British American Tobacco p.l.c. vs RLX Technology
BTI and RLX 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 RLX compare
RLX Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.0% 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 23.3% at RLX Technology.
RLX Technology scores higher on the StockData Score (8 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 | RLX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $61.52 | $1.61 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.9% | −32.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 77.9% | −63.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.23 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 17K | 897 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.99% | 44.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.13% | 0.72% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 153% (better) | 67.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 157% (better) | 63.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 4.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 29.9% |
| Operating margin | 39.0% (better) | 8.3% |
| Net margin | 30.3% (better) | 23.3% |
| FCF margin | 22.6% | 24.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 16.9% (better) | 5.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.2% (better) | 3.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.75 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.26 (better) | −23.14 |
| Interest coverage | 4.9× | 51.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.84 | 5.70 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 9.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 7 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.6% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 14.2% | 17.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.20% | 66.8% |
Go deeper
- BTI stock overview
- BTI income statement
- BTI valuation and score
- RLX stock overview
- RLX income statement
- RLX valuation and score
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