# BAT - BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (MALAYSIA) BERHAD (4162.KL)

Stock code 4162 · Yahoo ticker 4162.KL · Sector: Consumer Products & Services

Overall fundamentals score: 29/100 (Weak). Bottom 15% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 30/100 | Weak |
| Financial Safety | 33/100 | Weak |
| Cash & Dividends | 13/100 | Weak |
| Price Fairness | 33/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 33/100 | Weak |

## Every measure

BAT (4162.KL): Overall score: 29/100 (Weak)

Business Strength: 30/100 (Weak)
Return on Equity (ROE) 30% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth -6%/yr - Weak
4-Year Profit Growth -19%/yr - Weak
Net Profit Margin 5% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum -13% - Weak

Financial Safety: 33/100 (Weak)
Debt-to-Equity 2.4× - Weak
Current Ratio 0.9× - Weak
Interest Coverage 6.4× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 13/100 (Weak)
Dividend Quality 12% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Free Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 33/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 11.4× - Strong
P/B Ratio 3.5× - Weak
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 33/100 (Weak)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +8.8 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -29.2% - Weak
Quarterly Consistency Loss in 1 of 8 quarters - Weak

## Common questions

### What is BAT's fundamentals score?

BAT (4162.KL) scores 29/100 (Weak) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 15% of 1120 scored Bursa Malaysia stocks.

### Which pillar is BAT strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (33/100); its weakest is Cash & Dividends (13/100).

### How does BAT rank against its sector?

BAT ranks #210 of 241 scored Consumer Products & Services stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does BAT pay dividends?

Yes. BAT (4162.KL) has a dividend yield of 12.3%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 175% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 13/100.

### How do I buy BAT shares?

Open a trading account and a CDS account with any Bursa Malaysia broker, then place a buy order for 4162.KL in lots of 100 shares. Broker fees for the same trade differ a lot between brokers: compare them for your trade size at https://scoreyourstock.com/tools/brokerage-fee-calculator.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk (for banks, Financial Safety checks impaired loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio instead of debt and liquidity). Full methodology, the default weights, and how to set your own: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is BAT (4162.KL), in plain English?

Sells Dunhill, Peter Stuyvesant, Rothmans and Lucky Strike cigarettes in Malaysia, plus glo heated tobacco and Vuse vapes. On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 29/100, rated Weak. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (33/100); its main watch-out is Cash & Dividends (13/100). Shares currently cost about 11 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 11.4×). It also pays back about 12.3% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/4162-bat

Market data as of 18 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/4162-bat
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.