Fast-Moving Consumer GoodsPackaging ServicesConsumer GoodsFood and BeverageOtherReal Estate
Description
Imperial Brands PLC, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, imports, markets, and sells tobacco and tobacco-related products.
Segments
The company operates through Tobacco & NGP, and Distribution segments.
The Tobacco & NGP segment includes…
Analysis
Hidden champion
Imperial Brands PLC fits the profile of a hidden champion, yet the market has not awarded it the premium its quality earns.
On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 10.3×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -3% a year, against analyst forecasts of 9%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.
No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 20233
21
2023202420252026
All-time high
65
Mar 2026
All-time low
3
Jan 2023
Average rank
38
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
18
60
18
26
Price/Earnings
88
79
97
93
Price/Book
17
12
21
45
Dividend Yield
85
81
94
96
Value (overall)
52
39
55
60
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.