2020年7月28日
奥驰亚集团宣布了2020年第二季度和上半年业务业绩，并重新确立了2020年调整后的稀释后每股收益（EPS）指导。它还宣布在先前预定的股息宣布日期之前增加季度股息。
净收入比2019年第二季度下降3.8％至约640万美元。
奥驰亚首席执行官比利·吉福德（Billy Gifford）表示：“在2020年上半年，我们相信奥驰亚在波动的市场环境中表现出了韧性，在我们核心烟草业务出色的财务业绩的推动下，调整后的稀释后每股收益增长了8.5％。” “我们还达到了重要的里程碑，并在不燃烧产品组合方面取得了稳步的进步。”
“在更好地理解Covid-19疫情对成年烟草消费者购买行为的影响以及另外四分之一的ABI收入贡献后，我们将重新制定2020年全年调整后的稀释每股收益指导。”
奥驰亚集团预计其2020年全年调整后的稀释每股收益将在4.21美元至4.38美元之间，较2019年的调整后稀释每股收益4.21美元增长0％至4％。
“我们很高兴地宣布，昨天，我们的董事会宣布了每股0.86美元的季度股息，相当于新的3.44美元的年化股息率，比之前的3.36美元的年化股息率提高了2.4％，”奥驰亚集团首席财务官曼库索（Mancuso）。“此次股息增长标志着过去51年中第55次股息增长。”
迄今为止，奥驰亚集团记录的税前净费用为5,000万美元，直接与Covid-19疫情所造成的破坏成本或减轻其影响的努力直接相关。这些税前费用包括保费，个人防护装备和健康检查，部分被某些就业税收抵免所抵消。
奥驰亚集团说，其烟草业务并未受到政府限制消费者流动或业务运营的任何重大不利影响，但会继续监控这些因素。当局将大多数出售其产品的零售商店（包括便利店）视为重要业务，并保持开放。
Altria Reestablishes 2020 EPS Guidance
July 28, 2020
Altria Group announced its 2020 second-quarter and first-half business results and reestablished 2020 adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) guidance. It also announced an increase in its quarterly dividend ahead of its previously scheduled dividend declaration date.
Net revenues were down 3.8 percent to about $6.4 million from the second quarter of 2019.
“Over the first half of 2020, we believe Altria showed resilience in volatile market conditions, growing adjusted diluted earnings per share by 8.5 percent, driven by the outstanding financial performance of our core tobacco businesses,” said Billy Gifford, Altria’s CEO. “We’ve also hit key milestones and made steady progress behind our noncombustible product portfolio.”
“With a better understanding of Covid-19 impacts on adult tobacco consumer purchasing behavior and an additional quarter of ABI earnings contributions, we’re reestablishing full-year 2020 adjusted diluted EPS guidance.”
Altria expects its 2020 full-year adjusted diluted EPS to be in a range of $4.21 to $4.38, representing a growth rate of 0 percent to 4 percent from an adjusted diluted EPS base of $4.21 in 2019.
“We’re pleased to announce that yesteRDAy, our board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.86 per share, representing a new annualized dividend rate of $3.44 per share and an increase of 2.4 percent from the previous annualized rate of $3.36 per share,” said Sal Mancuso, Altria’s chief financial officer. “This dividend increase marks the 55th dividend increase in the past 51 years.”
To date, Altria recorded net pre-tax charges of $50 million, directly related to costs for disruptions caused by, or efforts to mitigate the impact of, the Covid-19 pandemic. These pre-tax charges included premium pay, personal protective equipment and health screenings, partially offset by certain employment tax credits.
Altria said its tobacco businesses have not experienced any MATerial adverse effects associated with governmental actions to restrict consumer movement or business operations but continue to monitor these factors. Most retail stores in which their products are sold, including convenience stores, have been deemed to be essential businesses by authorities and remain open.
