BATS.L BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC OR
Consumer Defensive · Tobacco
40.96
-1.23%
About the company
British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides tobacco and nicotine products to consumers in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Canada, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Central Asia, Caucasus, and Africa. The company offers vapour products; heated products, which consists of a battery-powered device and a plant-based substance consumable that is heated; modern oral products, such as nicotine pouches; combustibles, including cigarette sticks and other tobacco stick products; traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff; and fine cut/roll-your-own tobacco products. It sells its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Newport, Natural American Spirit, and Camel Snus brands, as well as Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, and State Express 555 brands. The company distributes its products to retail outlets. British American Tobacco p.l.c. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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Dividend deep dive
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC OR (BATS.L) operates in the Tobacco industry within the Consumer Defensive sector. The company currently offers a dividend yield of 5.25%, which stands above its 5-year average yield of 3.88% and its 5-year high of 4.54%. Its dividend safety status is currently flagged as 'watch'.
Dividend history
The company has demonstrated a consistent track record of dividend increases, boasting a dividend streak of 7 years, earning it a 'challenger' tier status. Over the past three years, the dividend compounded annually by 3.32%, and over five years, the compound annual growth rate was 2.69%. Recent dividends per share in GBP include 107.8 in 2021, 108.9 in 2022, and 115.44 in 2023. Projected dividends are 117.76 for 2024 and 120.12 for 2025.
Dividend safety
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO's dividend safety is under 'watch'. The current payout ratio stands at 70.2% of earnings.
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