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Sep 30, 2020

Altria Q3 2020 Earnings Report

Altria demonstrated resilience during the third quarter with strong financial performance in its tobacco businesses and progress against its 10-year Vision.

Key Takeaways

Altria's Q3 2020 results showed resilience with strong performance in tobacco businesses. The company narrowed its full-year adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $4.30 - $4.38, representing 2-4% growth from 2019.

Net revenues increased by 3.9% to $7.123 billion.

Revenues net of excise taxes increased by 4.9% to $5.678 billion.

Adjusted diluted EPS was unchanged at $1.19.

Altria narrowed its 2020 full-year adjusted diluted EPS guidance to a range of $4.30 to $4.38.

Total Revenue
$5.68B
Previous year: $5.41B
+4.9%
EPS
$1.19
Previous year: $1.19
+0.0%
Marlboro Retail Share
43.3%
Previous year: 43.3%
+0.0%
Gross Profit
$3.72B
Previous year: $3.5B
+6.3%
Cash and Equivalents
$4.12B
Previous year: $1.6B
+157.0%
Free Cash Flow
$842M
Previous year: $2.8B
-69.9%
Total Assets
$46.7B
Previous year: $52.9B
-11.8%

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Forward Guidance

Altria expects its 2020 full-year adjusted diluted EPS to be in a range of $4.30 to $4.38, representing a growth rate of 2% to 4% from an adjusted diluted EPS base of $4.21 in 2019. Altria also narrows its expectation for its 2020 full-year adjusted effective tax rate to be in a range of 24.5% to 25.5%.

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