INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

UK Tobacco Industry

UK Tobacco Industry Information

The tobacco industry processes tobacco, into a consumable product and includes companies engaged in the growth, preparation, shipment, and distribution of tobacco and tobacco-related products.

Active Businesses

75

Annual Sales

£9bn +

Employees

3,012

Economic Contribution 

£2bn

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Location of Tobacco Companies

Tobacco Companies by Size

41% Small

34% Micro

16% Mid

5% Large

5% Mega

Tobacco Companies by Age
Fastest Growing Tobacco Companies

33% Declining

25% Healthy

17% High

15% Rapid

10% Low

Tobacco Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Tobacco Industry Valuation

EBITDA Multiple

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Tobacco Industry Valuation

Turnover Multiple

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Tobacco Industry Valuation

Net Asset Multiple

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Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Manufacture of tobacco products Industry Insights

There are 75 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £9 billion .

The Industry employs around 3,011 people and contributes £2 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Tobacco companies is London with 24 and the fewest are located in Wales with 1.

The largest Tobacco company is Gallaher Limited with a turnover of £5bn. 41% of the industry is comprised of Small companies with only 16% Mid companies.

17% of the Tobacco Industry is made up of 17% Established but the majority are Young businesses (48%) the oldest company is B.a.t. China Limited founded in 1914.

Tobacco industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), the fastest growing company is B.a.t. China Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 23%. Other fast growing companies include Pan Africa Entrepreneurs Limited (14%), Ritmeester Cigars Uk Limited (10%) and Republic Technologies (Uk) Limited (2%).

The UK Tobacco Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.10x, Turnover multiple of 2.25x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.69x.