Imperial Brands (IMB) Financial Ratio Screen

LSE Consumer Defensive United Kingdom GBp 23960M
BUSINESS EXCLUSION FLAG*
Automated financial screen · activity assessed separately
Imperial Brands (IMB) is potentially non-compliant because its supplied classification is Tobacco. Companies operating in prohibited sectors such as conventional banking, insurance, alcohol, tobacco, and gambling are automatically excluded regardless of their financial ratios.

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MSCI new-inclusion financial-ratio snapshot

IMB financial screening at a glance

BUSINESS EXCLUSION FLAG*Financial ratios shown separately from business review — not a fatwa
Debt ratio
N/A
Not available vs 30%
Cash ratio
N/A
Not available vs 30%
Receivables + cash
N/A
Not available vs 30%
Impermissible income
N/A
Not available vs 5%

Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period used: September 2025. The ratios are automated proxies inspired by published methodologies; they are not official index determinations.

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MSCI-styleBusiness exclusion flagSupplied classification requires attention
FTSE/Yasaar-styleBusiness exclusion flagSupplied classification requires attention
S&P-style provisionalNot yet availableRequired denominator or financial data is incomplete
Business activityBusiness exclusion flagSupplied sector or industry classification matched an exclusion
Complete screening result: not yet completeA complete result requires both supported financial criteria and adequate activity evidence. This site does not issue a fatwa or official index decision.
Financial periodSeptember 2025Calculation date2026-08-31S&P-style historynot availableLast activity reviewnot yet reviewed

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Business activity evidence

Business exclusion flag

The supplied classification (Tobacco) matches a prohibited-activity category.

Revenue segments: Not yet checked against an SEC annual filing.

Profile description reviewed: Imperial Brands PLC, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, imports, markets, and sells tobacco and tobacco-related products in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Asia, Australasia, and internationally. It offers a range of cigarettes, tobacco accessories, vapour, heated tobacco, and oral nicotine. The company sells its products under various brands, including JPS, Davidoff, Gauloises, West, Winston, Kool, Lambert & Butler, P&S, Fortuna, Nobel, News, Backwoods, Champion, Golden Virginia, FINE, Rizla, Blu, Pulze, Skruf, and Zone. In addition, it engages in the distribution of tobacco and NGP products for tobacco and NGP product manufacturers; and various non-tobacco and NGP products and services. Further, the company is involved in the management of a golf course; distribution of pharmaceuticals, POS software, and published materials and other products; printing and publishing activities; and provision of long haul transportation, industrial parcel and express delivery, pharmaceutical products logistics, advertising, payment, freight forwarding, and support management services, as well as owns the trademarks; and retails its products. Additionally, it engages in edition and distribution of books and non-periodical publication. Furthermore, the company is involved in research and development of e-vapour products. The company was formerly known as Imperial Tobacco Group PLC and changed its name to Imperial Brands PLC in February 2016. Imperial Brands PLC was founded in 1636 and is based in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

Sources to verify: Secondary company profile and classification · Issuer website

A sector label or company description can flag a risk but cannot establish a compliant-revenue percentage. Only sourced segment disclosures may support that calculation.

Published-ratio reproductions (not certifications)

The table shows implemented MSCI and FTSE/Yasaar-style asset-based models plus a provisional S&P-style leverage reconstruction where a complete 36-month denominator exists. These are independent calculations, not official index results or Shariah determinations. See formulas, sources and limitations.

Based on financial data from September 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
MSCI Excluded — Tobacco BUSINESS EXCLUSION FLAG*
FTSE Excluded — Tobacco BUSINESS EXCLUSION FLAG*

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
12.3
Forward: 8.2
EPS
$2.49
Dividend Yield
521.0%
Payout: 75.7%
P/B Ratio
512.7
EV/EBITDA
8.5
EV: $34.2B
Revenue
$32.2B
Growth: 4.6%
Beta
0.2
Low volatility
Current Ratio
0.7

Profitability

Gross Margin 36.9%
Operating Margin 19.8%
Net Margin 10.9%
Return on Equity (ROE) 38.7%
Return on Assets (ROA) 7.7%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$3.6B
Free Cash Flow$3.2B
Total Debt$10.0B
Debt-to-Equity189.0
Current Ratio0.7
Total Assets$28.7B

Price & Trading

Last CloseGBp 3,047.00
50-Day MAGBp 3,164.34
200-Day MAGBp 3,093.15
Avg Volume2.2M
Beta0.2
52-Week Range
GBp 2,648.00
GBp 3,632.04

Financial data provenance and verification

The displayed fields were imported from yfinance on 2026-03-29 for the financial period September 2025. This is a secondary data feed and can differ from amended or newly filed statements.

Verification rule: check debt, cash, receivables, revenue and interest income against the latest primary filing before relying on an automated ratio.

About Imperial Brands (IMB)

CEO
Mr. Lukas Jean-Baptiste Paravicini
Employees
25,100
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Tobacco
Country
United Kingdom
Exchange
LSE
Market Cap (listing currency)
GBp 23960M
Currency
GBp

Imperial Brands PLC, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, imports, markets, and sells tobacco and tobacco-related products in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Asia, Australasia, and internationally. It offers a range of cigarettes, tobacco accessories, vapour, heated tobacco, and oral nicotine. The company sells its products under various brands, including JPS, Davidoff, Gauloises, West, Winston, Kool, Lambert & Butler, P&S, Fortuna, Nobel, News, Backwoods, Champion, Golden Virginia, FINE, Rizla, Blu, Pulze, Skruf, and Zone. In addition, it engages in the distribution of tobacco and NGP products for tobacco and NGP product manufacturers; and various non-tobacco and NGP products and services. Further, the company is involved in the management of a golf course; distribution of pharmaceuticals, POS software, and published materials and other products; printing and publishing activities; and provision of long haul transportation, industrial parcel and express delivery, pharmaceutical products logistics, advertising, payment, freight forwarding, and support management services, as well as owns the trademarks; and retails its products. Additionally, it engages in edition and distribution of books and non-periodical publication. Furthermore, the company is involved in research and development of e-vapour products. The company was formerly known as Imperial Tobacco Group PLC and changed its name to Imperial Brands PLC in February 2016. Imperial Brands PLC was founded in 1636 and is based in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Imperial Brands (IMB) halal to invest in?

The current automated result is Financial criteria not met or an activity exclusion was detected. It uses available public financial fields and simplified methodology proxies. It is not a fatwa or an official determination by AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, or FTSE.

What is Imperial Brands's debt ratio?

Imperial Brands's debt ratio is not available in the MSCI new-inclusion reproduction: total debt divided by total assets, against a 30% threshold. See the methodology page for the official source and limitations.

What are Imperial Brands's key financial metrics?

Imperial Brands has a market capitalization of GBp 23960M in its listing currency, trailing P/E ratio of 12.3, and revenue of $32.2B. The company maintains a gross margin of 36.9% and a net margin of 10.9%. Return on equity stands at 38.7%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period: September 2025. These dates are shown separately because regenerating this page does not refresh the underlying data.

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