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Imperial Brands

LSE:IMB GB0004544929
43
  • Value
    42
  • Growth
    75
  • Safety
    Safety
    12
  • Combined
    28
  • Sentiment
    74
  • 360° View
    360° View
    43
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Company Description

Imperial Brands PLC is a fast-moving consumer goods company. It operates in the tobacco and next-generation products industries and owns brands such as John Player Special and Davidoff. The company operates in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australasia and Central and Eastern Europe. In the last fiscal year, the company had 25,600 employees, a market cap of $31,552 million, profits of $9,064 million, and revenue of $43,334 million.

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country United Kingdom
Industry Tobacco
Size X-Large
Website imperialbrandsplc.comindex.html
Index
FTSE All Shares
FTSE 100
FTSE 350
Dividends Europe
SDG 12
SDG 13
SDG 3
SDG 6
SDG 8
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 18-Dec-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
42 67 65 67
Growth
75 53 13 21
Safety
Safety
12 8 6 9
Sentiment
74 83 77 9
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43 60 17 3
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
76 77 59 35
Opinions Change
39 57 11 32
Pro Holdings
n/a 79 96 33
Market Pulse
49 59 83 40
Sentiment
74 83 77 9
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
42 67 65 67
Growth
75 53 13 21
Safety Safety
12 8 6 9
Combined
28 40 4 7
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
83 79 97 93
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
9 60 18 26
Price vs. Book (P/B)
3 12 21 45
Dividend Yield
83 90 94 98
Value
42 67 65 67
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
32 18 15 12
Profit Growth
59 34 50 19
Capital Growth
71 53 28 84
Stock Returns
81 97 41 55
Growth
75 53 13 21
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
6 9 6 6
Refinancing
13 14 5 5
Liquidity
70 66 42 43
Safety Safety
12 8 6 9

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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