Price:
63,4 Mean Analyst Target Price: 77,07
Market cap.: 121.79Billion| Sector: Consumer Goods | Industry: Cigarettes
Sales: 25.58Billion | Income: 6.84Billion
1-Year Price Range: 59.07 - 77.79 | 1-Y Performance: -12.0% | YTD Performance: -11.2%
Yield: 4.42% | P/E: 17,8 | Fwd. P/E 14,54 | P/S: 4,76 | P/B: 7,85
Altria Group, Inc., through
its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes, smokeless products, and
wine in the United States. It offers cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro
brand; cigars principally under the Black & Mild brand; and moist smokeless
tobacco products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands. The
company also produces and sells varietal and blended table wines, and sparkling
wines under the Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Crest, and 14 Hands names; and
imports and markets Antinori, Torres, and Villa Maria Estate wines, as well as
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte in the United States. In addition, it provides
finance leasing services primarily in aircraft, electric power, railcar, real
estate, and manufacturing industries. The company sells its tobacco products
primarily to wholesalers, including distributors; large retail organizations,
such as chain stores; and the armed services. Altria Group, Inc. was founded in
1919 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Growth
Sales Growth Q/Q
-2.40%
|
EPS Growth
Q/Q
-84.10%
|
EPS Growth This Year
-51.10%
|
EPS Growth Next Year
|
EPS Growth Next 5
Years
|
Sales Growth Past 5
Years
0.80%
|
EPS Growth Past 5
Years
11.60%
|
Returns, Margin and Leverage
Return on Assets
23.00%
|
Return on Equity
78.20%
|
Gross Margin
46.70%
|
Return On Investment
24.00%
|
Operating Margin
39.10%
|
Profit Margin
39.90%
|
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
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Per Share Data
Price
63,4
|
Analyst Target price
77,07
|
Cash per Share
0,65
|
Book Value Per share
8,08
|
EPS TTM
3,56
|
EPS Next Year
4,36
|
Dividend
Payout
46.70%
|
Valuation
P/E
17,8
|
Forward
P/E
14,54
|
Price to Sales
4,76
|
Price to Book
7,85
|
PEG
1,75
|
Beta
0,64
|
RSI
50,82
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Outlook
▪Altria’s
2017 fourth-quarter reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) decreased 50.7%
to $2.60, as comparisons were affected by special items.
▪Altria’s
2017 fourth-quarter adjusted diluted EPS, which excludes the impact of special
items, increased 33.8% to $0.91.
▪Altria’s
2017 full-year reported diluted EPS decreased 27.1% to $5.31, as comparisons
were affected by special items.
▪Altria’s
2017 full-year adjusted diluted EPS, which excludes the impact of special
items, increased 11.9% to $3.39.
▪Altria
announces a new $1 billion share repurchase program to be completed by the end
of 2018, having completed its prior $4 billion share repurchase program in
January.
▪Altria’s
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Marty Barrington announces his decision to
retire at the conclusion of the May 17, 2018 Annual Shareholder Meeting;
Altria’s Board of Directors (Board) has elected Howard Willard, 54, to serve as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Billy Gifford, 47, to serve as Vice
Chairman and Chief Financial Officer.
“Altria had another strong year in 2017,” said
Marty Barrington, Altria’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. “We
delivered outstanding financial performance and continued to focus on rewarding
our shareholders - paying out $4.8 billion in dividends, increasing our
dividend by 8.2% and repurchasing more than $2.9 billion in shares. Our 2017
total shareholder return of 9.4% follows four consecutive years of returns exceeding
20%. Over this five-year period, our total shareholder return of 181%
outperformed both the S&P 500 and S&P Food, Beverage and Tobacco Index
by more than 70%.”
“That
success was built on our core tobacco businesses, which delivered strong income
growth and expanded their already high margins, despite a year with some unique
challenges. Further, we acquired Nat Sherman to improve our smokeable segment’s
position in the growing super-premium cigarette segment. We also accomplished
several other important strategic initiatives for future success, including
making significant progress toward our goal of becoming the U.S. leader in
authorized, non-combustible reduced-risk products. And the passage of federal
tax reform strengthens our financial capability to further invest in our
businesses and reward our shareholders.”
“We thus
are forecasting 2018 full-year adjusted diluted EPS growth in a range of 15% to
19%.”
