Benzinga | Jul 28, 2020 07:04AM EDT

Altria Group Q2 Adj. EPS $1.09 Beats $1.06 Estimate, Sales Net Of Excise Taxes $5.06B Beat $5.04B Estimate

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) reported quarterly earnings of $1.09 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.06 by 2.83 percent. This is a 0.91 percent decrease over earnings of $1.10 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.06 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.04 billion by 0.44 percent. This is a 2.52 percent decrease over sales of $5.19 billion the same period last year.