 0.7 +19% 99.50p 4.9%
31-Dec-10 14,883.00 4,388.00 176.70p 13.9 0.9 +15% 114.20p 4.6%
31-Dec-11 15,399.00 4,931.00 195.80p 15.6 1.4 +11% 126.50p 4.1%
31-Dec-12 15,190.00 5,648.00 208.60p 15.0 2.5 +6% 134.90p 4.3%

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-13 16,093.29 6,163.94 229.78p 16.4 1.6 +10% 149.59p 4.0%
31-Dec-14 16,755.00 6,596.81 250.57p 15.0 1.7 +9% 163.28p 4.4%

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BATS Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 17-May-2013 17:40 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 16-May-2013 17:36 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 16-May-2013 15:30 RNS

BATS ShareCast News

Friday broker round-up UPDATE 26-Apr-2013 ShareCast
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BATS Top Newspaper Links

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Latest BATS Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
13-May-13 Buy Dividends John Daly 3,703.67p 5 £185.18
13-May-13 Buy Dividends Ben Stevens 3,703.67p 23 £851.84
13-May-13 Buy Dividends Nicandro Durante 3,703.67p 30 £1,111.10

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

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 3,762.50p
Change Today 18.50p
% Change 0.49 %
52 Week High 3,766.00
52 Week Low 2,991.00
Volume 1,918,492
Shares Issued 1,920.90m
Market Cap £72,274m
Beta 0.56
RiskGrade 70

BATS Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
81.22% below the market average81.22% below the market average81.22% below the market average81.22% below the market average81.22% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
52.07% above the market average52.07% above the market average52.07% above the market average52.07% above the market average52.07% 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
62.16% above the market average62.16% above the market average62.16% above the market average62.16% above the market average62.16% 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
31.85% below the market average31.85% below the market average31.85% below the market average31.85% below the market average31.85% below 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 13
Buy 1
Neutral 9
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 23
buy
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BATS Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 13-Mar-13 15-Aug-12
Paid 08-May-13 26-Sep-12
Amount 92.70p 42.20p

Trades for 17-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
16:44 1,648 @ 3,755.56p
16:44 502 @ 3,762.50p
16:41 2,674 @ 3,746.22p
16:39 6,025 @ 3,762.50p
16:35 9,205 @ 3,762.50p

BATS Key Personnel

Finance Director Ben Stevens
CEO Nicandro Durante
Chair Richard Burrows
COO John Daly

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