3 possible reasons:
1) A US federal judge has finally dropped the criminal proceedings for North Korea sanctions violations.
BAT had paid around 630 million dollars in 2023.
2) Competitor $IMB (-0,9%) is currently deliberately losing market share; the company would rather increase prices than defend volumes. What Imperial leaves behind, BAT can take with it.
3) On top of this, the 1.3 billion pound share buyback program is still running. BAT is continuously buying back its own shares and destroying them. Fewer shares in circulation means that every remaining share automatically becomes more valuable.
Over the year $BATS (+3,46%) is therefore +54%.
I am bullish and will be delighted when we break the ATH from 2016/17.
What is your opinion on BAT?
Happy smoking 🚬
