British American Tobacco p.l.c. vs Philip Morris International
BTI and PM side by side, both in consumer staples. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BTI and PM compare
Philip Morris International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.9% versus −0.99% for British American Tobacco p.l.c.).
British American Tobacco p.l.c. keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 30.3% compared with 25.6% at Philip Morris International.
Philip Morris International pays a dividend yielding 2.9%; British American Tobacco p.l.c. does not pay one.
Philip Morris International scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 6 for British American Tobacco p.l.c.), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BTI | PM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $325B |
| Share price | $61.52 | $208.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.9% | 42.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 77.9% | 121% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.23 | 0.33 |
| Employees | 17K | 85K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 30.0× |
| P/S | – | 7.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 20.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 25.6× |
| PEG | – | 3.89 |
| FCF yield | – | 3.9% |
| Fair value | – | $136.36 |
| Margin of safety | – | −53.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.99% | 8.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.13% | 7.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 153% (better) | 32.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 157% (better) | 32.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 4.6% | 7.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 67.5% |
| Operating margin | 39.0% (better) | 37.7% |
| Net margin | 30.3% (better) | 25.6% |
| FCF margin | 22.6% | 29.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 16.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 10.2% | 36.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.75 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.26 | 2.38 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 4.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.84 | 0.98 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 4.74 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.9% |
| Payout ratio | – | 82.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 7 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.6% | 3.5% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | – | 2.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 14.2% | 84.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.20% | 0.17% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$28.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 6 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 1.1% |
Go deeper
- BTI stock overview
- BTI income statement
- BTI valuation and score
- PM stock overview
- PM income statement
- PM valuation and score
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