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British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) Receivables Turnover : 3.74 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is British American Tobacco Receivables Turnover?

The Receivables Turnover ratio measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance. It is calculated as Revenue divided by average Accounts Receivable. An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. British American Tobacco's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was £13,527 Mil. British American Tobacco's average Accounts Receivable for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was £3,621 Mil. Hence, British American Tobacco's Receivables Turnover for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.74.


British American Tobacco Receivables Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for British American Tobacco's Receivables Turnover 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 Receivables Turnover Chart

British American Tobacco Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Receivables Turnover
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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
Receivables Turnover 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 3.69 3.13 3.53 3.40 3.74

Competitive Comparison of British American Tobacco's Receivables Turnover

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

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

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British American Tobacco Receivables Turnover Calculation

Receivables Turnover measures the number of times a company collects its average accounts receivable balance.

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

Receivables Turnover (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2024 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count )
=25867 / ((3621 + 3604) / 2 )
=25867 / 3612.5
=7.16

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

Receivables Turnover (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Revenue / Average Total Inventories
=Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / ((Accounts Receivable (Q: Jun. 2024 ) + Accounts Receivable (Q: Dec. 2024 )) / count )
=13527 / ((3637 + 3604) / 2 )
=13527 / 3620.5
=3.74

* 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) Receivables Turnover Explanation

An efficient company has a higher accounts receivable turnover ratio while an inefficient company has a lower ratio. This metric is commonly used to compare companies within the same industry to check whether they are on par with their competitors.


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British American Tobacco Business Description

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The second-largest tobacco company by volume, British American Tobacco sold 505 billion cigarettes in 2024. 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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