NYSE$PM

Philip Morris International Inc. · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported diluted EPS increased and full-year reported diluted EPS forecast raised.

Philip Morris International Inc. reported stronger-than-anticipated results in the third quarter, with adjusted diluted EPS growth of 5.6% on an organic basis. The sustained momentum of IQOS was excellent, with an estimated 16.4 million total users at the end of September and smoke-free products accounting for nearly one-fourth of total net revenues in the quarter.

  • Reported diluted EPS of $1.48, up by 21.3%; up by 28.7%, excluding currency.
  • Adjusted diluted EPS of $1.42, down by 0.7%; up by 5.6% on an organic basis.
  • Cigarette and heated tobacco unit shipment volume down by 7.6% (reflecting cigarette shipment volume down by 9.8%, and heated tobacco unit shipment volume up by 18.7% to 19.0 billion units).
  • Total IQOS users at quarter-end estimated at approximately 16.4 million, of which approximately 11.7 million have stopped smoking and switched to IQOS.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$7.45B

Previous: $7.64B-2.6%
EPS (adj)

$1.42

Previous: $1.43-0.7%
Adj. Operating Margin

43.6%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$462M

Previous: -$696M+33.6%
Free Cash Flow

$1.85B

Previous: $1.2B+53.8%
Net Income

$2.31B

Previous: $1.9B+21.7%
Operating Income

$3.24B

Previous: $2.79B+16.3%
Gross Profit

$5.03B

Previous: $5.04B-0.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$4.82B

Previous: $6.51B-25.9%
Total Assets

$39.1B

Previous: $41.4B-5.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Philip Morris · Revenue · Quarterly

$7.45B

Q3 2020-2.6%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Philip Morris · $5.61B total across 1 segment · Q3 2022

  • Combustible Products
    $5.61B-3.2%

Forward guidance

PMI raises its full-year 2020 reported diluted EPS forecast to a range of $5.03 to $5.08, at prevailing exchange rates.

Tailwinds

  • No recurrence of national lockdowns in PMI's key international markets during the remainder of 2020.
  • Lack of near-term recovery in PMI's duty-free business given the uncertain outlook for global travel, with current dynamics persisting at least through year end.
  • Full enforcement of minimum retail selling price requirements in Indonesia by the end of 2020, at the earliest.
  • An estimated total international industry volume decline, excluding China and the U.S., of approximately 7% to 8%.
  • A total cigarette and heated tobacco unit shipment volume decline for PMI of approximately 8% to 9% on a like-for-like basis.

Headwinds

  • An effective tax rate, excluding discrete tax events, of 22% to 23%, compared to approximately 22% assumed previously.
  • Capital expenditures of approximately $0.6 billion, compared to approximately $0.7 billion assumed previously.
  • Broadly stable underlying consumption trends compared to the third quarter of 2020
  • The impact of certain costs that were initially planned for the third quarter of 2020 but are now expected in the fourth quarter.
  • No share repurchases.

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 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.2%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

40 / 73 earnings

Positive

+10.9%

Q4 2024

Best reaction

-16.9%

Q1 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+6.5%+5.0%+23.5%
Q4 2025+0.4%+2.3%-6.6%
Q3 2025-4.0%-0.3%-1.5%
Q2 2025-0.4%+1.7%+0.1%
Q1 2025+2.3%+3.1%+8.6%
Q4 2024+10.9%+13.0%+15.2%
Q3 2024+10.5%+9.2%+10.3%
Q2 2024+3.9%+5.7%+12.0%
Q1 2024+5.3%+1.0%+5.9%
Q4 2023-2.5%-2.5%+1.4%
Q3 2023-0.7%-2.6%-1.4%
Q2 2023-1.3%-1.6%-4.5%
Q1 2023-3.7%-2.8%-8.2%
Q4 2022+1.1%+0.4%-2.9%
Q3 2022+0.0%+2.3%+11.3%
Q2 2022+6.8%+7.5%+11.5%
Q1 2022-0.3%-0.3%-1.8%
Q4 2021+3.7%+5.4%-14.6%
Q3 2021-0.4%-0.6%-6.1%
Q2 2021-1.4%+0.5%+3.6%
Q1 2021+2.7%+3.2%+6.3%
Q4 2020+5.0%+6.7%+7.4%
Q3 2020-5.2%-4.4%-0.4%
Q2 2020+4.3%+5.4%+7.3%
Q1 2020-4.9%-4.2%-8.3%
Q4 2019+4.2%+6.6%+4.0%
Q3 2019+1.8%+2.6%+7.2%
Q2 2019+9.5%+7.0%+4.8%
Q1 2019-1.4%-0.7%+1.6%
Q4 2018+5.9%+6.7%+15.8%
Q3 2018+5.0%+4.7%+2.1%
Q2 2018+2.6%+1.7%+3.5%
Q1 2018-16.9%-18.7%-20.4%
Q4 2017+1.1%+4.2%+9.5%
Q3 2017-2.7%-3.5%-8.8%
Q2 2017-1.7%-3.1%-5.2%
Q1 2017-3.8%-0.7%+0.7%
Q4 2016+5.4%+5.9%+14.9%
Q3 2016+0.5%+0.8%-6.5%
Q2 2016-3.3%-3.1%-2.6%
Q1 2016-2.5%
Q4 2015-0.3%
Q3 2015+3.9%
Q2 2015+3.8%
Q1 2015+9.1%
Q4 2014-1.0%
Q3 2014+2.9%
Q2 2014+1.6%
Q1 2014-1.5%
Q4 2013+4.4%
Q3 2013+1.0%
Q2 2013-1.2%
Q1 2013-2.2%
Q4 2012+3.1%
Q3 2012-4.1%
Q2 2012-0.6%
Q1 2012+0.1%
Q4 2011+1.1%
Q3 2011+0.5%
Q2 2011-1.7%
Q1 2011-1.2%
Q4 2010+0.8%
Q4 2007+0.8%
Q3 2010-1.0%
Q2 2010+0.7%
Q1 2009+0.7%
Q1 2010-0.0%
Q4 2009-1.4%
Q3 2008+2.5%
Q3 2009+2.5%
Q2 2009-2.1%
Q2 2008-2.1%
Q4 2008-2.1%

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