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Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since October 31, 2024.

Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data

Altria Group Inc., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Net revenues 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Cost of sales -24.54 -25.80 -25.77 -25.52 -25.12 -25.83 -25.07 -25.74 -26.18 -26.10 -24.54 -28.31 -27.38 -27.13 -26.64 -30.28 -27.53 -27.88 -34.17 -28.60 -27.93 -28.31 -28.04
Excise taxes on products -14.62 -15.01 -15.41 -15.92 -15.98 -16.44 -16.72 -16.82 -17.37 -17.87 -18.21 -18.69 -18.49 -19.06 -19.15 -19.81 -20.29 -20.50 -20.65 -20.06 -21.06 -21.54 -22.01
Gross profit 60.84% 59.19% 58.82% 58.56% 58.89% 57.73% 58.21% 57.44% 56.44% 56.03% 57.25% 53.00% 54.13% 53.81% 54.21% 49.90% 52.18% 51.63% 45.18% 51.34% 51.01% 50.14% 49.95%
Marketing, administration and research costs -10.48 -12.69 -10.87 -11.77 -9.71 -13.09 -10.00 -11.32 -8.93 -8.57 -8.30 -9.30 -10.64 -7.87 -9.64 -9.03 -7.82 -7.71 -8.44 -9.52 -8.05 -8.60 -9.47
Asset impairment 0.00 -5.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.42 -0.01 -0.50 -0.71
Operating income 50.36% 40.80% 47.96% 46.79% 49.18% 44.64% 48.21% 46.11% 47.51% 47.46% 48.95% 43.69% 43.49% 45.93% 44.57% 40.94% 44.36% 43.91% 36.74% 40.40% 42.94% 41.05% 39.77%
Interest and other debt expense, net -4.27 -4.20 -4.56 -3.87 -4.33 -3.95 -4.00 -3.70 -4.14 -4.28 -4.77 -4.68 -3.92 -4.25 -5.10 -5.01 -4.35 -4.84 -4.32 -4.84 -4.27 -4.71 -6.82
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -10.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost 0.40 0.40 0.43 0.54 0.53 0.48 0.54 0.77 0.67 0.72 0.78 0.80 0.93 0.66 0.71 0.30 0.04 0.44 0.42 -0.05 0.35 0.23 0.02
Income (losses) from investments in equity securities 1.85 1.92 5.29 2.31 0.92 1.95 -1.40 1.08 -37.83 -19.30 0.58 -3.04 -87.16 1.08 0.84 3.09 -6.63 0.14 2.47 14.30 4.86 6.75 1.53
Gain on the sale of IQOS System commercialization rights 0.00 43.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Impairment of JUUL equity securities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -36.50 0.00 0.00 -68.25 -65.64 0.00 0.00
Gain (loss) on Cronos-related financial instruments 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.02 0.00 -0.06 -0.17 -0.32 -1.99 -1.49 1.82 0.98 -1.47 0.63 -2.15 -1.91 -9.28 -4.02 -7.55
Earnings (losses) before income taxes 48.35% 82.40% 49.12% 45.77% 46.30% 43.12% 43.35% 44.25% 6.21% 24.53% 45.37% 36.45% -48.66% 41.94% 32.09% 40.31% -4.55% 40.29% 33.15% -20.36% -31.04% 39.30% 26.94%
(Provision) benefit for income taxes -11.71 -21.15 -10.94 -11.30 -11.81 -10.59 -12.10 -0.23 -2.79 -10.91 -12.12 -10.49 8.58 -10.94 -8.55 -9.82 -8.87 -9.85 -8.77 -9.84 -6.91 -9.13 -7.02
Net earnings (losses) 36.64% 61.25% 38.18% 34.48% 34.48% 32.53% 31.25% 44.02% 3.42% 13.62% 33.25% 25.96% -40.08% 31.00% 23.54% 30.49% -13.42% 30.44% 24.37% -30.20% -37.95% 30.17% 19.92%
Net (earnings) losses attributable to noncontrolling interests 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.03 -0.01 0.05 0.03 0.06 0.08 0.03 0.08 0.03 -0.02 -0.02
Net earnings (losses) attributable to Altria 36.64% 61.25% 38.18% 34.48% 34.48% 32.53% 31.25% 44.02% 3.42% 13.62% 33.25% 25.96% -40.11% 30.98% 23.59% 30.52% -13.37% 30.52% 24.41% -30.11% -37.92% 30.16% 19.90%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

The financial trajectory exhibits a consistent expansion in gross profit margins, driven by a reduction in both the cost of sales and excise taxes as a percentage of net revenues. While core operating performance remains strong and generally improving, the bottom line is characterized by extreme volatility resulting from significant non-operating impairments and one-time investment gains.

Gross Profitability Trends
Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues has trended upward from approximately 50% in early 2019 to 60.84% by September 2024. This expansion is primarily attributed to a steady decline in excise taxes, which fell from 22.01% to 14.62% over the period. Additionally, the cost of sales showed a general downward trend, moving from 28.04% in March 2019 to 24.54% in September 2024, despite a temporary spike to 34.17% in March 2020.
Operating Efficiency
Operating income has remained robust, generally fluctuating between 40% and 50% of net revenues. However, there is a noticeable increase in marketing, administration, and research costs, which rose from a range of 8% to 9% in 2019 to peaks of 13.09% in June 2023 and 12.69% in March 2024. This increase in operating expenditure has partially offset the gains achieved through gross margin expansion.
Non-Operating Volatility and Impairments
Net earnings have been heavily impacted by irregular non-operating items. Significant negative swings were observed due to impairments of JUUL equity securities, specifically in September and December 2019, and September 2020. Further volatility was introduced by losses from investments in equity securities, most notably a severe outlier in September 2021 (-87.16%). Conversely, a substantial gain on the sale of IQOS System commercialization rights in June 2024 (43.49%) resulted in a spike in net earnings to 61.25% for that quarter.
Debt and Interest Obligations
Interest and other debt expenses have remained relatively stable as a percentage of net revenues, typically ranging between 3.70% and 6.82%. A one-time loss on the early extinguishment of debt occurred in March 2021, representing 10.75% of net revenues, which temporarily depressed the earnings before taxes for that period.
Net Earnings Analysis
The transition from 2019 to 2024 shows a shift in net earnings stability. Early periods were marked by deep losses (e.g., -37.95% in September 2019) due to the aforementioned impairments. More recent quarters, excluding one-time gains, show a more stabilized and elevated net earnings profile, typically residing between 30% and 40% of net revenues, reflecting improved underlying operational efficiency.

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