Imperial Brands PLC Share Price and Company Fundamentals
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Imperial Brands PLC, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, imports, markets, and sells tobacco and tobacco-related products. It offers a range of cigarettes, fine cut and smokeless tobacco, papers, and cigars; and next generation product (NGP) portfolio, such as e-vapour products, as well as oral nicotine and heated tobacco products. The company sells its products under various brands, including Davidoff, Gauloises, JPS, West, L&B, Bastos, Fine, Winston, News, Parker & Simpson, blu, Kool, Horizon, Jade, Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo Y Julieta, Backwoods, Skruf, Golden Virginia, Rizla, and Knox in approximately 160 countries worldwide. It also provides logistics services that include the distribution of tobacco and NGP products for tobacco and NGP product manufacturers; and various non-tobacco and NGP products and services. In addition, the company is involved in the management of a golf course; marketing of papers; restaurant business; distribution of pharmaceuticals, POS software, and published materials and other products; printing and publishing activities; and provision of long haul transportation, industrial parcel and express delivery, advertising, and support management services. Further, it owns the trademarks; and retails its products. The company was formerly known as Imperial Tobacco Group PLC and changed its name to Imperial Brands PLC in February 2016. Imperial Brands PLC was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.
Key Metrics
PE ratio
10.06
PB ratio
306.06
Dividend yield
0.09%
Beta
0.57
Market cap
£15.05B
Enterprise value
£25.87B
Company profile
| Industry / Sector | Tobacco / Consumer Defensive |
|---|---|
| Full time employees | 32500 |
| Website | http://www.imperialbrandsplc.com |
| Mailing address | 121 Winterstoke Road Bristol BS3 2LL United Kingdom |
| Phone / Fax | 44 11 7963 6636 / |
Dividends
Dividend yield
0.09%
Dividend amount
£1.38
Payout ratio
117.46%
5Y Avg. yield
7.92%
Imperial Brands PLC paid £1.38 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 18 Feb 2021.The dividend payout ratio is 117.46%. The dividend payout ratio is defined as the amout of dividend paid divided by the earnings of the company.IMB dividend payout ratio is more than 90% making it difficult for the company to maintain the dividends and increase it year by year.
IMB's forward dividend amount is £1.92 and the forward dividend yield is 12.08%. A forward dividend yield is the percentage of a company's current stock price that it expects to pay out as dividends over a certain time period, generally 12 months. Forward dividend yields are generally used in circumstances where the yield is predictable based on past instances. If not, trailing yields, which indicate the same value over the previous 12 months, are used.
Company Executives
As of May 2021, following are the company executives and directors listed on Imperial Brands PLC.
| Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Stefan Bomhard | CEO & Director | 52 | 1.1M |
| Mr. Oliver R. Tant B.Sc., C.A., BSc, CA | CFO & Exec. Director | 1.56M | |
| Mr. Dominic Brisby | Division Director of Americas, Africa, Asia & Australasia | 640k | |
| Mr. Joerg Biebernick | Division Director of Europe | 668k | |
| Mr. Peter Durman | Investor Relations Director | ||
| Mr. Alex Parsons | Director of Corp. Communications | ||
| Martin Goodall | Head of Sales | ||
| Mr. Andrew Newall | Group HR Director | ||
| Christopher Street | Head of Grocery and Key Accounts | ||
| Surinder Sond | Group Head of Sustainability |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
9.01%
Operating margin
17.85%
Return on assets
5.66%
Return on equity
28.07%
Profitability ratios are a class of financial metrics that are used to assess a business's ability to generate earnings relative to its revenue, operating costs, balance sheet assets, and shareholders' equity over time, using data from a specific point in time.
The return on equity signifies how well the management is running the company in terms of capital management. The ideal return on equity is greater than 10%. The return on equity is calculated as net income divided by total share holders equity.
Valuation and Trading Info
The market capitalization of Imperial Brands PLC is 15.05B and its enterprise value is 25.87B. The enterprise value to revenue ratio of IMB is 1.56.
The IMB's stocks Beta value is 0.57 making it 43% less volatile compared to LSE market index. Technology stocks and small caps tend to have higher betas than the market benchmark. This indicates that adding the stock to a portfolio will increase the portfolio’s risk, but also increase its expected return. On the other hand utility stocks often have low betas because they tend to move more slowly than market averages.
Imperial Brands PLC (LSE:IMB) Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Imperial Brands PLC's Stock Symbol?
Imperial Brands PLC trades on LSE under the ticker symbol "IMB".
2. What is Imperial Brands PLC's stock price today?
One share of IMB stock can currently be purchased for approximately £1590.
3. How can I contact Imperial Brands PLC?
Imperial Brands PLC's mailing address is 121 Winterstoke Road Bristol BS3 2LL United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at 44 11 7963 6636.
4. What is Imperial Brands PLC's official website?
The official website of Imperial Brands PLC is http://www.imperialbrandsplc.com.