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#Altria Group ($MO) - Stock Factsheet Target Price $77

Altria Group, Inc. (MO)

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

 9.46%
EPS Growth Next 5 Years

 10.19%
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
 0,9

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


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%.”






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