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Philip Morris International Inc.

6/18/2013, 5:45 PM ET

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Tuesday, June 18, 1:55 PM Not all consumer staples funds (XLP, FXG, VDC, KXI, PMR) are created equal, according to S&P Capital IQ. Fund managers' weighting toward certain sub-sectors or their willing to invest globally or lean on fundamentals can create varying rates of return in the staples group. If there is some common ground, it's with the propensity of staples favorites Procter & Gamble (PG +0.1%), Coca-Cola (KO +0.5%), Philip Morris (PM +0.2%), and Wal-Mart (WMT +1%) to show up as top ten holdings. Comment! [Consumer]
Friday, June 14, 1:16 PM Smoking hot? Philip Morris (PM -0.3%) looks like a tempting long-term pick with its aggressive expansion in China looking promising as 25% of the population still identify themselves as smokers. In Indonesia, the percentage and profit potential is even higher. Shares of Philip Morris also yield a juicy 3.68%. 8 Comments [Consumer]
Thursday, June 13, 8:15 AM Tobacco companies (MO, PM, LO, RAI, BTI, ITYBY.PK) think they have the answer to where to find revenue growth with the advent of electronic cigarettes across the world, even as regulators struggle with the concept of if "safer" products are tolerable enough to allow the devices to work as a gateway to reducing nicotine addiction. If the future of e-cigarettes is as bright as tobacco players make it out to be, Pfizer (PFE) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) could see demand for their own nicotine addiction products turn lower. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, June 12, 5:53 AM Philip Morris (PM) declares $0.85/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.73% For shareholders of record June 27. Payable July 12. Ex-div date June 25. (PR) 2 Comments [Dividends]
Tuesday, May 21, 9:28 AM Philip Morris (PM) says it will buy out the 20% of its Mexican subsidiary it doesn't own from Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso for an estimated purchase price of $700M. The deal will close in September subject to Mexican regulatory approval and will be "marginally accretive" to Q4 earnings. (PR) 3 Comments
Tuesday, May 21, 5:40 AM Goldman Sachs lifts its forecasts for the S&P 500 (SPY), as David Kostin and company now say they expect the index to gain 5% by year-end to 1,750, 9% to 1,900 in 2014, and 10% to 2,100 in 2015. The rationale: expectations of above-trend real GDP growth beginning next year (Mr. Evans' "escape velocity" ?) coupled with P/E multiple expansion to 16x. Furthermore, dividends should rise ~30% over the next two years, bolstering the firm's claim that dividend-paying equities (DVY) are one of the only places U.S. investors can look to for income-generation. Some of GS's dividend picks, as listed on MarketWatch: Mattel (MAT), Ford (F), Philip Morris (PM), Walgreen (WAG), Chevron (CVX), U.S. Bancorp (USB), GE, Western Union (WU), Dow Chemical (DOW), and AT&T (T). 11 Comments
Tuesday, May 14, 9:14 AM Heard during Philip Morris International's (PM) presentation at the Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium: 1) Despite overall falling volume in the industry, Philip Morris is increasing its market share in the EU region. 2) One nation seeing strong growth is the Philippines with volume of 6B units seen in April. 3) The company reaffirms 2013 full-year guidance of $5.55-$5.65 which includes an estimated $0.19 per share hit due to currency swings. A "favorable" Q4 is predicted. (webcast) 1 Comment [Consumer, Global & FX]
Monday, May 6, 7:35 AM Cuba files a legal challenge with the WTO over tobacco packaging laws passed last year in Australia. The nation's first foray into WTO litigation follows similar actions by Ukraine, Honduras and Dominican Republic over the restrictive marketing polices set by Australia for the tobacco industry. Legal squabbling in the WTO can last for years, which could help sellers such as Imperial Tobacco (ITYBY.PK), British American Tobacco (BTI), Reynolds American (RAI), Lorillard (LO), Altria (MO), and Philip Morris (PM) from seeing the plain-packaging laws hop around the globe. 3 Comments [Consumer, Global & FX]
Wednesday, May 1, 6:56 AM Tobacco stocks looks ripe for more gains, thinks money manager L.A. Little. It's a case of more of the same in the sector as the cash-rich companies continue to pump out healthy dividends to attract yield-hungry funds. The usual suspects (MO, PM, BTI, RAI, LO) in the sector look to be steady performers while sleepers include Vector Group (VGR) and Universal Corporation (UVV). 7 Comments [Consumer, Quick Ideas, Global & FX]
Thursday, April 18, 7:07 AM More on Philip Morris International (PM): The company reports cigarette shipment volume declined 2.1% Y/Y during the quarter after a devastating loss of sales in the Philippines is backed out. The most solid revenue gains struck by the tobacco seller were in the Eastern Europe and Middle East and Africa segment, up 10.8% to $2.04B.(PR) Comment! [Consumer, Earnings]
Thursday, April 18, 7:00 AM Philip Morris International (PM): Q1 EPS of $1.29 misses by $0.05. Revenue of $7.6B beats by $0.08B. (PR) 3 Comments [Earnings, Breaking News, Consumer]
Thursday, April 18, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ADS, AN, APH, BAX, BBT, BPOP, BTU, BX, CY, DHR, FCS, FCX, FITB, KEY, LDK, MMR, MS, NOK, NUE, OMC, PBCT, PENN, PEP, PM, PPG, SHW, SNA, SON, TSM, TZOO, UNH, UNP, VZ Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 17, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ADS, AN, APH, BAX, BBT, BPOP, BTU, BX, CY, DHR, FCS, FCX, FITB, KEY, LDK, MMR, MS, NOK, NUE, OMC, PBCT, PENN, PEP, PM, PPG, SHW, SNA, SON, TSM, TZOO, UNH, UNP, VZ Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 2, 7:05 PM Citi strategists tweak the criteria for their top dividend-paying stock picks, lowering the standard for dividend yield while adding a new filter for dividend momentum “to give more emphasis on dividend safety and growth." The full list: MO, AEP, T, AVB, BMY, ED, D, DD, DUK, INTC, KMB, KRFT, LLY, MCD, MRK, MSFT, NU, NOC, OXY, PFE, PM, RTN, SRE, SO, SYY, XEL. 5 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, March 20, 5:31 AM The Justice Department won't go to the Supreme Court to try to overturn a ruling that voided regulations requiring the placement of graphic health-warning pictures on cigarette packs. A lower appeals court agreed with tobacco firms such as R.J. Reynolds (RAI) and Lorillard (LO) that the regulations would have violated their First Amendment rights to free speech. The FDA will now formulate new rules that address the court's concerns. Comment! [Consumer]
Monday, March 18, 12:44 PM New York City will become the first metropolis in the U.S. to ban cigarette displays if legislation proposed by Mayor Bloomberg passes. The measure would be a dramatic change from the high-profile positioning of tobacco products near checkout counters at retail outlets and would follow up on other aggressive anti-smoking laws in the Big Apple. 22 Comments [Consumer]