secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ALTRIA GROUP, INC. (MO)
CIK:        0000764180
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000764180-21-000125
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Altria Q3 adj. EPS $1.22 (+2.5% YoY); $6.2B ABI impairment; share buyback to $3.5B; FY guide $4.58-$4.62
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- Q3 adjusted EPS $1.22 (+2.5% YoY); reported EPS ($1.48) on $6.2B ABI impairment.
- Board expanded share repurchase program from $2B to $3.5B; expects completion by Dec. 31, 2022.
- FY2021 adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $4.58-$4.62 (5%-6% growth from 2020 base of $4.36).
- ITC importation ban on IQOS/Marlboro HeatSticks effective Nov. 29 unless rejected by Biden Administration.
- Director John T. Casteen III retiring; elected Marjorie M. Connelly and R. Matt Davis to Board.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418021000125/0000764180-21-000125-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418021000125/mo-20211027.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000764180-21-000125

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