Benzinga | Jan 28, 2021 07:05AM EST

Altria Group Q4 Adj. EPS $0.99 Misses $1.02 Estimate, Sales $5.57B vs $5.01B Estimate, Sales Net Of Excise Taxes $4.355B

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) reported quarterly earnings of $0.99 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.02 by 2.94 percent. This is a 2.94 percent decrease over earnings of $1.02 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.57 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.01 billion by 11.12 percent. This is a 15.93 percent increase over sales of $4.80 billion the same period last year.