Name: Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) | Income Statement (Quarterly)
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Income Statement
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The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.

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Altria Group Inc., 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	6,259)	6,209)	5,576)	5,975)	6,281)	6,508)	5,719)	6,111)	6,550)	6,543)	5,892)	6,255)	6,786)	6,936)	6,036)	6,304)	7,123)	6,367)	6,359)	6,007)	6,856)	6,619)	5,628)
Cost of sales	(1,536)	(1,602)	(1,437)	(1,525)	(1,578)	(1,681)	(1,434)	(1,573)	(1,715)	(1,708)	(1,446)	(1,771)	(1,858)	(1,882)	(1,608)	(1,909)	(1,961)	(1,775)	(2,173)	(1,718)	(1,915)	(1,874)	(1,578)
Excise taxes on products	(915)	(932)	(859)	(951)	(1,004)	(1,070)	(956)	(1,028)	(1,138)	(1,169)	(1,073)	(1,169)	(1,255)	(1,322)	(1,156)	(1,249)	(1,445)	(1,305)	(1,313)	(1,205)	(1,444)	(1,426)	(1,239)
Gross profit	3,808)	3,675)	3,280)	3,499)	3,699)	3,757)	3,329)	3,510)	3,697)	3,666)	3,373)	3,315)	3,673)	3,732)	3,272)	3,146)	3,717)	3,287)	2,873)	3,084)	3,497)	3,319)	2,811)
Marketing, administration and research costs	(656)	(788)	(606)	(703)	(610)	(852)	(572)	(692)	(585)	(561)	(489)	(582)	(722)	(546)	(582)	(569)	(557)	(491)	(537)	(572)	(552)	(569)	(533)
Asset impairment	—)	(354)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	4)	—)	—)	—)	(85)	(1)	(33)	(40)
Operating income	3,152)	2,533)	2,674)	2,796)	3,089)	2,905)	2,757)	2,818)	3,112)	3,105)	2,884)	2,733)	2,951)	3,186)	2,690)	2,581)	3,160)	2,796)	2,336)	2,427)	2,944)	2,717)	2,238)
Interest and other debt expense, net	(267)	(261)	(254)	(231)	(272)	(257)	(229)	(226)	(271)	(280)	(281)	(293)	(266)	(295)	(308)	(316)	(310)	(308)	(275)	(291)	(293)	(312)	(384)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(649)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost	25)	25)	24)	32)	33)	31)	31)	47)	44)	47)	46)	50)	63)	46)	43)	19)	3)	28)	27)	(3)	24)	15)	1)
Income (losses) from investments in equity securities	116)	119)	295)	138)	58)	127)	(80)	66)	(2,478)	(1,263)	34)	(190)	(5,915)	75)	51)	195)	(472)	9)	157)	859)	333)	447)	86)
Gain on the sale of IQOS System commercialization rights	—)	2,700)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Impairment of JUUL equity securities	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(2,600)	—)	—)	(4,100)	(4,500)	—)	—)
Gain (loss) on Cronos-related financial instruments	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(1)	—)	(4)	(10)	(20)	(135)	(103)	110)	62)	(105)	40)	(137)	(115)	(636)	(266)	(425)
Earnings (losses) before income taxes	3,026)	5,116)	2,739)	2,735)	2,908)	2,806)	2,479)	2,704)	407)	1,605)	2,673)	2,280)	(3,302)	2,909)	1,937)	2,541)	(324)	2,565)	2,108)	(1,223)	(2,128)	2,601)	1,516)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(733)	(1,313)	(610)	(675)	(742)	(689)	(692)	(14)	(183)	(714)	(714)	(656)	582)	(759)	(516)	(619)	(632)	(627)	(558)	(591)	(474)	(604)	(395)
Net earnings (losses)	2,293)	3,803)	2,129)	2,060)	2,166)	2,117)	1,787)	2,690)	224)	891)	1,959)	1,624)	(2,720)	2,150)	1,421)	1,922)	(956)	1,938)	1,550)	(1,814)	(2,602)	1,997)	1,121)
Net (earnings) losses attributable to noncontrolling interests	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(2)	(1)	3)	2)	4)	5)	2)	5)	2)	(1)	(1)
Net earnings (losses) attributable to Altria	2,293)	3,803)	2,129)	2,060)	2,166)	2,117)	1,787)	2,690)	224)	891)	1,959)	1,624)	(2,722)	2,149)	1,424)	1,924)	(952)	1,943)	1,552)	(1,809)	(2,600)	1,996)	1,120)

Financial performance over the analyzed period is characterized by a stark divergence between stable core operating results and highly volatile net earnings. While the primary business operations demonstrate consistent profitability and improving margins, the bottom line has been subject to significant fluctuations driven by non-recurring investment impairments and strategic divestments.

Revenue and Gross Profitability: Net revenues exhibit a pattern of seasonal fluctuation, typically peaking in the second and third quarters of each year. Despite these cycles, a gradual long-term decline in baseline revenue is observable, with quarterly figures moving from a range of $5.6 billion to $6.8 billion in 2019 to a range of $5.5 billion to $6.2 billion by 2024. Conversely, gross profit has trended upward, reaching a peak of $3.8 billion in September 2024. This indicates an expansion in gross margins, likely driven by a reduction in cost of sales and a notable decrease in excise taxes on products, which fell from peaks of over $1.4 billion in 2019 to below $1 billion in 2023 and 2024.
Operating Performance: Operating income remains remarkably resilient, generally oscillating between $2.4 billion and $3.1 billion per quarter. This stability suggests that core business efficiency is maintained despite revenue headwinds. Marketing, administration, and research costs have remained relatively controlled, although a spike is noted in June 2023 ($852 million). The consistency of operating income highlights the strength of the company's primary value chain relative to its investment portfolio.
Non-Operating Volatility and Investment Impacts: Net earnings are heavily influenced by non-operating items, leading to extreme quarterly variance. Significant negative impacts were recorded due to the impairment of JUUL equity securities in September 2019 (-$4.5 billion), December 2019 (-$4.1 billion), and September 2020 (-$2.6 billion). Further volatility was introduced by losses from investments in equity securities, most notably a $5.9 billion loss in September 2021. This trend of instability was offset in June 2024 by a substantial one-time gain of $2.7 billion from the sale of IQOS System commercialization rights, which contributed to the highest quarterly net earnings in the observed period ($3.8 billion).
Net Income and Tax Effects: The net earnings attributable to the company mirror the volatility of the investment portfolio rather than the stability of operations. Positive net earnings are frequent, but deep losses occur during quarters with major asset write-downs. Tax provisions have generally remained consistent with earnings, though a significant tax benefit was observed in September 2021 ($582 million), coinciding with the period of largest investment losses, which served to partially mitigate the impact on the bottom line.

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Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO)

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