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Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) on Thursday reported a steeper-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter revenue even as the cigarette giant benefited from higher pricing across all of its regions.
Philip Morris International reports EPS in-line, misses on revs; guides FY16 EPS below consensus :
- Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $0.81 per share, in-line with the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.81; revenues fell 11.2% year/year to $6.39 bln vs the $6.48 bln Capital IQ Consensus. Cigarette shipment volume of 209.8 billion units, down by 2.4% excluding acquisitions.
- Co issues downside guidance for FY16, sees EPS of $4.25-4.35 vs. $4.51 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate. Excluding an unfavorable currency impact, at prevailing exchange rates, of approximately $0.60 for the full-year 2016, the reported diluted earnings per share range represents a projected increase of approximately 10% to 12% versus adjusted diluted earnings per share of $4.42 in 2015.
- Estimates 2016 international cigarette volume, excluding the People's Republic of China and the U.S., to decline by approximately 2.0%-2.5%, in line with the estimated decline of 2.4% in 2015
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