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

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

British American Tobacco p.l.c (BTI) 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 BTI'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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Philip Morris International 293.93 Bn 287.93 Bn 7.66 Bn 955.00 Mn
2 British American Tobacco p.l.c 121.73 Bn 118.03 Bn - -
3 Altria 110.12 Bn 107.75 Bn 3.82 Bn 631.00 Mn
4 RLX Technology 2.20 Bn 1.46 Bn 52.74 Mn -3.66 Mn
5 Turning Point Brands 1.67 Bn 1.40 Bn 93.70 Mn 3.68 Mn
6 Universal 1.13 Bn 851.44 Mn 83.09 Mn -4.52 Mn
7 Ispire Technology 85.94 Mn 66.71 Mn 1.99 Mn 177,407.00
8 Rythm 49.34 Mn 7.43 Mn 18.54 Mn -1.21 Mn
9 Greenlane Holdings 11.38 Mn -13.12 Mn 32,000.00 -5,000.00
10 VPR Brands 9.12 Mn 6.78 Mn 161,075.00 -395,404.00

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