British American Tobacco Indus BTI

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-defensive

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
72/100
Moderate

Ranked against 264 peers in Consumer Defensive: Staples & Essential Services

About British American Tobacco Indus

British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides tobacco and nicotine products to consumers in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Canada, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Central Asia, Caucasus, and Africa. The company offers vapour products; heated products, which consists of a battery-powered device and a plant-based substance consumable that is heated; modern oral products, such as nicotine pouches; combustibles, including cigarette … Full BTI analysis →

Key strengths

  • Cost Leadership Position Operating margin at 99.6th percentile with strong OpEx control demonstrates cost leadership.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.86), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.26), raising questions about short-term obligations.
  • Volatile Margins Suggest Cyclicality Margin volatility is high (stability score 0.16), suggesting cyclical exposure or competitive pressure.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where BTI ranks in Consumer Defensive: Staples & Essential Services

British American Tobacco Indus ranks #36 of 265 scored companies in Consumer Defensive: Staples & Essential Services by moat score — the top 14%. The widest moat in the group is Brown Forman Inc (BF-A) at 93/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
32 European Wax Center, Inc. EWCZ 73/100 Moderate
33 Laureate Education, Inc. LAUR 72/100 Moderate
34 Unilever PLC UL 72/100 Moderate
35 Monster Beverage Corporation MNST 72/100 Moderate
36 British American Tobacco Indus BTI 72/100 Moderate
37 Colgate-Palmolive Company CL 72/100 Moderate
38 Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. SFM 72/100 Moderate
39 Central Garden & Pet Company CENT 72/100 Moderate
40 Central Garden & Pet Company CENTA 72/100 Moderate

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How BTI scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 66 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 98 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 91 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 62 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 53 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 69 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding BTI's moat

What is British American Tobacco Indus's moat score?

British American Tobacco Indus (BTI) scores 72 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #36 of 265 scored companies in Consumer Defensive: Staples & Essential Services, the top 14%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 264 companies in Consumer Defensive: Staples & Essential Services. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (98/100) and its weakest is Resilience (53/100).

How does British American Tobacco Indus compare with other Consumer Defensive: Staples & Essential Services companies?

British American Tobacco Indus ranks #36 of 265 scored companies in Consumer Defensive: Staples & Essential Services by moat score. The widest moat in Consumer Defensive: Staples & Essential Services is Brown Forman Inc (BF-A) at 93/100. The companies ranked closest are Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) at 72 just above it and Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) at 72 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 264 companies in Consumer Defensive: Staples & Essential Services. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is British American Tobacco Indus scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for British American Tobacco Indus?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and BTI scores: Pricing Power (66), Cost Advantage (98), Customer Stickiness (91), Capital Efficiency (62), Resilience (53), Scale & Market Position (69). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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