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Phillip Morris Reaffirms Full Year Earnings Estimates (PM)
Tobacco giant, Philip Morris International Inc.(PM
) reaffirms full year earnings estimate on Tuesday.
The company has reaffirmed its EPS guidance for its full year earnings, expecting EPS in the range of $5.12 to $5.18, up from last years full year EPS of $4.85. PM is forecasting that the international industry volume will decline 1.3% in the next 3 years.
The company’s market share has increased to 37%.
PM will report this news today in New York at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference.
Philip Morris shares were mostly flat Tuesday afternoon.
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We recently began recommending shares of Phillip Morris International (PM) back on Nov.9, when the stock was trading at $$85.55. The shares have a 4.00% dividend yield, based on last night’s closing stock price of $84.98.
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