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British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) Debt-to-Equity : 0.74 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is British American Tobacco Debt-to-Equity?

British American Tobacco's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was £4,312 Mil. British American Tobacco's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was £32,638 Mil. British American Tobacco's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was £49,643 Mil. British American Tobacco's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.74.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for British American Tobacco's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BATS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.57   Med: 0.74   Max: 3.47
Current: 0.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of British American Tobacco was 3.47. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 0.74.

LSE:BATS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
62.16% of 37 companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 0.48 vs LSE:BATS: 0.74

British American Tobacco Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for British American Tobacco's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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British American Tobacco Debt-to-Equity Chart

British American Tobacco Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.70 0.59 0.57 0.76 0.74

British American Tobacco Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.57 0.58 0.76 0.74 0.74

Competitive Comparison of British American Tobacco's Debt-to-Equity

For the Tobacco subindustry, British American Tobacco's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


British American Tobacco's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, British American Tobacco's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where British American Tobacco's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



British American Tobacco Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

British American Tobacco's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

British American Tobacco's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


British American Tobacco  (LSE:BATS) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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British American Tobacco Business Description

Address
Globe House, 4 Temple Place, London, GBR, WC2R 2PG
The second-largest tobacco company by volume, British American Tobacco sold 555 billion cigarettes in 2023. Its leading brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans in cigarettes. Its ownership of the Camel, Natural American Spirit, and Newport brands are limited to the us. In next-generation products, the company has the Vuse brand in vaping, Glo in heated tobacco, and Velo in modern oral tobacco. The company also owns a 25.5% stake in ITC limited, the largest Indian cigarette company.

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