Philip Morris International Inc. reported a strong first quarter with reported diluted EPS of $1.17, up 34.5% from 2019. The company has withdrawn its 2020 full-year reported diluted EPS forecast due to uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced it with a quarterly forecast. The company provided a 2020 second-quarter reported diluted EPS forecast of $1.00 to $1.10, reflecting an unfavorable currency impact of approximately $0.12.
Reported diluted EPS of $1.17, up by 34.5%; up by 49.4%, excluding currency.
Adjusted diluted EPS of $1.21, up by 11.0%; up by 30.1% on a like-for-like basis, excluding currency.
Cigarette and heated tobacco unit shipment volume down by 1.2% (reflecting cigarette shipment volume down by 4.4%, and heated tobacco unit shipment volume up by 45.5% to 16.7 billion units); down by 0.6% on a like-for-like basis
Net revenues up by 6.0%; up by 10.0% on a like-for-like basis, excluding currency.
PMI forecasts second-quarter reported diluted EPS to be in a range of $1.00 to $1.10, including an unfavorable currency impact, at prevailing exchange rates, of approximately $0.12 per share.
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