Report
Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Collapse of P&H Immaterial to Our Tobacco Valuations; Imperial Remains the Pick of the Group

Imperial Brands and British American Tobacco both declined at a low-single-digit rate in Wednesday's trading after reports Palmer and Harvey, P&H, the U.K.'s largest tobacco wholesaler, had gone into administration. While it is unlikely the tobacco manufacturers will suffer much, if any, operational disruption, they are not likely to be able to recoup excise taxes paid on product shipped to P&H. We have adjusted our valuation models accordingly, but the one-time impacts are immaterial to...
Underlying
British American Tobacco p.l.c.

British American Tobacco is engaged in tobacco and nicotine products. This includes Co.'s Next Generation Products, comprising its vapour and tobacco heating products, and its oral tobacco and nicotine products such as moist snuff and snus. Co.'s U.S business (Reynolds American) brand portfolio which includes Newport, Camel and Pall Mall. These, and other brands including Doral, Misty and Capri, are manufactured in a variety of styles and marketed throughout the U.S. Co. has other international and local cigarette brands including Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, Benson & Hedges, John Player Gold Leaf, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Analysts
Philip Gorham, CFA, FRM

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