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british american tobacco p.l.c. Company Information

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Company Number

03407696

Registered Address

globe house, 4 temple place, london, WC2R 2PG

Industry

Activities of head offices

 

Telephone

02078451000

Next Accounts Due

June 2025

Group Structure

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Directors

Luc Jobin7 Years

Holly Koeppel7 Years

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Shareholders

undisclosed 100%

british american tobacco p.l.c. Estimated Valuation

£41.7b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. at £41.7b based on a Turnover of £27.3b and 1.53x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

british american tobacco p.l.c. Estimated Valuation

£131.8b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. at £131.8b based on an EBITDA of £12.9b and a 10.25x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

british american tobacco p.l.c. Estimated Valuation

£141b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. at £141b based on Net Assets of £52.6b and 2.68x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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British American Tobacco P.l.c. Overview

British American Tobacco P.l.c. is a live company located in london, WC2R 2PG with a Companies House number of 03407696. It operates in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in July 1997, it's largest shareholder is undisclosed with a 100% stake. British American Tobacco P.l.c. is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £27.3b with low growth in recent years.

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British American Tobacco P.l.c. Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded British American Tobacco P.L.C. a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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size

Size

annual sales of £27.3b, make it larger than the average company (£21.9m)

£27.3b - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

£21.9m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 2%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7%)

2% - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

7% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 33.1%, this company has a comparable cost of product (33.1%)

33.1% - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

33.1% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of -57.7% make it less profitable than the average company (5.8%)

-57.7% - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

5.8% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 135160 employees, this is above the industry average (121)

135160 - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

121 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £19.7k, the company has a lower pay structure (£48.4k)

£19.7k - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

£48.4k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £201.9k, this is equally as efficient (£201.9k)

£201.9k - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

£201.9k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 38 days, this is near the average (45 days)

38 days - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

45 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 194 days, this is slower than average (42 days)

194 days - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

42 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 98 days, this is more than average (50 days)

98 days - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

50 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 15 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (15 weeks)

15 weeks - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

15 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 55.4%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (55.6%)

55.4% - British American Tobacco P.l.c.

55.6% - Industry AVG

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. financials

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British American Tobacco P.L.C.'s latest turnover from December 2023 is £27.3 billion and the company has net assets of £52.6 billion. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that British American Tobacco P.L.C. has 135,160 employees and maintains cash reserves of £4.7 billion as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Turnover27,283,000,00027,655,000,00025,684,000,00025,776,000,00025,877,000,00024,492,000,00019,564,000,00014,751,000,00013,104,000,00013,971,000,00015,260,000,00015,190,000,00015,399,000,00014,883,000,00014,208,000,000
Other Income Or Grants000000000000000
Cost Of Sales18,247,078,73318,470,227,87117,324,283,32717,455,401,04217,463,142,82316,637,147,82913,326,598,2629,959,128,2468,914,240,4299,670,927,64810,601,500,79910,566,189,27610,732,185,66610,310,427,3660
Gross Profit9,035,921,2679,184,772,1298,359,716,6738,320,598,9588,413,857,1777,854,852,1716,237,401,7384,791,871,7544,189,759,5714,300,072,3524,658,499,2014,623,810,7244,666,814,3344,572,572,6340
Admin Expenses24,786,921,267-1,338,227,871-1,874,283,327-1,641,401,042-602,142,823-1,458,147,829-174,598,262-2,676,450,746-367,240,429-245,927,648-1,747,638,169-1,621,286,908-1,121,946,477-1,082,058,477-4,101,000,000
Operating Profit-15,751,000,00010,523,000,00010,234,000,0009,962,000,0009,016,000,0009,313,000,0006,412,000,0007,468,322,5004,557,000,0004,546,000,0006,406,137,3706,245,097,6325,788,760,8115,654,631,1114,101,000,000
Interest Payable2,534,000,0002,208,000,0001,800,000,0001,745,000,0001,602,000,0001,683,000,0001,193,000,000776,000,000584,000,000588,000,000511,000,000509,000,000579,000,000792,000,000602,000,000
Interest Receivable639,000,000567,000,000314,000,00000302,000,000252,000,000544,000,000646,000,00067,000,00064,000,00084,000,00082,000,00060,000,00083,000,000
Pre-Tax Profit-17,061,000,0009,324,000,0009,163,000,0008,672,000,0007,912,000,0008,351,000,00029,527,000,0006,245,000,0005,855,000,0004,848,000,0005,799,000,0005,592,000,0004,931,000,0004,388,000,0004,080,000,000
Tax2,872,000,000-2,478,000,000-2,189,000,000-2,108,000,000-2,063,000,000-2,141,000,0008,129,000,000-1,406,000,000-1,333,000,000-1,455,000,000-1,600,000,000-1,516,000,000-1,556,000,000-1,248,000,000-1,124,000,000
Profit After Tax-14,189,000,0006,846,000,0006,974,000,0006,564,000,0005,849,000,0006,210,000,00037,656,000,0004,839,000,0004,522,000,0003,393,000,0004,199,000,0004,076,000,0003,375,000,0003,140,000,0002,956,000,000
Dividends Paid5,071,000,0004,915,000,0004,904,000,0004,747,000,00004,463,000,0004,465,000,00002,770,000,0002,712,000,0002,611,000,0002,538,000,0002,358,000,0002,093,000,0001,798,000,000
Retained Profit-19,438,000,0001,751,000,0001,897,000,0001,653,000,0005,704,000,0001,569,000,00033,020,000,0004,648,000,0001,520,000,000681,000,0001,293,000,0001,259,000,0001,017,000,0001,047,000,000915,000,000
Employee Costs2,664,000,0002,972,000,0002,717,000,0002,744,000,0003,221,000,0003,005,000,0002,679,000,0002,274,000,0002,039,000,0002,194,000,0002,384,000,0002,426,000,0002,501,000,0002,550,000,0002,317,000,000
Number Of Employees135,16077,95182,86889,182152,752146,92891,40293,92083,10690,11897,34497,31587,81392,2850
EBITDA*12,863,000,00011,828,000,00011,310,000,00011,417,000,00010,548,000,00010,164,000,0007,314,000,0008,123,322,5004,985,000,0005,066,000,0006,860,137,3706,712,097,6326,588,760,8116,430,631,1114,721,000,000

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Tangible Assets10,835,000,00010,744,000,00010,462,000,0009,269,000,0009,798,000,0009,674,000,0009,303,000,00015,297,000,00011,265,000,0006,231,000,0006,158,000,0006,431,000,0006,632,000,0006,745,000,0006,276,000,000
Intangible Assets95,562,000,000129,075,000,000115,625,000,000115,343,000,000118,787,000,000124,013,000,000117,785,000,00012,117,000,00010,436,000,00010,804,000,00011,205,000,00011,710,000,00011,992,000,00012,458,000,00012,232,000,000
Investments & Other2,197,000,0002,272,000,0002,241,000,0002,899,000,0002,324,000,0002,332,000,0002,209,000,00010,146,000,0007,262,000,0002,723,000,0002,412,000,0002,537,000,0002,832,000,0002,823,000,0002,640,000,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)2,188,000,0001,923,000,0001,739,000,000776,000,0001,102,000,000685,000,000756,000,000599,000,000248,000,000153,000,000171,000,000224,000,000305,000,000272,000,000171,000,000
Total Fixed Assets104,530,000,000138,137,000,000124,558,000,000124,078,000,000127,731,000,000133,687,000,000127,088,000,00027,414,000,00021,701,000,00017,035,000,00017,363,000,00018,141,000,00018,624,000,00019,203,000,00018,508,000,000
Stock & work in progress4,938,000,0005,671,000,0005,279,000,0005,998,000,0006,094,000,0006,029,000,0005,864,000,0005,793,000,0004,247,000,0004,133,000,0004,042,000,0004,026,000,0003,498,000,0003,608,000,0003,261,000,000
Trade Debtors2,887,000,0002,609,000,0003,951,000,0002,521,000,0003,369,000,0003,588,000,0004,053,000,0003,884,000,0003,266,000,0001,918,000,0002,037,000,0001,864,000,0001,857,000,0001,831,000,0002,344,000,000
Group Debtors000000000000000
Misc Debtors734,000,0001,758,000,00001,200,000,000724,000,0000000850,000,000934,000,000960,000,000566,000,000578,000,0000
Cash4,659,000,0003,446,000,0002,809,000,0003,139,000,0002,526,000,0002,602,000,0003,291,000,0002,204,000,0001,963,000,0001,818,000,0002,106,000,0002,081,000,0002,194,000,0002,329,000,0002,161,000,000
misc current assets782,000,0001,009,000,000638,000,000672,000,000436,000,000436,000,000758,000,000478,000,000338,000,000413,000,000399,000,000255,000,000380,000,000311,000,000340,000,000
total current assets14,186,000,00015,409,000,00012,807,000,00013,612,000,00013,274,000,00012,655,000,00013,966,000,00012,359,000,0009,814,000,0009,132,000,0009,518,000,0009,186,000,0008,495,000,0008,657,000,0008,106,000,000
total assets118,716,000,000153,546,000,000137,365,000,000137,690,000,000141,005,000,000146,342,000,000141,054,000,00039,773,000,00031,515,000,00026,167,000,00026,881,000,00027,327,000,00027,119,000,00027,860,000,00026,614,000,000
Bank overdraft003,992,000,0000000553,000,0002,195,000,0002,479,000,000001,766,000,0001,334,000,0000
Bank loan000000000000000
Trade Creditors 9,700,000,00010,449,000,0002,941,000,0009,693,000,0009,727,000,00010,631,000,0008,908,000,0007,335,000,0005,937,000,0005,524,000,000683,000,000513,000,000668,000,000712,000,0004,727,000,000
Group/Directors Accounts0000000000000016,000,000
other short term finances4,513,000,0004,840,000,000235,000,0004,041,000,0007,562,000,0004,225,000,0005,423,000,0002,454,000,000001,980,000,0001,636,000,000001,370,000,000
hp & lease commitments000000000000000
other current liabilities1,460,000,0002,564,000,0007,976,000,0001,744,000,0001,534,000,0001,473,000,0001,274,000,0001,514,000,000874,000,000766,000,0005,773,000,0005,993,000,0005,413,000,0005,599,000,000803,000,000
total current liabilities15,673,000,00017,853,000,00015,144,000,00015,478,000,00018,823,000,00016,329,000,00015,605,000,00011,856,000,0009,006,000,0008,769,000,0008,436,000,0008,142,000,0007,847,000,0007,645,000,0006,916,000,000
loans71,018,000,00077,954,000,00075,763,000,00079,895,000,00075,895,000,00086,782,000,00088,133,000,00033,095,000,00014,936,000,0009,902,000,00019,562,000,00018,252,000,00017,107,000,00017,924,000,00019,518,000,000
hp & lease commitments000000000000000
Accruals and Deferred Income000000000000000
other liabilities893,000,000944,000,00001,064,000,0001,034,000,0001,055,000,0001,058,000,0001,866,000,0001,682,000,000909,000,000131,000,000166,000,000184,000,000193,000,000180,000,000
provisions27,208,000,00039,622,000,00036,186,000,00036,450,000,00037,794,000,00039,544,000,00038,608,000,0002,076,000,0001,718,000,0001,546,000,0003,066,000,0004,142,000,0004,034,000,0002,932,000,0003,600,000,000
total long term liabilities50,109,000,00059,983,000,00056,505,000,00059,257,000,00058,022,000,00064,325,000,00064,468,000,00019,511,000,00017,477,000,00011,584,000,00011,510,000,00011,406,000,00010,798,000,00010,667,000,00011,786,000,000
total liabilities65,782,000,00077,836,000,00071,649,000,00074,735,000,00076,845,000,00080,654,000,00080,073,000,00031,367,000,00026,483,000,00020,353,000,00019,946,000,00019,548,000,00018,645,000,00018,312,000,00018,702,000,000
net assets52,566,000,00075,368,000,00065,416,000,00062,673,000,00063,902,000,00065,444,000,00060,759,000,0008,182,000,0004,894,000,0005,510,000,0006,634,000,0007,472,000,0008,167,000,0009,206,000,0007,613,000,000
total shareholders funds52,566,000,00075,368,000,00065,416,000,00062,673,000,00063,902,000,00065,444,000,00060,759,000,0008,182,000,0004,894,000,0005,510,000,0006,634,000,0007,472,000,0008,167,000,0009,206,000,0007,613,000,000
Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit-15,751,000,00010,523,000,00010,234,000,0009,962,000,0009,016,000,0009,313,000,0006,412,000,0007,468,322,5004,557,000,0004,546,000,0006,406,137,3706,245,097,6325,788,760,8115,654,631,1114,101,000,000
Depreciation643,000,000846,000,000557,000,000757,000,000722,000,000363,000,000379,000,000417,000,000274,000,000394,000,000334,000,000352,000,000381,000,000475,000,000440,000,000
Amortisation27,971,000,000459,000,000519,000,000698,000,000810,000,000488,000,000523,000,000238,000,000154,000,000126,000,000120,000,000115,000,000419,000,000301,000,000180,000,000
Tax2,872,000,000-2,478,000,000-2,189,000,000-2,108,000,000-2,063,000,000-2,141,000,0008,129,000,000-1,406,000,000-1,333,000,000-1,455,000,000-1,600,000,000-1,516,000,000-1,556,000,000-1,248,000,000-1,124,000,000
Stock-733,000,000392,000,000-719,000,000-96,000,00065,000,000165,000,00071,000,0001,546,000,000114,000,00091,000,00016,000,000528,000,000-110,000,000347,000,0003,261,000,000
Debtors-481,000,000600,000,0001,193,000,000-698,000,000922,000,000-536,000,000326,000,000969,000,000593,000,000-221,000,00094,000,000320,000,00047,000,000166,000,0002,515,000,000
Creditors-749,000,0007,508,000,000-6,752,000,000-34,000,000-904,000,0001,723,000,0001,573,000,0001,398,000,000413,000,0004,841,000,000170,000,000-155,000,000-44,000,000-4,015,000,0004,727,000,000
Accruals and Deferred Income-1,104,000,000-5,412,000,0006,232,000,000210,000,00061,000,000199,000,000-240,000,000640,000,000108,000,000-5,007,000,000-220,000,000580,000,000-186,000,0004,796,000,000803,000,000
Deferred Taxes & Provisions-12,414,000,0003,436,000,000-264,000,000-1,344,000,000-1,750,000,000936,000,00036,532,000,000358,000,000172,000,000-1,520,000,000-1,076,000,000108,000,0001,102,000,000-668,000,0003,600,000,000
Cash flow from operations2,682,000,00013,890,000,0007,863,000,0008,935,000,0004,905,000,00011,252,000,00052,911,000,0006,598,322,5003,638,000,0002,055,000,0004,024,137,3704,881,097,6325,967,760,8114,782,631,1116,951,000,000
Investing Activities
capital expenditure4,808,000,000-15,037,000,000-2,551,000,0002,518,000,0003,570,000,000-7,450,000,000-100,576,000,000-6,368,000,000-5,094,000,000-192,000,000324,000,00016,000,000-221,000,000-1,471,000,000-19,128,000,000
Change in Investments-75,000,00031,000,000-658,000,000575,000,000-8,000,000123,000,000-7,937,000,0002,884,000,0004,539,000,000311,000,000-125,000,000-295,000,0009,000,000183,000,0002,640,000,000
cash flow from investments4,883,000,000-15,068,000,000-1,893,000,0001,943,000,0003,578,000,000-7,573,000,000-92,639,000,000-9,252,000,000-9,633,000,000-503,000,000449,000,000311,000,000-230,000,000-1,654,000,000-21,768,000,000
Financing Activities
Bank loans000000000000000
Group/Directors Accounts0000000000000-16,000,00016,000,000
Other Short Term Loans -327,000,0004,605,000,000-3,806,000,000-3,521,000,0003,337,000,000-1,198,000,0002,969,000,0002,454,000,0000-1,980,000,000344,000,0001,636,000,0000-1,370,000,0001,370,000,000
Long term loans-6,936,000,0002,191,000,000-4,132,000,0004,000,000,000-10,887,000,000-1,351,000,00055,038,000,00018,159,000,0005,034,000,000-9,660,000,0001,310,000,0001,145,000,000-817,000,000-1,594,000,00019,518,000,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments000000000000000
other long term liabilities-51,000,000944,000,000-1,064,000,00030,000,000-21,000,000-3,000,000-808,000,000184,000,000773,000,000778,000,000-35,000,000-18,000,000-9,000,00013,000,000180,000,000
share issue-3,364,000,0008,201,000,000846,000,000-2,882,000,000-7,246,000,0003,116,000,00019,557,000,000-1,360,000,000-2,136,000,000-1,805,000,000-2,131,000,000-1,954,000,000-2,056,000,000546,000,0006,698,000,000
interest-1,895,000,000-1,641,000,000-1,486,000,000-1,745,000,000-1,602,000,000-1,381,000,000-941,000,000-232,000,00062,000,000-521,000,000-447,000,000-425,000,000-497,000,000-732,000,000-519,000,000
cash flow from financing-12,573,000,00014,300,000,000-9,642,000,000-4,118,000,000-16,419,000,000-817,000,00075,815,000,00019,205,000,0003,733,000,000-13,188,000,000-959,000,000384,000,000-3,379,000,000-3,153,000,00027,263,000,000
cash and cash equivalents
cash1,213,000,000637,000,000-330,000,000613,000,000-76,000,000-689,000,0001,087,000,000241,000,000145,000,000-288,000,00025,000,000-113,000,000-135,000,000168,000,0002,161,000,000
overdraft0-3,992,000,0003,992,000,000000-553,000,000-1,642,000,000-284,000,0002,479,000,0000-1,766,000,000432,000,0001,334,000,0000
change in cash1,213,000,0004,629,000,000-4,322,000,000613,000,000-76,000,000-689,000,0001,640,000,0001,883,000,000429,000,000-2,767,000,00025,000,0001,653,000,000-567,000,000-1,166,000,0002,161,000,000

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British American Tobacco P.l.c. Competitor Analysis

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british american tobacco p.l.c. Ownership

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. group structure

British American Tobacco P.L.C. has 3 subsidiary companies.

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. Shareholders

undisclosed 100%

british american tobacco p.l.c. directors

British American Tobacco P.L.C. currently has 11 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Luc Jobin (Jul 2017) and Ms Holly Koeppel (Jul 2017).

officercountryagestartendrole
Mr Luc JobinEngland65 years Jul 2017- Director
Ms Holly KoeppelUnited Kingdom66 years Jul 2017- Director
Mr Tadeu Marroco58 years Aug 2019- Director
Mr Tadeu MarrocoUnited Kingdom58 years Aug 2019- Director
Ms Karen GuerraUnited Kingdom68 years Sep 2020- Director
Mr James Thomas64 years Dec 2020- Director
Mr Krishnan Anand67 years Feb 2022- Director
Ms Veronique LauryUnited Kingdom59 years Sep 2022- Director
Mr Murray Kessler65 years Nov 2023- Director
Ms Serpil Timuray55 years Dec 2023- Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

27.3b

-1%

operating profit

-15.8b

-250%

gross margin

33.2%

-0.28%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

52.6b

-0.3%

total assets

118.7b

-0.23%

cash

4.7b

+0.35%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

british american tobacco p.l.c. company details

company number

03407696

Type

Public limited with Share Capital

industry

70100 - Activities of head offices

incorporation date

July 1997

age

27

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

None

accounts

Group

last accounts submitted

December 2023

previous names

measureprofit public limited company (April 1998)

accountant

-

auditor

KPMG LLP

address

globe house, 4 temple place, london, WC2R 2PG

Bank

NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC

Legal Advisor

-

british american tobacco p.l.c. Charges & Mortgages

A charge, or mortgage, refers to the rights a company gives to a lender in return for a loan, often in the form of security given over business assets.

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charges

british american tobacco p.l.c. Companies House Filings - See Documents

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