[138] Certain media reported that the South African government admits smokers are less likely to be infected with COVID-19, but cigarette purchasing during lockdown increased the inter personal contact as compared with ordinary shoppers, quoting a 251-page response by government to a court challenge against its ongoing ban on cigarettes and tobacco products

Company Calendar Last Earnings 2/12/2026 Today 7/24/2026 Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Sector Consumer Defensive Industry Tobacco Sub-Industry Tobacco Products Current Symbol LON:BATS CIK N/A Web www.bat.com Phone +44-20-78452000 Fax N/A Employees 52,000 Year Founded N/A Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for British American Tobacco GBX 4,758.33 High Price Target GBX 5,750 Low Price Target GBX 3,400 Potential Upside/Downside +5.4% Consensus Rating Moderate Buy Rating Score (0-4) 2.50 Research Coverage 6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months) GBX 349.10 Trailing P/E Ratio 12.93 Forward P/E Ratio 12.48 P/E Growth 3.12 Net Income -13.64 billion Net Margins 30.23% Pretax Margin N/A Return on Equity 16.33% Return on Assets 5.16% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio 74.60 Current Ratio 0.87 Quick Ratio 0.47 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales 25.61 billion Price / Sales 3.57 Cash Flow GBX 242.16 per share Price / Cash Flow 18.64 Book Value GBX 2,440.20 per share Price / Book 1.85 Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares 2,026,535,000 Free Float N/A Market Cap 91.46 billion Optionable Not Optionable Beta 0.13 MarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026

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