British American Tobacco (BATS)

Sector:

Tobacco

Index:

FTSE 100

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3,064.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -51.50p
  • 52 Week High: 3,248.50
  • 52 Week Low: 2,592.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,958.66m
  • Volume: 2,277,405
  • Market Cap: £60,014m
  • RiskGrade: 81
  • Beta: 0.58

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 (16-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.1% 4.4%
Div Cover n/a 1.5
Op Mrgn n/a 36.6%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 15.6 14.6
PEG n/a 2.1
Pr/Revenue 3.9 3.8
Pr/Book 7.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue n/a 3.3%
PBT 7.5% 18.1%
EPS n/a 7.1%
DPS n/a 9.1%

BATS Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-07 10,018.00 3,077.00 108.53p 18.1 1.8 +10% 66.20p 3.4%
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%

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-12 15,905.77 5,822.85 209.71p 14.6 2.1 +7% 138.02p 4.4%
31-Dec-13 16,597.08 6,286.52 230.60p 13.3 1.3 +10% 152.23p 4.9%

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BATS Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 16-May-2012 17:01 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 15-May-2012 17:29 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 14-May-2012 17:09 RNS

BATS ShareCast News

Broker tips: Shell, BATS, Elementis 27-Apr-2012 ShareCast
Broker snap: BATS has dominant market position, ... 27-Apr-2012 ShareCast
Friday broker round-up - UPDATE 27-Apr-2012 ShareCast

BATS Top Newspaper Links

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BAT’S COURT CHALLENGE 25-Aug-2011 Express & Star
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Latest BATS Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
11-May-12 Buy Ben Stevens 3,105.50p 363 £11,272.97
08-May-12 Buy Dividends Nicandro Durante 3,232.64p 38 £1,228.40
04-May-12 Buy Dividends John Daly 3,232.64p 3 £96.98

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 3,064.00p
Change Today -51.50p
% Change -1.65 %
52 Week High 3,248.50
52 Week Low 2,592.00
Volume 2,277,405
Shares Issued 1,958.66m
Market Cap £60,014m
Beta 0.58
RiskGrade 81

BATS Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
74.48% below the market average74.48% below the market average74.48% below the market average74.48% below the market average74.48% 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
75.62% above the market average75.62% above the market average75.62% above the market average75.62% above the market average75.62% 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
60.00% above the market average60.00% above the market average60.00% above the market average60.00% above the market average60.00% 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
Growth
19.61% above the market average19.61% above the market average19.61% above the market average19.61% above the market average19.61% 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

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 8
Buy 3
Neutral 13
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 25
buy
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BATS Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 07-Mar-12 17-Aug-11
Paid 03-May-12 28-Sep-11
Amount 88.40p 38.10p

Trades for 16-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:51 3,700 @ 3,064.77p
16:46 661 @ 3,083.00p
16:46 87 @ 3,084.00p
16:46 330 @ 3,083.00p
16:46 12,990 @ 3,074.01p

BATS Key Personnel

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

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