British American Tobacco p.l.c BTAFF
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British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTAFF) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2018)

British American Tobacco p.l.c's (BTAFF) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at -$2.8 billion in Q4 2018, down 125.53% YoY from $10.8 billion in Q4 2017, and down 69.51% on a QoQ basis from -$1.6 billion in Q2 2018.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTAFF) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTAFF) has 3 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at -$2.8 billion in Q4 2018.

  • Quarterly Tax Provisions fell 125.53% year-over-year to -$2.8 billion in Q4 2018, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2018 was -$1.6 billion (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.8 billion, up 507.88% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions eased to -$2.8 billion in Q4 2018, from -$1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $10.8 billion in Q4 2017 to a low of -$2.8 billion in Q4 2018.
  • A 3-year average of $1.2 billion and a median of -$1.7 billion in 2016 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2017 — Tax Provisions surged 717.44% — and 2018, when it slumped 125.53%.
  • Tracing BTAFF's Tax Provisions over 3 years: stood at -$1.7 billion in 2016, then jumped by 717.44% to $10.8 billion in 2017, then sank by 125.53% to -$2.8 billion in 2018.
  • The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at -$2.8 billion (Q4 2018), -$1.6 billion (Q2 2018), and $10.8 billion (Q4 2017), per Business Quant data.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 -2.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 -1.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 10.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -1.75 Bn