‘Growing momentum’: British American Tobacco’s new products drive growth Tobacco British American Tobacco has said its new product catagories have driven growth at the group.
Why British American Tobacco is campaigning for higher taxes on vapes retail The Build a Better Tomorrow plan is designed to reduce the health impact of the BAT business by offering customers around the world a choice of less risky products.
British American Tobacco inches closer to settlement of multi-billion dollar lawsuit in Canada Legal A subsidiary of London-listed British American Tobacco (BAT) revealed that it's nearing a "potential" settlement in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit in Canada
British American Tobacco: Lucky Strike maker holds guidance but vapes and tobacco sales disappoint July 25, 2024 BAT said profit from operations declined by 28.3 per cent, with the operating margin down by 9.7 percentage points to 34.5 per cent.
British American Tobacco kicks off buyback as company looks to boost flagging share price March 18, 2024 Under the buyback plan, BAT plans to repurchase £1.6bn worth of its ordinary shares, with £700m slated for 2024 and £900m to follow in 2025.
British American Tobacco investors hope to cash in on pivot to vape sales June 2, 2023 Investors will be hoping Lucky Strike maker British American Tobacco (BAT) has stubbed out historic misconduct issues and is cashing in on its pivot to vapes and e-cigarettes. The FTSE 100-listed giant will give an update on its progress with a new boss at the helm when it unveils its trading update on Tuesday. The [...]
British American Tobacco completes long-awaited exit from Russia, just 18 months late September 7, 2023 Around 2,500 people are employed in Russia, where the firm has 75 regional offices and a manufacturing facility.
British American Tobacco investors call on new chief to launch ‘aggressive’ share buybacks May 23, 2023 Investors in British American Tobacco (BAT) are reportedly calling on its new chief executive to launch an “aggressive” share buyback programme to accelerate the return of capital to shareholders and boost the cigarette maker’s dwindling share price, which has fallen 18 per cent since the start of this year. BAT launched a £2bn stock repurchase [...]
British American Tobacco slumps to £15.7bn loss as higher impairment charge on US brands wipes out profit February 8, 2024 British American Tobacco has said the size of its writedown on the value of its US brands has increased to £27.3bn.
British American Tobacco to pay over £512m in North Korea sanctions case April 25, 2023 British American Tobacco has agreed to pay more than $635m (£512m) to US authorities after a subsidiary pleaded guilty to charges that it conspired to violate US sanctions by selling tobacco products to North Korea and commit bank fraud, a US court filing and the company said on Tuesday. The tobacco sales at the heart [...]