Benzinga | Apr 29, 2021 07:03AM EDT

Altria Group Q1 Adj. EPS $1.07 Beats $1.05 Estimate, Sales Net Of Excise Taxes $4.88B Miss $4.98B Estimate

Altria Group (NYSE:MO) reported quarterly earnings of $1.07 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.05 by 1.9 percent. This is a 1.83 percent decrease over earnings of $1.09 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.88 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.98 billion by 2.01 percent. This is a 12.75 percent increase over sales of $4.33 billion the same period last year.