Reynolds American

Reynolds American, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTobacco
PredecessorBATUS, Inc.
Brown & Williamson
R.J. Reynolds[1]
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
HeadquartersWinston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Key people
David Waterfield (President and CEO)
ProductsCigarettes
RevenueDecrease US$ 8.236 billion (2013)[2]
Decrease US$ 8.304 billion (2012)[2]
Increase US$ 3.132 billion (2013)[2]
Decrease US$ 2.214 billion (2012)[2]
Increase US$ 1.718 billion (2013)[2]
Decrease US$ 1.272 billion (2012)[2]
Total assetsDecrease US$ 15.402 billion (2013)[3]
Increase US$ 16.557 billion (2012)[2]
Total equityDecrease US$ 5.167 billion (2013)[3]
Decrease US$ 5.257 billion (2012) [3]
Number of employees
5,400 (2011)
ParentBritish American Tobacco
Websitereynoldsamerican.com
Footnotes / references
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Reynolds American, Inc. is an American tobacco company which is a subsidiary of British American Tobacco[5] and is the second-largest tobacco company in the United States.[6] Its holdings include R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, American Snuff Company (formerly Conwood Company), Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, and Niconovum AB.

Reynolds American's subsidiaries manufacture and market a variety of tobacco products, including cigarettes (Newport, Camel, Pall Mall, Kent, Doral, Misty, Capri, and Natural American Spirit brands), electronic cigarettes (Vuse brand), and moist snuff (Grizzly and Kodiak brands).[7]

In 2010, Reynolds American's operating companies sold about 28% of all cigarettes sold in the U.S.[8] In July 2014, Reynolds American announced the purchase of Lorillard Tobacco Company in a deal valued at $27 billion. In January 2017, Reynolds American agreed to be purchased by British American Tobacco for $49.4 billion.[9]

  1. ^ Reynolds American Inc., SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION report, Juny 30, 2004
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC 2013 Annual Report Form (10-K)" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. February 11, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC 2014 Q1 Quarterly Report Form (10-Q)" (XBRL). United States Securities and Exchange Commission. April 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Reynolds American 10-K Archived 2012-12-02 at the Wayback Machine SEC Filing report. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  5. ^ Craver, Richard (25 July 2017). "Reynolds American now entirely owned by British American Tobacco". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Fortune 500". Fortune. CNNMoney.com. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  7. ^ "Reynolds American, Inc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Reynolds American's profits climb". Greensboro News Record. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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