British American Tobacco Plc



British American Tobacco:

  • is the world’s second largest quoted tobacco group by global market share, with brands sold in more than 180 markets

  • has a solid portfolio of addictive products with more than 250 brands, including Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall

  • has a high level of exposure to the developing world, selling in more than 180 markets, with leadership in more than 50 markets

  • was able to increase prices even in a downturn. Tobacco, as smokers will confirm, is not a discretionary item.

Why a tobacco company should be in your retirement portfolio.

BAT's five most important markets, include Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Australia and Canada - all commodity-based economies. This provide BAT with extra benefits because the local currencies strengthen as well as the economy, when commodity prices pick up.

Latest:

What about British American Tobacco?

Many investors dismiss British American Tobacco as a “boring old company”. Others dismiss BAT altogether on ethical grounds.

Putting ethical concerns aside, who wouldn't want to be selling a product that people are actually addicted to, and for which there is no real substitute?

BAT’s customers keep coming back for more to feed their addiction. Sometimes they trade down to buy cheaper brands, which are often produced by the same company.

Some customers quit the smoking habit but most just keep on buying, even when their income falls during a recession.

British American Tobacco product range is for millions of people a 'need to have' rather than a 'nice to have' product.

And what about British American Tobacco's Dividend Record?

British American Tobacco enjoys solid revenues and earnings. The company also offers an unbroken record of increasing dividends:

  • Click here for a write up on British American Tobacco dividend history and prospects as from May 1999.

  • Click here for a write up on British American Tobacco dividend history and prospects as from May 2005.

Free Information and Resources

British American Tobacco Plc:


British American Tobacco Dividends:

Click below for news on British American Tobacco Dividends:

BAT 2010 9 months earnings up, volumes down

 
On October 27th, 2010, British American Tobacco announced its nine month trading statement While the Group increased overall market share across …

28 July 2010 - BAT trading and dividend update

 
On July 28th, 2010, British American Tobacco issued its half year results to 30 June with the interim dividend up 19.0 per cent to 33.2pence. RNS Number …

BAT 2009 year-end results
final dividend up

 
On February 25th, 2010, British American Tobacco announced 2009 year-end results lifting its final dividend pay out by 16.2 per cent to 71.6 pence a share. …

WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, THAT:

1.the above mentioned Dividend Updates are solely examples of a UK listed company's future dividend intentions and is not to be construed as a share recommendation. Neither Early Retirement Investor nor EMAR Publishing are registered as an investment advisor or as an independent financial advisor and do not provide individualised advice

2.the price of shares and investments and the income derived from them can go down as well as up, and investors may not get back the amount they invested

3.where the information consists of pricing or performance data, the data contained therein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals, and other sources believed reliable

4.data computations are not guaranteed by Early Retirement Investor.com or any of the data providers and may not be complete.

5.The editor or contributors may have an interest in the share mentioned.

6.Dividend yields move up and down. As a company’s share price increases the dividend yield falls. And vice versa: if the share price falls the dividend yield increases.

Return to Rising Dividends for announcements from other companies with an amended dividend policy.


Return from this page to Rising Dividends

Return from this page to Home page
If you came here via a search engine, you might want to go back to my main page on early retirement and investment






Get detailed information on shares and dividend prospects of many
FTSE350 companies completely FREE of charge!

Subscribe to
Dividend Alerts

and get the
Guide to Dividend Investing
at Half Price!

Leave
Your E-mail

First Name

Then Click

Check your email to confirm!

Don't worry -- your e-mail address is totally secure.
I promise to use it only to send you Dividend Alerts

Introducing Dividend Income Investor.com

What if you knew when high
quality dividend paying
shares are historically
undervalued or overvalued?

Wouldn't that be invaluable
information allowing you to
make much better informed
investment decisions?

Dividend Income Investor
1. shows you what we buy,
2. when we buy shares and
3. when we sell shares in
our own real-money
Dividend Income Portfolio

CLICK HERE to find out

By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.

Click HERE to find out more about cookies and our Cookie Policy.

Get Your Guide to Dividend Investing for just £19.99.


Guide to Dividend Investing cover

Click Here to learn more.

Own foreign shares? Reclaim dividend withholding tax!

Dividend Tax back

Follow me at Twitter, click:

Get live commentary on dividend paying companies and updates of our progress at Dividend Income Investor.com