British American Tobacco (LON:BATS - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported GBX 364.30 ($4.58) earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. British American Tobacco had a negative net margin of 52.84% and a negative return on equity of 25.94%.
British American Tobacco Price Performance
Shares of BATS traded down GBX 65 ($0.82) during trading hours on Monday, reaching GBX 3,025 ($38.06). The company had a trading volume of 6,311,442 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,233,307. The company has a market capitalization of £66.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.88, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.27. British American Tobacco has a 12-month low of GBX 30.79 ($0.39) and a 12-month high of GBX 3,416 ($42.97). The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 3,026.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,873.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.63.
British American Tobacco Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 19th were given a dividend of GBX 58.88 ($0.74) per share. This is a positive change from British American Tobacco's previous dividend of $57.72. This represents a dividend yield of 2.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 19th. British American Tobacco's payout ratio is presently -38.08%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "neutral" rating and set a GBX 2,800 ($35.22) price target on shares of British American Tobacco in a report on Thursday, December 12th.
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