British American Tobacco

BAT Sees Profit Boost From E-Cigs As More Smokers Switch

British American Tobacco expects e-cigarette and tobacco heating devices to contribute to earnings for the first time this year as more smokers switch to p...

UK Closes Corruption Probe Into British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco said on Friday the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had closed an investigation into suspicions of corruption by the company, more...

BAT's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Gets FDA Approval For Human Study

British American Tobacco, the maker of Dunhill and Lucky Strike cigarettes, has said that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been approved by the U.S. Food...

British American Tobacco Boosts Revenue View On Smaller Pandemic Impact

British American Tobacco has raised its revenue forecast for 2020 to the upper end of its prior expectations, thanks to a smaller-than-feared hit to cigare...

British American Tobacco Names New Chairman

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) has announced the appointment of Luc Jobin as its new chairman, effective 28 April 2021. He will step in as chairm...

BAT First-Half Profit Tops Estimates On Market Demand

British American Tobacco reported better-than-expected profits on Friday, as the company sold more high-priced cigarettes and saw strong demand for vaping...

BAT Cuts Profit, Revenue Forecasts As COVID-19 Hits Demand

British American Tobacco cut its annual adjusted profit and revenue forecasts, citing the impact of prolonged lockdowns in South Africa and Mexico and a bi...

BAT Sticks To Earnings Forecast, Flags First Signs Of Sales Weakness

British American Tobacco said that it plans to maintain its guidance of high single figure earnings per share growth for 2020 while expecting some impact o...