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Philip Gorham
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Could Have Been Worse for PMI in 2Q, but We Think Strategy Is Shifting to Platform 2

Philip Morris International reported a second quarter that was in line with our forecasts on the top line, but narrowly missed at the EBIT margin line. Management lowered guidance for the full year to a range of $5.02 to $5.12, down from $5.25 to $5.40, in a move that reflects the customer acquisition cost in heated tobacco, which we think had hitherto been underestimated by the market. We think the earnings reset may be on the conservative side, but we will likely lower our full-year estimates ...
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Philip Morris International Inc.

Philip Morris International is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is a tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, smoke-free products and associated electronic devices and accessories, and other nicotine-containing products in markets outside the United States. The company's portfolio comprises international and local brands including Marlboro, which is complemented in the premium-price category by Parliament. The company's other international cigarette brands are Bond Street, Chesterfield, L&M, Lark and Philip Morris. The company also owns various local cigarette brands, such as Dji Sam Soe, Sampoerna A and Sampoerna U in Indonesia, and Fortune and Jackpot in the Philippines.

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Morningstar
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