British American Tobacco Kenya (NAI:BAT) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Dec. 2025)

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NAI:BAT British American Tobacco Kenya PLC NAI:BAT
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Price KES579.00
GF Value KES355.31
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What is British American Tobacco Kenya Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. British American Tobacco Kenya's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was KES3,786 Mil. British American Tobacco Kenya's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was KES0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. British American Tobacco Kenya PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for British American Tobacco Kenya's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


NAI:BAT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Tobacco Products industry.
Industry Median: 10.9
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


British American Tobacco Kenya  (NAI:BAT) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


British American Tobacco Kenya Interest Coverage Related Terms


British American Tobacco Kenya Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for British American Tobacco Kenya's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

British American Tobacco Kenya Interest Coverage Chart

British American Tobacco Kenya Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 86.84 122.85 41.42 64.08 601.86

British American Tobacco Kenya Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.60 5.24 N/A No Debt N/A

NAI:BAT vs PM, MO, TPB: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Tobacco subindustry, British American Tobacco Kenya's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Kenya Interest Coverage vs Tobacco Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where British American Tobacco Kenya's Interest Coverage falls into.


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British American Tobacco Kenya Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

British American Tobacco Kenya's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025, British American Tobacco Kenya's Interest Expense was KES-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was KES8,011 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KES52 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2025 )
=-1*8011.343/-13.311
=601.86

British American Tobacco Kenya's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2025, British American Tobacco Kenya's Interest Expense was KES0 Mil. Its Operating Income was KES3,786 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KES52 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate British American Tobacco Kenya's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Is British American Tobacco Kenya (NAI:BAT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, British American Tobacco Kenya stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of KES579.00 is trading 63% above its estimated GF Value™ of KES355.31. GuruFocus considers British American Tobacco Kenya to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NAI:BAT:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: KES355.31 vs. price of KES579.00 (63% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the NAI:BAT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


British American Tobacco Kenya Business Description

Address 08 Likoni Road, P. O. Box 30000, Industrial Area, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
British American Tobacco Kenya PLC multi-category consumer goods business that operates internationally. The business activities of the company involves activities ranging from the growing of tobacco leaf to the distribution and sale of finished tobacco products and nicotine products without tobacco. The product portfolio of the company comprises a range of high-quality and creative products, including cigarettes (combustible products), cut-rug tobacco (unprocessed tobacco), and potentially reduced-risk category of tobacco-free oral nicotine products.
69GF Score

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