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Altria Group Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Altria delivered outstanding results driven by smokeable products and oral tobacco segments.

Altria reported a slight decrease in net revenues but an increase in both reported and adjusted diluted EPS for Q3 2024. The company reaffirms its full-year earnings guidance and announces a new initiative to modernize processes.

  • Smokeable products segment delivered solid operating companies income growth.
  • Oral tobacco products segment maintained profitability with MST brands and momentum with on!.
  • New Optimize & Accelerate initiative aimed to modernize processes and accelerate progress toward Vision.
  • Reaffirmed full-year adjusted diluted EPS guidance in a range of $5.07 to $5.15.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$6.26B

Previous: $6.28B-0.4%
EPS

$1.34

Previous: $1.28+4.7%
Marlboro Retail Share

41.6%

No prior period
Total Cigarette Share

45.7%

Previous: 42.3%+8.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$95M

Previous: -$143M+33.6%
Free Cash Flow

$2.2B

Previous: $2.02B+8.7%
Net Income

$2.29B

Previous: $2.17B+5.9%
Operating Income

$3.15B

Previous: $3.09B+2.0%
Gross Profit

$3.81B

Previous: $3.7B+2.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.9B

Previous: $1.54B+23.4%
Total Assets

$34.2B

Previous: $36.5B-6.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Altria · Revenue · Quarterly

$6.26B

Q3 2024-0.4%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 15 of 15 quarters(100%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Altria · $6.26B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Smokeable Products
    $5.57B-5.3%
  • Oral Tobacco Products
    $685M+2.2%

Forward guidance

Altria reaffirms its guidance to deliver 2024 full-year adjusted diluted EPS in a range of $5.07 to $5.15, representing a growth rate of 2.5% to 4% from a base of $4.95 in 2023.

Tailwinds

  • Guidance includes the impact of two additional shipping days in 2024.
  • Guidance assumes limited impact on combustible and e-vapor product volumes from enforcement efforts in the illicit e-vapor market.
  • Guidance accounts for a range of scenarios.
  • Guidance includes planned investments in support of our Vision.
  • Expects 2024 full-year adjusted effective tax rate to be in a range of 24% to 25%.

Headwinds

  • External environment remains dynamic.
  • Monitoring conditions related to the economy, including the cumulative impact of inflation.
  • Monitoring adult tobacco consumer dynamics, including purchasing patterns and adoption of smoke-free products.
  • Monitoring illicit e-vapor enforcement.
  • Monitoring regulatory, litigation and legislative developments.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

47%

34 / 72 earnings

Positive

+6.7%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-8.2%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.9%+6.7%+2.1%
Q4 2025-5.2%+1.6%+9.4%
Q3 2025-7.8%-7.5%-4.8%
Q2 2025+3.6%+4.3%+13.2%
Q1 2025+1.0%+2.4%+2.2%
Q4 2024-2.1%-0.1%+6.1%
Q3 2024+6.7%+7.3%+14.3%
Q2 2024-1.0%-2.4%+6.4%
Q1 2024+1.1%+2.1%+6.0%
Q4 2023+3.1%+1.2%+1.8%
Q3 2023-8.2%-6.2%-3.2%
Q2 2023-1.9%-3.1%-2.6%
Q1 2023+1.8%+1.0%-4.5%
Q4 2022+4.3%+4.3%+3.3%
Q3 2022+0.0%-0.4%-3.4%
Q2 2022-0.5%-0.5%+4.1%
Q1 2022+1.2%+0.9%-0.9%
Q4 2021+2.0%+2.4%+4.1%
Q3 2021-7.1%-7.1%-7.9%
Q2 2021+0.9%+0.4%+4.0%
Q1 2021+1.2%+1.4%+4.3%
Q4 2020-1.8%-0.6%+4.3%
Q3 2020-1.1%+3.3%+9.5%
Q2 2020-1.2%-2.3%+3.8%
Q1 2020-6.3%-9.1%-3.5%
Q4 2019-5.1%-7.2%-19.4%
Q3 2019-2.0%+0.6%+8.1%
Q2 2019-6.4%-4.7%-12.0%
Q1 2019-3.5%-0.7%-4.2%
Q4 2018+2.9%+2.6%+10.4%
Q3 2018+1.3%+5.7%-13.8%
Q2 2018+0.1%+1.4%+1.6%
Q1 2018+0.5%+0.3%-0.4%
Q4 2017-1.3%-5.4%-11.1%
Q3 2017+1.8%+0.7%+2.6%
Q2 2017-6.7%-8.7%-10.7%
Q1 2017-0.8%+0.2%+6.5%
Q4 2016+0.4%+0.2%+6.2%
Q3 2016+2.1%+1.5%-0.1%
Q2 2016-1.2%-0.4%-3.1%
Q1 2016+1.9%
Q4 2015+3.6%
Q3 2015-1.6%
Q2 2015-1.9%
Q1 2015-0.1%
Q4 2014-1.1%
Q3 2014+1.6%
Q1 2014+2.1%
Q4 2013-3.3%
Q3 2013-0.4%
Q2 2013-3.6%
Q1 2013+1.5%
Q4 2012+1.5%
Q3 2012-1.2%
Q2 2012-0.3%
Q1 2012-0.2%
Q4 2011+1.4%
Q3 2011+1.1%
Q2 2011+0.7%
Q1 2011-0.5%
Q4 2007+2.7%
Q4 2010+2.7%
Q3 2010+1.2%
Q2 2010-1.4%
Q1 2009+1.2%
Q1 2010+0.9%
Q4 2009+2.2%
Q3 2008-0.5%
Q3 2009-0.5%
Q4 2008-0.7%
Q2 2009-0.7%
Q2 2008-0.7%

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