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British American Tobacco (XBUL:BMT) Gross Profit : лв50,510 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)


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What is British American Tobacco Gross Profit?

British American Tobacco's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was лв26,446 Mil. British American Tobacco's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was лв50,510 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. British American Tobacco's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was лв26,446 Mil. British American Tobacco's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was лв31,785 Mil. Therefore, British American Tobacco's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 83.20%.

British American Tobacco had a gross margin of 83.20% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of British American Tobacco was 83.95%. The lowest was 73.58%. And the median was 82.85%.


British American Tobacco Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for British American Tobacco's Gross Profit 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 Gross Profit Chart

British American Tobacco Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 54,055.74 52,650.22 52,298.02 53,270.32 50,357.43

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
Gross Profit 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 28,038.22 26,276.90 26,926.90 24,063.13 26,446.40

Competitive Comparison of British American Tobacco's Gross Profit

For the Tobacco subindustry, British American Tobacco's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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 Gross Profit Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, British American Tobacco's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where British American Tobacco's Gross Profit falls into.



British American Tobacco Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

British American Tobacco's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=60780.91 - 10423.479
=50,357

British American Tobacco's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=31785.03 - 5338.626
=26,446

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was лв50,510 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

British American Tobacco's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=26,446 / 31785.03
=83.20 %

* 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.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


British American Tobacco  (XBUL:BMT) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

British American Tobacco had a gross margin of 83.20% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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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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