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Infographic: Altria (MO) Q3 2021 earnings snapshot
Shares of Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) dropped to an eight-month low recently after the tobacco giant reported weaker than expected earnings and revenues for the third quarter of 2021.
Third-quarter earnings, adjusted for special items, moved up to $1.22 per share from $1.19 per share in the comparable period of fiscal 2020. Analysts had forecast a bigger gain. On an unadjusted basis, it was a net loss of $2.72 billion or $1.48 per share, compared to a loss of $952 million or$0.51 per share last year.
Total revenues decreased 4.7% annually to $6.78 billion during the three-month period and came in below analysts’ forecast, reflecting continued weakness in the core tobacco business.
“Our tobacco businesses performed well against difficult year-over-year comparisons and we’re encouraged by the significant retail share growth from on! in the third quarter. We also continued to reward shareholders with a strong and growing dividend and announced today the expansion of our existing $2.0 billion share repurchase program to $3.5 billion,” said Billy Gifford, chief executive officer of Altria.
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In the past six months, the company’s stock lost about 7% and mostly underperformed the market. It made modest gains in the pre-market session on Friday, after closing the previous session at $44.75.
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