British American Tobacco (BATS)
British American Tobacco was founded in 1902 as a joint venture between the UK’s Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company. It is second only to Philip Morris in the World cigarette market, with more than 300 brands sold in around 180 markets. At one stage is was a large conglomerate operating in retail and financial services as well as tobacco, but these businesses were demerged and the company now focusses excluvely on tobacco.
British American Tobacco dividends
It has a record of consistent dividend growth over many years.
Fundamentals
- Tobacco
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- £26.60 yesterday's close
- 1930m
- £51.3bn
- 1.6
- 1
Optimized Dividends
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52 Week High10.61%14 December 2018
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52 Week Low3.72%29 December 2017
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Annual Dividends
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 55.9p | |
| 2007 | 66.2p |
18.4%
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| 2008 | 83.7p |
26.4%
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| 2009 | 99.5p |
18.9%
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| 2010 | 114.2p |
14.8%
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| 2011 | 126.5p |
10.8%
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| 2012 | 134.9p |
6.6%
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| 2013 | 142.4p |
5.6%
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| 2014 | 148.1p |
4.0%
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| 2015 | 154.0p |
4.0%
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| 2016 | 169.4p |
10.0%
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| 2017 | 100.1p |
(40.9%)
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Dividends
| Ex-Div Date | Pay Date | Year | Type | Frequency | Status | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2010 | 29 Sep 2010 | 2010 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 33.2p |
| 09 Mar 2011 | 05 May 2011 | 2010 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 81p |
| 17 Aug 2011 | 28 Sep 2011 | 2011 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 38.1p |
| 07 Mar 2012 | 03 May 2012 | 2011 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 88.4p |
| 15 Aug 2012 | 26 Sep 2012 | 2012 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 42.2p |
| 13 Mar 2013 | 08 May 2013 | 2012 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 92.7p |
| 21 Aug 2013 | 30 Sep 2013 | 2013 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 45p |
| 12 Mar 2014 | 08 May 2014 | 2013 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 97.4p |
| 20 Aug 2014 | 30 Sep 2014 | 2014 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 47.5p |
| 19 Mar 2015 | 07 May 2015 | 2014 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 100.6p |
| 20 Aug 2015 | 30 Sep 2015 | 2015 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 49.4p |
| 17 Mar 2016 | 05 May 2016 | 2015 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 104.6p |
| 18 Aug 2016 | 28 Sep 2016 | 2016 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 51.3p |
| 16 Mar 2017 | 04 May 2017 | 2016 | Final | Semiannually | Paid | 118.1p |
| 17 Aug 2017 | 28 Sep 2017 | 2017 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 56.5p |
| 28 Dec 2017 | 08 Feb 2018 | 2017 | Interim | Semiannually | Paid | 43.6p |
| 22 Mar 2018 | 09 May 2018 | 2018 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 48.8p |
| 28 Jun 2018 | 08 Aug 2018 | 2018 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 48.8p |
| 04 Oct 2018 | 15 Nov 2018 | 2018 | Interim | Quarterly | Paid | 48.8p |
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Recent news articles
The Telegraph online declared ‘Budget 2015 – Investors face tax raid on dividends’. Whilst this is true for those with large income portfolios, not everybody loses out and in fact those who do not currently invest in stocks and shares, there is now a tax incentive to do so.
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This article which appeared in the Saturday edition of the FT on 27th October talks about investors chasing dividends. It is a good read and vindicates our stance that the only reason to invest in equities at the present time is for Dividends.
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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c. HALF-YEARLY REPORT TO 30 JUNE 2012
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