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Altria Reports 2018 First-Quarter Results; Reaffirms 2018 Full-Year Earnings Guidance

April 26, 2018 7:00 AM

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) today announced its 2018 first-quarter business results and reaffirmed its guidance for 2018 full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS).

“Altria is off to a fast start to the strong year of EPS growth to which we’ve guided, with adjusted diluted EPS growth of 30.1% in the first quarter of 2018,” said Marty Barrington, Altria’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. “In addition, Altria continued to reward shareholders by paying out nearly $1.3 billion in dividends, announcing an out-of-cycle dividend increase of 6.1% and repurchasing approximately $513 million in shares. Within the reporting segments, income performance reflects the timing of previously announced investments for the long-term strength of the business.”

“We continue to expect full year adjusted diluted EPS growth of 15% to 19%.”

As previously announced, a conference call with the investment community and news media will be webcast on April 26, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Access to the webcast is available at www.altria.com/webcasts and via the Altria Investor app.

Altria Headline Financials1

($ in millions, except per share data) Q1 2018 Change vs.

Q1 2017

Net revenues $6,108 0.4%
Revenues net of excise taxes $4,670 1.8%
Tax rate:
Reported tax rate 23.2% (9.8) pp
Adjusted tax rate 23.2% (12.5) pp
Per share data:
Reported diluted EPS $1.00 38.9%
Adjusted diluted EPS $0.95 30.1%

1 “Adjusted” financial measures presented in this release exclude the impact of special items. See “Basis of Presentation” for more information.

Cash Returns to Shareholders

Dividends:

Share Repurchase Program:

Innovation

In pursuit of Altria’s aspiration to be the U.S. leader in authorized, non-combustible, reduced-risk products:

Other Notable Events

Facilities Consolidation

2018 Full-Year Guidance

Altria reaffirms its guidance for 2018 full-year adjusted diluted EPS to be in a range of $3.90 to $4.03, representing a growth rate of 15% to 19% from an adjusted diluted EPS base of $3.39 in 2017 as shown in Schedule 6. This guidance range excludes the special items for the first quarter of 2018 shown in Table 1 and an additional $0.07 of tax expense resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Reform Act). This tax expense is related to a tax basis adjustment to Altria’s AB InBev investment. Altria’s 2018 guidance reflects investments in focus areas for long-term growth, including innovative product development and launches, regulatory science, brand equity, retail fixtures and future retail concepts.

Altria expects its 2018 full-year adjusted effective tax rate will be in a range of approximately 23% to 24%.

Altria’s full-year adjusted diluted EPS guidance and full-year forecast for its adjusted effective tax rate exclude the impact of certain income and expense items that management believes are not part of underlying operations. These items may include, for example, loss on early extinguishment of debt, restructuring charges, gain/loss on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination, AB InBev special items, certain tax items, charges associated with tobacco and health litigation items, and resolutions of certain non-participating manufacturer (NPM) adjustment disputes under the Master Settlement Agreement (such dispute resolutions are referred to as NPM Adjustment Items).

Altria’s management cannot estimate on a forward-looking basis the impact of certain income and expense items, including those items noted in the preceding paragraph, on its reported diluted EPS and its reported effective tax rate because these items, which could be significant, may be infrequent, are difficult to predict and may be highly variable. As a result, Altria does not provide a corresponding U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) measure for, or reconciliation to, its adjusted diluted EPS guidance or its adjusted effective tax rate forecast.

The factors described in the “Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements” section of this release represent continuing risks to Altria’s forecast.

ALTRIA GROUP, INC.

See "Basis of Presentation" for an explanation of financial measures and reporting segments discussed in this release. Altria uses the equity method of accounting for its investment in AB InBev and reports its share of AB InBev’s results using a one-quarter lag.

Financial Performance

Table 1 - Altria’s Adjusted Results
First Quarter
2018 2017 Change
Reported diluted EPS $ 1.00 $ 0.72 38.9 %
NPM Adjustment Items (0.03 )
Asset impairment, exit and implementation costs 0.01
Tobacco and health litigation items 0.01
AB InBev special items (0.04 ) 0.03
Loss on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination 0.01
Tax items (0.03 )
Adjusted diluted EPS $ 0.95 $ 0.73 30.1 %

Note: For details of pre-tax, tax and after-tax amounts, see Schedule 5.

Special Items

The EPS impact of the following special items is shown in Table 1 and Schedule 5.

NPM Adjustment Items

AB InBev Special Items

SMOKEABLE PRODUCTS

Revenues and OCI

Table 2 - Smokeable Products: Revenues and OCI ($ in millions)
First Quarter
2018 2017 Change
Net revenues $ 5,414 $ 5,458

(0.8

)%

Excise taxes (1,401 ) (1,460 )
Revenues net of excise taxes $ 4,013 $ 3,998

0.4

%

Reported OCI $ 2,038 $ 2,036

0.1

%

NPM Adjustment Items (68 ) (8 )
Asset impairment, exit and implementation costs 1 6
Tobacco and health litigation items 24 1
Adjusted OCI $ 1,995 $ 2,035

(2.0

)%

Adjusted OCI margins 1 49.7 % 50.9

%

(1.2 ) pp

1 Adjusted OCI margins are calculated as adjusted OCI divided by revenues net of excise taxes.

Shipment Volume

Table 3 - Smokeable Products: Shipment Volume (sticks in millions)
First Quarter
2018 2017 Change
Cigarettes:
Marlboro 23,653 24,695 (4.2 )%
Other premium 1,409 1,450 (2.8 )%
Discount 2,460 2,582 (4.7 )%
Total cigarettes 27,522 28,727 (4.2 )%
Cigars:
Black & Mild 375 363 3.3 %
Other 3 4 (25.0 )%
Total cigars 378 367 3.0 %
Total smokeable products 27,900 29,094 (4.1 )%

Note: Cigarettes volume includes units sold as well as promotional units, but excludes units sold for distribution to Puerto Rico, and units sold in U.S. Territories, to overseas military and by Philip Morris Duty Free Inc., none of which, individually or in the aggregate, is material to the smokeable products segment.

Retail Share and Brand Activity

IRI refreshed its cigarette database in the first quarter of 2018, which affected previously released retail share results. Restated share results are summarized below and in Schedule 8.

Table 4 - Smokeable Products: Cigarettes Retail Share (percent)
First Quarter
2018 2017

Percentagepoint change

Cigarettes:
Marlboro 43.2 % 43.7 % (0.5 )
Other premium 2.6 2.7 (0.1 )
Discount 4.5 4.6 (0.1 )
Total cigarettes 50.3 % 51.0 % (0.7 )

Note: Retail share results for cigarettes are based on data from IRI/MSAi, a tracking service that uses a sample of stores and certain wholesale shipments to project market share and depict share trends. This service tracks sales in the food, drug, mass merchandisers, convenience, military, dollar store and club trade classes. For other trade classes selling cigarettes, retail share is based on shipments from wholesalers to retailers (STARS). This service is not designed to capture sales through other channels, including the internet, direct mail and some illicitly tax-advantaged outlets. It is IRI’s standard practice to periodically refresh its services, which could restate retail share results that were previously released in this service.

SMOKELESS PRODUCTS

Revenues and OCI

Table 5 - Smokeless Products: Revenues and OCI ($ in millions)
First Quarter
2018 2017 Change
Net revenues $ 525 $ 466 12.7%
Excise taxes (32 ) (30 )
Revenues net of excise taxes $ 493 $ 436 13.1%
Reported OCI $ 338 $ 246 37.4%
Asset impairment, exit and implementation costs 2 21
Adjusted OCI $ 340 $ 267 27.3%
Adjusted OCI margins 1 69.0 % 61.2 % 7.8 pp

1 Adjusted OCI margins are calculated as adjusted OCI divided by revenues net of excise taxes.

Shipment Volume

Table 6 - Smokeless Products: Shipment Volume (cans and packs in millions)
First Quarter
2018 2017 Change
Copenhagen 124.4 124.5 (0.1)%
Skoal 55.0 55.6 (1.1)%
Copenhagen and Skoal 179.4 180.1 (0.4)%
Other 16.3 15.7 3.8%
Total smokeless products 195.7 195.8 (0.1)%

Note: Volume includes cans and packs sold, as well as promotional units, but excludes international volume, which is not material to the smokeless products segment. New types of smokeless products, as well as new packaging configurations of existing smokeless products, may or may not be equivalent to existing moist smokeless tobacco (MST) products on a can-for-can basis. To calculate volumes of cans and packs shipped, one pack of snus, irrespective of the number of pouches in the pack, is assumed to be equivalent to one can of MST.

Retail Share and Brand Activity

IRI refreshed its smokeless products database in the first quarter of 2018, which affected previously released retail share results. Restated share results are summarized below and in Schedule 8.

Table 7 - Smokeless Products: Retail Share (percent)
First Quarter
2018 2017

Percentagepoint change

Copenhagen 34.3 % 33.2 % 1.1
Skoal 16.2 17.4 (1.2 )
Copenhagen and Skoal 50.5 50.6 (0.1 )
Other 3.3 3.1 0.2
Total smokeless products 53.8 % 53.7 % 0.1

Note: Retail share results for smokeless products are based on data from IRI InfoScan, a tracking service that uses a sample of stores to project market share and depict share trends. This service tracks sales in the food, drug, mass merchandisers, convenience, military, dollar store and club trade classes on the number of cans and packs sold. Smokeless products is defined by IRI as moist smokeless and spit-free tobacco products. New types of smokeless products, as well as new packaging configurations of existing smokeless products, may or may not be equivalent to existing MST products on a can-for-can basis. For example, one pack of snus, irrespective of the number of pouches in the pack, is assumed to be equivalent to one can of MST. Because this service represents retail share performance only in key trade channels, it should not be considered a precise measurement of actual retail share. It is IRI’s standard practice to periodically refresh its InfoScan services, which could restate retail share results that were previously released in this service.

WINE

Table 8 - Wine: Revenues and OCI ($ in millions)
First Quarter
2018 2017 Change
Net revenues $ 142 $ 140

1.4

%

Excise taxes (5 ) (4 )
Revenues net of excise taxes $ 137 $ 136

0.7

%

Reported and Adjusted OCI $ 17 $ 21

(19.0

)%

OCI margins 1 12.4 % 15.4 % (3.0 ) pp

1 OCI margins are calculated as OCI divided by revenues net of excise taxes.

Altria's Profile

Altria’s wholly-owned subsidiaries include Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM USA), U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (USSTC), John Middleton Co. (Middleton), Sherman Group Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries (Nat Sherman), Nu Mark LLC (Nu Mark), Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Ltd. (Ste. Michelle) and Philip Morris Capital Corporation (PMCC). Altria holds an equity investment in Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev).

The brand portfolios of Altria’s tobacco operating companies include Marlboro®, Black & Mild®, Copenhagen®, Skoal®, MarkTen® and Green Smoke®. Ste. Michelle produces and markets premium wines sold under various labels, including Chateau Ste. Michelle®, Columbia Crest®, 14 Hands® and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, and it imports and markets Antinori®, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Torres® and Villa Maria Estate products in the United States. Trademarks and service marks related to Altria referenced in this release are the property of Altria or its subsidiaries or are used with permission. More information about Altria is available at altria.com and on the Altria Investor app.

Basis of Presentation

Altria reports its financial results in accordance with GAAP. Altria’s management reviews OCI, which is defined as operating income before general corporate expenses and amortization of intangibles, to evaluate the performance of, and allocate resources to, the segments. Altria’s management also reviews OCI, OCI margins and diluted EPS on an adjusted basis, which excludes certain income and expense items, including those items noted under “2018 Full-Year Guidance.” Altria’s management does not view any of these special items to be part of Altria’s underlying results as they may be highly variable, may be infrequent, are difficult to predict and can distort underlying business trends and results. Altria’s management also reviews income tax rates on an adjusted basis. Altria’s adjusted effective tax rate may exclude certain tax items from its reported effective tax rate. Altria’s management believes that adjusted financial measures provide useful additional insight into underlying business trends and results and provide a more meaningful comparison of year-over-year results. Altria’s management uses adjusted financial measures for planning, forecasting and evaluating business and financial performance, including allocating resources and evaluating results relative to employee compensation targets. These adjusted financial measures are not consistent with GAAP and may not be calculated the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies. These adjusted financial measures should thus be considered as supplemental in nature and not considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of historical adjusted financial measures to corresponding GAAP measures are provided in this release.

Altria uses the equity method of accounting for its investment in AB InBev and reports its share of AB InBev’s results using a one-quarter lag because AB InBev’s results are not available in time to record them in the concurrent period. The one-quarter reporting lag does not affect Altria’s cash flows.

Altria’s reportable segments are smokeable products, including combustible cigarettes and cigars manufactured and sold by PM USA, Middleton and Nat Sherman; smokeless products, including moist smokeless tobacco and snus products manufactured and sold by USSTC; and wine, produced and/or distributed by Ste. Michelle. Results for innovative tobacco products (including Nu Mark’s e-vapor products, Verve and IQOS) and PMCC are included in “All Other.”

Comparisons are to the corresponding prior-year period unless otherwise stated.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

This release contains projections of future results and other forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Important factors that may cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those contained in the projections and forward-looking statements included in this press release are described in Altria’s publicly filed reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. These factors include the following: significant competition; changes in adult consumer preferences and demand for Altria’s operating companies’ products; fluctuations in raw material availability, quality and price; reliance on key facilities and suppliers; reliance on critical information systems, many of which are managed by third-party service providers; fluctuations in levels of customer inventories; the effects of global, national and local economic and market conditions; changes to income tax laws; federal, state and local legislative activity, including actual and potential federal and state excise tax increases; increasing marketing and regulatory restrictions; the effects of price increases related to excise tax increases and concluded tobacco litigation settlements, consumption rates and consumer preferences within price segments; health concerns relating to the use of tobacco products and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke; privately imposed smoking restrictions; and, from time to time, governmental investigations.

Furthermore, the results of Altria’s tobacco businesses are dependent upon their continued ability to promote brand equity successfully; to anticipate and respond to evolving adult consumer preferences; to develop, manufacture, market and distribute products that appeal to adult tobacco consumers (including, where appropriate, through arrangements with, and investments in, third parties); to improve productivity; and to protect or enhance margins through cost savings and price increases.

Altria and its tobacco businesses are also subject to federal, state and local government regulation, including by the FDA. Altria and its subsidiaries continue to be subject to litigation, including risks associated with adverse jury and judicial determinations, courts reaching conclusions at variance with the companies’ understanding of applicable law, bonding requirements in the limited number of jurisdictions that do not limit the dollar amount of appeal bonds and certain challenges to bond cap statutes.

In addition, the factors related to Altria’s investment in AB InBev include the following: the risk that Altria’s equity securities in AB InBev are subject to restrictions on transfer until October 10, 2021; the risk that Altria’s reported earnings from and carrying value of its equity investment in AB InBev and the dividends paid by AB InBev on shares owned by Altria may be adversely affected by unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates and other factors, including the risks encountered by AB InBev in its business; the risk that the tax treatment of Altria’s transaction consideration from the AB InBev/SABMiller business combination and the accounting treatment of its equity investment are not guaranteed; and the risk that the tax treatment of Altria’s investment in AB InBev may not be as favorable as Altria anticipates.

Altria cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not complete and does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that it may make except as required by applicable law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Altria or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements referenced above.

Schedule 1

ALTRIA GROUP, INC.and SubsidiariesConsolidated Statements of EarningsFor the Quarters Ended March 31,(dollars in millions, except per share data)(Unaudited)

2018 2017 % Change
Net revenues $ 6,108 $ 6,083 0.4%
Cost of sales 1 1,734 1,813
Excise taxes on products 1 1,438 1,494
Gross profit 2,936 2,776 5.8%
Marketing, administration and research costs 567 482
Asset impairment and exit costs 2 4
Operating companies income 2,367 2,290 3.4%
Amortization of intangibles 5 5
General corporate expenses 46 46
Operating income 2,316 2,239 3.4%
Interest and other debt expense, net 166 179
Net periodic benefit income, excluding service cost (7 ) (8 )
Earnings from equity investment in AB InBev (342 ) (23 )
Loss on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination 33
Earnings before income taxes 2,466 2,091 17.9%
Provision for income taxes 571 689
Net earnings 1,895 1,402 35.2%
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests (1 ) (1 )
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc. $ 1,894 $ 1,401 35.2%
Per share data:

Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Altria Group, Inc.

$ 1.00 $ 0.72 38.9%
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding 1,899 1,939 (2.1)%
1 Cost of sales includes charges for resolution expenses related to state settlement agreements and FDA user fees. Supplemental information concerning those items and excise taxes on products sold is shown in Schedule 3.

Note: As a result of the January 1, 2018 adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-07, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (“ASU No. 2017-07”), certain immaterial prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period’s presentation.

Schedule 2
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.and SubsidiariesSelected Financial DataFor the Quarters Ended March 31,(dollars in millions)(Unaudited)
Net Revenues

SmokeableProducts

SmokelessProducts

Wine All Other Total
2018 $ 5,414 $ 525 $ 142 $ 27 $ 6,108
2017 5,458 466 140 19 6,083
% Change (0.8 )% 12.7 % 1.4 % 42.1 % 0.4 %

Reconciliation:

For the quarter ended March 31, 2017 $ 5,458 $ 466 $ 140 $ 19 $ 6,083
Operations (44 ) 59 2 8 25
For the quarter ended March 31, 2018 $ 5,414 $ 525 $ 142 $ 27 $ 6,108
Operating Companies Income (Loss)

SmokeableProducts

SmokelessProducts

Wine All Other Total
2018 $ 2,038 $ 338 $ 17 $ (26 ) $ 2,367
2017 2,036 246 21 (13 ) 2,290
% Change 0.1 % 37.4 % (19.0 )% (100.0 )% 3.4 %

Reconciliation:

For the quarter ended March 31, 2017 $ 2,036 $ 246 $ 21 $ (13 ) $ 2,290
NPM Adjustment Items - 2017 (8 ) (8 )
Asset impairment, exit and implementation

costs - 2017

6 21 27
Tobacco and health litigation items - 2017 1 1
(1 ) 21 20
NPM Adjustment Items - 2018 68 68
Asset impairment, exit and implementation

costs - 2018

(1 ) (2 ) (3 )
Tobacco and health litigation items - 2018 (24 ) (24 )
43 (2 ) 41
Operations (40 ) 73 (4 ) (13 ) 16
For the quarter ended March 31, 2018 $ 2,038 $ 338 $ 17 $ (26 ) $ 2,367
Note: As a result of the January 1, 2018 adoption of ASU No. 2017-07, certain immaterial prior-year operating companies income (loss) amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period’s presentation.
Schedule 3
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.and SubsidiariesSupplemental Financial Data(dollars in millions)(Unaudited)
For the Quarters Ended March 31,
2018 2017
The segment detail of excise taxes on products sold is as follows:
Smokeable products $ 1,401 $ 1,460
Smokeless products 32 30
Wine 5 4
$ 1,438 $ 1,494
The segment detail of charges for resolution expenses related to state settlement agreements included in cost of sales is as follows:
Smokeable products $ 1,017 $ 1,080
Smokeless products 2 2
$ 1,019 $ 1,082
The segment detail of FDA user fees included in cost of sales is

as follows:

Smokeable products $ 69 $ 68
Smokeless products 1 1
$ 70 $ 69
Schedule 4
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.and SubsidiariesNet Earnings and Diluted Earnings Per Share - Attributable to Altria Group, Inc.For the Quarters Ended March 31,(dollars in millions, except per share data)(Unaudited)
Net Earnings Diluted EPS
2018 Net Earnings $ 1,894 $ 1.00
2017 Net Earnings $ 1,401 $ 0.72
% Change 35.2 % 38.9 %

Reconciliation:

2017 Net Earnings $ 1,401 $ 0.72
2017 NPM Adjustment Items (1 )
2017 Tobacco and health litigation items 1
2017 AB InBev special items 48 0.03
2017 Asset impairment, exit, implementation and acquisition-related costs 19 0.01
2017 Tax items (58 ) (0.03 )
Subtotal 2017 special items 9 0.01
2018 NPM Adjustment Items 51 0.03
2018 AB InBev special items 92 0.04
2018 Asset impairment, exit and implementation costs (2 )
2018 Tobacco and health litigation items (20 ) (0.01 )
2018 Loss on AB InBev/SABMiller business combination (26 ) (0.01 )
2018 Tax items (1 )
Subtotal 2018 special items 94 0.05
Fewer shares outstanding 0.02
Change in tax rate 293 0.15
Operations 97 0.05
2018 Net Earnings $ 1,894 $ 1.00
Schedule 5
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.and SubsidiariesReconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP MeasuresFor the Quarters Ended March 31,(dollars in millions, except per share data)(Unaudited)

EarningsbeforeIncomeTaxes

Provisionfor IncomeTaxes

NetEarnings

Net EarningsAttributable toAltria Group, Inc.

Diluted EPS

2018 Reported $ 2,466 $ 571 $ 1,895 $ 1,894 $ 1.00
NPM Adjustment Items (68 ) (17 ) (51 ) (51 ) (0.03 )
AB InBev special items (117 ) (25 ) (92 ) (92 ) (0.04 )
Asset impairment, exit and implementation costs 3 1 2 2
Tobacco and health litigation items 28 8 20 20 0.01
Loss on AB InBev/SABMiller business

combination

33 7 26 26 0.01
Tax items (1 ) 1 1
2018 Adjusted for Special Items $ 2,345 $ 544 $ 1,801 $ 1,800 $ 0.95
2017 Reported $ 2,091 $ 689 $ 1,402 $ 1,401 $ 0.72
NPM Adjustment Items (1 ) (1 ) (1 )
Tobacco and health litigation items 1 1 1
AB InBev special items 73 25 48 48 0.03
Asset impairment, exit, implementation andacquisition-related costs 30 11 19 19 0.01
Tax items 58 (58 ) (58 ) (0.03 )
2017 Adjusted for Special Items $ 2,194 $ 783 $ 1,411 $ 1,410 $ 0.73
2018 Reported Net Earnings $ 1,894 $ 1.00
2017 Reported Net Earnings $ 1,401 $ 0.72
% Change 35.2 % 38.9 %
2018 Net Earnings Adjusted for Special Items $ 1,800 $ 0.95
2017 Net Earnings Adjusted for Special Items $ 1,410 $ 0.73
% Change 27.7 % 30.1 %
Schedule 6
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.and SubsidiariesReconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP MeasuresFor the Year Ended December 31, 2017(dollars in millions, except per share data)(Unaudited)

EarningsbeforeIncomeTaxes

(Benefit)Provisionfor IncomeTaxes

NetEarnings

Net EarningsAttributable toAltria Group, Inc.

Diluted EPS

2017 Reported $ 9,828 $ (399 ) $ 10,227 $ 10,222 $ 5.31
NPM Adjustment Items 4 2 2 2
Tobacco and health litigation items 80 30 50 50 0.03
AB InBev special items 160 55 105 105 0.05
Asset impairment, exit, implementation and

acquisition-related costs

89 34 55 55 0.03
Gain on AB InBev/SABMiller business

combination

(445 ) (156 ) (289 ) (289 ) (0.15 )
Settlement charge for lump sum pension payments 81 32 49 49 0.03
Tax items 3,674 (3,674 ) (3,674 ) (1.91 )
2017 Adjusted for Special Items $ 9,797 $ 3,272 $ 6,525 $ 6,520 $ 3.39
Schedule 7
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.and SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets(dollars in millions)(Unaudited)
March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,191 $ 1,253
Inventories 2,257 2,225
Other current assets 376 866
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,891 1,914
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 17,707 17,707
Investment in AB InBev 18,199 17,952
Finance assets, net 854 899
Other long-term assets 424 386
Total assets $ 43,899 $ 43,202

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current portion of long-term debt $ 864 $ 864
Accrued settlement charges 3,458 2,442
Other current liabilities 3,153 3,486
Long-term debt 13,033 13,030
Deferred income taxes 5,292 5,247
Accrued postretirement health care costs 1,987 1,987
Accrued pension costs 382 445
Other long-term liabilities 296 283
Total liabilities 28,465 27,784
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 37 38
Total stockholders’ equity 15,397 15,380
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 43,899 $ 43,202
Total debt $ 13,897 $ 13,894

Schedule 8
ALTRIA GROUP, INC.and SubsidiariesSupplemental Retail Share Data(Unaudited)

IRI refreshed its cigarette and smokeless products databases in the first quarter of 2018, which affected previously released retail share results. Restated share results are summarized below.

Smokeable Products: Cigarettes Restated Retail Share (percent)

For the Three Months Ended

12/31/17 9/30/17 6/30/17 3/31/17
Cigarettes:
Marlboro 43.1 % 43.2 % 43.5 % 43.7 %
Other premium 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7
Discount 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6
Total cigarettes 50.4 % 50.6 % 50.9 % 51.0 %
Smokeable Products: Cigarettes Restated Retail Share (percent)

For the YearEnded

For the NineMonths Ended

For the SixMonths Ended

For the ThreeMonths Ended

12/31/17 9/30/17 6/30/17 03/31/17
Cigarettes:
Marlboro 43.4 % 43.5 % 43.6 % 43.7 %
Other premium 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
Discount 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.6
Total cigarettes 50.7 % 50.8 % 51.0 % 51.0 %
Smokeless Products: Restated Retail Share (percent)
For the Three Months Ended
12/31/17 9/30/17 6/30/17 3/31/17
Copenhagen 34.1 % 34.1 % 34.3 % 33.2 %
Skoal 16.3 16.6 16.8 17.4
Copenhagen and Skoal 50.4 50.7 51.1 50.6
Other 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1
Total smokeless products 53.8 % 54.0 % 54.3 % 53.7 %
Smokeless Products: Restated Retail Share (percent)

For the YearEnded

For the NineMonths Ended

For the SixMonths Ended

For the ThreeMonths Ended

12/31/17 9/30/17 6/30/17 3/31/17
Copenhagen 34.0 % 33.9 % 33.8 % 33.2 %
Skoal 16.7 16.9 17.0 17.4
Copenhagen and Skoal 50.7 50.8 50.8 50.6
Other 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1
Total smokeless products 54.0 % 54.0 % 54.0 % 53.7 %

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