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Louis C. Camilleri , CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director

www.altria.com

Industry: Consumer Goods

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The Company through its subsidiaries are engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products.

Portfolio Articles

A Deal Up to Snuff
Why Big Tobacco needs to be bigger.
Sep 05 2008
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Bank of America and Chevron will be added to the blue chips.
Feb 11 2008
Let's Make a PAC
Some corporate political action committees and their pet causes.
Dec 17 2007
Follow the Bouncing Market
Bulls drive up stocks nearly 2 percent, almost matching yesterday's fall.
Aug 29 2007
Supremes Agree On Five Cases
Philip Morris loses its battle to move a case to federal court, and home-care workers are denied overtime.

Jun 11 2007

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News Feeds

Documents offer look at big tobacco's Asia tactics AP
Dec 23 2008
Court allows lawsuits over 'light' cigarettes AP
Dec 15 2008
Court rules against Altria on light cigarettes Reuters
Dec 15 2008
Sector Snap: Tobacco slides AP
Dec 15 2008

Portfolio Blogs

Weekend Art News Roundup
Jan 27 2008
For Sale: Office Building (Plus a Museum)
Oct 08 2007
Setting the International Marlboro Man Free
Aug 29 2007

Altria 2: And What Business Are You In?
Aug 25 2007
Altria 1: Sell-Side Chatter Becomes MSM Clatter
Aug 25 2007

Press Releases

Fitch Affirms Altria's IDR at 'BBB+'; Downgrades UST Sr. Notes to 'BBB+' Jan-06-2009, 05:35PM EST
Altria Completes Acquisition of UST Jan-06-2009, 09:22AM EST
XplosiveStocks.com: LVS, TER, AUY, EMC, MO, MRK Hot Stocks on the Move Jan-06-2009, 08:58AM EST
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices Dec-29-2008, 05:48PM EST
John Middleton Sues to Overturn Single-Sale Ban Dec-29-2008, 10:02AM EST

News From Around the Web

News

US smokers win right to sue tobacco group (Financial Times)

Jan 08 2009
Altria Completes Acquisition of UST (MSN Money)

Jan 08 2009
Tobacco Ties May Affect Smoking Bill (NBC 29 Charlottesville (WVIR))

Jan 07 2009
Altria Completes $10.4B Buy Of Smokeless-Tobacco Maker UST (Wall Street Journal)

Jan 07 2009
UST HQ will leave Stamford (Stamford Advocate)

Jan 07 2009
Altria closes UST purchase in deal worth $10.4 billion (Winston-Salem Journal, North Carolina)

Jan 07 2009
UST offices will leave Stamford (Connecticut Post)

Jan 06 2009
Fitch Affirms Altria's IDR at 'BBB+'; Downgrades UST Sr. Notes to 'BBB+' (MarketWatch)

Jan 06 2009
The Stock Screaming "Buy Me!" (Motley Fool)

Jan 06 2009
How Will Fortune Magazine's 10 Stock Picks for 2009 Fare? (SeekingAlpha)

Jan 05 2009

Blogs

Chopped vs TC: Ted Allen on how Chopped beats... (Eater)

Jan 07 2009
Chart Smarts: Test Your Market Savvy (Stockpickr)

Jan 06 2009

Employees

Number of Employees: 84,000

Revenue per Employee: $316,011

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	10/2008	08/2008	04/2008	01/2008
Sales	3.13 Bil.	3.04 Bil.	1.98 Bil.	4.06 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	2.11 Bil.	2.01 Bil.	1.62 Bil.	5.2 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	1.35 Bil.	2.01 Bil.	1.07 Bil.	3.24 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	1.38 Bil.	2.16 Bil.	-16 Mil.	3.27 Bil.
Total Net Income	867 Mil.	930 Mil.	2.45 Bil.	2.19 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	0.42	0.45	1.09	1.04
Diluted EPS, Total	0.42	0.45	1.16	1.03

BALANCE STATEMENT	10/2008	08/2008	04/2008	01/2008
Cash and Equivalents	915 Mil.	415 Mil.	4.84 Bil.	6.5 Bil.
Total Assets	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Liabilities	NA	11.42 Bil.	NA	NA
Total Capitalization	4.28 Bil.	3.93 Bil.	4.94 Bil.	26.02 Bil.

Cash Flow	10/2008	08/2008	04/2008	01/2008
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	NA	NA	NA

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	16.58 Bil.	35.71 Bil.	35.12 Bil.	32.26 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	21.48 Bil.	34.62 Bil.	33.8 Bil.	31.7 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	14.16 Bil.	19.54 Bil.	19 Bil.	18.04 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	13.47 Bil.	17.87 Bil.	16.59 Bil.	15.53 Bil.
Total Net Income	9.79 Bil.	12.02 Bil.	10.44 Bil.	9.42 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	4.66	5.76	5.04	4.6
Diluted EPS, Total	4.62	5.71	4.99	4.56

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	6.5 Bil.	5.02 Bil.	6.26 Bil.	5.74 Bil.
Total Assets	NA	26.15 Bil.	25.78 Bil.	25.9 Bil.
Total Liabilities	NA	25.43 Bil.	26.16 Bil.	23.57 Bil.
Total Capitalization	26.02 Bil.	54.12 Bil.	53.58 Bil.	49.4 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	13.59 Bil.	11.06 Bil.	10.89 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	-618 Mil.	-4.88 Bil.	-1.42 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	-14.37 Bil.	-5.13 Bil.	-7.98 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	-1.24 Bil.	514 Mil.	1.97 Bil.