We're taking a closer look at British American Tobacco Industries p.l.c. today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 1.4% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides tobacco and nicotine products to consumers in the Americas, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States.
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British American Tobacco Industries p.l.c. has moved 47.6% over the last year compared to 15.3% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 32.3%
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $1.87
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British American Tobacco Industries p.l.c. has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.7 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $4.7 and its forward P/E ratio is 11.0
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.52 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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British American Tobacco Industries p.l.c. is part of the Health Care sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.94 and an average P/B of 3.19
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British American Tobacco Industries p.l.c. has on average reported free cash flows of $9.96 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 1.5%
