British American Tobacco (BTI) Stock Analysis

Company Profile

British American Tobacco (BTI) trades as an ADR rather than ordinary local shares — read it with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

British American Tobacco (BTI) posts ROE of 15.82%, roughly around the peer group’s normal range. Shareholders’ equity is producing a return that looks broadly typical for the industry.

British American Tobacco (BTI) keeps 30.32% of revenue as net profit on net margin, above the industry benchmark range. That is unusually strong bottom-line conversion, though tax effects, asset sales, or other one-off gains should be checked before treating it as durable.

British American Tobacco (BTI) turns 34.58% of revenue into operating profit, putting operating margin in the upper peer quartile. Before financing and taxes enter the picture, the day-to-day business keeps more of each sales dollar than most industry peers.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

British American Tobacco (BTI) grew revenue -0.99%, in the lower peer quartile. The top line is expanding more slowly than at most peers, which can reflect softer demand, lost share, or weaker pricing.

British American Tobacco (BTI) grew earnings per share 156.69%, above the industry benchmark range. Profits are compounding faster than at any typical peer, though a depressed base year can inflate the percentage, so the level of earnings matters alongside the rate.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

British American Tobacco (BTI) has current ratio of 0.87, in the tighter-liquidity quartile for its industry. The short-term cushion is thinner than most peers carry, even if the absolute comfort level still depends on the business model.

British American Tobacco (BTI) has debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, roughly in line with the peer group’s normal leverage range. Its mix of debt and equity looks typical for the industry.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

British American Tobacco (BTI) has dividend yield of 3.92%, in the industry’s normal income range. It provides a meaningful dividend without the red flag of an unusually high headline yield.

British American Tobacco (BTI) has payout ratio of 68.73%, within the industry’s typical payout band. The dividend shares profits with investors while leaving earnings coverage that looks normal for the peer group.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

British American Tobacco (BTI) trades at P/E ratio of 13.56, near the industry’s usual earnings multiple. The stock is not showing a clear peer discount or premium on trailing earnings.

British American Tobacco (BTI) trades at 5.17 on P/S ratio, above the industry benchmark range. The stock is being valued at an unusually rich price per dollar of trailing revenue.

British American Tobacco (BTI) trades at 10.78 on P/B ratio, above the industry benchmark range. Investors are putting an unusually rich price on each dollar of book equity relative to peers.

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