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Altria MOThe company said net revenues for Q3 2024 decreased 0.4% to $6.3 billion, and adjusted diluted EPS increased 7.8% to $1.38. The company cited fewer shares outstanding and higher adjusted OCI as the factors behind the adjusted EPS increase.
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AI summaryThe company said net revenues for Q3 2024 decreased 0.4% to $6.3 billion, and adjusted diluted EPS increased 7.8% to $1.38. The company cited fewer shares outstanding and higher adjusted OCI as the factors behind the adjusted EPS increase.
Altria said the initial phases of its Optimize & Accelerate initiative are expected to deliver at least $600 million in cumulative cost savings over the next 5 years. The company also said it plans to treat pre-tax charges of approximately $100 million to $125 million for these phases as special items and exclude them from adjusted diluted EPS.
Altria said it repurchased 13.5 million shares in Q3 at an average price of $50.37, for a total cost of $680 million. As of September 30, 2024, the company said $310 million remained under its currently authorized $3.4 billion share repurchase program. It paid dividends of $1.7 billion in Q3.
Altria reaffirmed its 2024 full-year adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $5.07 to $5.15, which it said represents a growth rate of 2.5% to 4% from a base of $4.95 in 2023. The company said it changed its 2024 capital expenditure outlook to $125 million to $175 million from its previous expectation of $175 million to $225 million.
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Altria Reports Q3 2024 Net Revenues and Adjusted Diluted EPS
The company said net revenues for Q3 2024 decreased 0.4% to $6.3 billion, and adjusted diluted EPS increased 7.8% to $1.38. The company cited fewer shares outstanding and higher adjusted OCI as the factors behind the adjusted EPS increase.
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Optimize & Accelerate Initiative
Altria said the initial phases of its Optimize & Accelerate initiative are expected to deliver at least $600 million in cumulative cost savings over the next 5 years. The company also said it plans to treat pre-tax charges of approximately $100 million to $125 million for these phases as special items and exclude them from adjusted diluted EPS.
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Shareholder Returns: Share Repurchases and Dividends
Altria said it repurchased 13.5 million shares in Q3 at an average price of $50.37, for a total cost of $680 million. As of September 30, 2024, the company said $310 million remained under its currently authorized $3.4 billion share repurchase program. It paid dividends of $1.7 billion in Q3.
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Altria Reaffirms 2024 Full-Year Adjusted Diluted EPS Guidance
Altria reaffirmed its 2024 full-year adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $5.07 to $5.15, which it said represents a growth rate of 2.5% to 4% from a base of $4.95 in 2023. The company said it changed its 2024 capital expenditure outlook to $125 million to $175 million from its previous expectation of $175 million to $225 million.
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