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$BATS (+0,17%) and $MO (-1,37%) have both shares in $ITC / $BUD sold. The proceeds from both are to be used to buy back shares. However, there are major differences here.


  • BAT operates in 180 markets, Altria really only in one
  • BAT is the global No.2 in heated tobacco, Altria has no product yet
  • BAT is the global No.1 in vapes, Altria has only a minimal market share in the USA
  • BAT is the global No.1 in oral tobacco, Altria is No.2 in the USA
  • BAT sells ITC shares at a profit, Altria sells ABI shares at about 50% loss


The situation of the two companies could not be more different.


Instead of using the money from the sale to finally position itself properly in the global market, Altria is using the money for further share buybacks. The big question now is how many more missteps Altria can afford.


I will be comparing Philip Morris, Altria and BAT in detail in the next quarterly figures.

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So PM & BAT can be compared, Altria can't keep up in my opinion.
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@Iwant_money_423 I agree, but someone wanted me to include Altria in this. It's also somewhat interesting for me as a former Altria shareholder.
@TaxesAreTheft Wikipedia on Miller: In the following years, the breweries A. Gettelman Company (1961), General Brewing Corporation of Azusa (1965) and Carling O'Keefe Brewery (1965) were affiliated with the company[3].

Competition against Anheuser-Busch
Three years later, Miller was sold to Philip Morris for 130 million dollars. At this time, the strategic goal was set to catch up with competitor Anheuser-Busch as market leader
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@MrCumEx please read the two things

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABMiller#:~:text=Acquired%20by%20Anheuser%2DBusch%20InBev,-Main%20article%3A%20AB&text=The%20US%24107%20billion%20merger,company%20is%20US%2455%20billion.

https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/altria-group-plans-to-sell-part-of-anheuser-busch-stake-c94e5aec#
@TaxesAreTheft I was aware of that. Doesn't change anything.
Up 13% since 1.1.24 brother!
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FAKE NEWS: Altria sells ABI shares at about 50% loss
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@MrCumEx Altria received the shares at a price of 126$ and is now selling them for 61.5$. So they are selling their shares at a loss of about 50%. I'm not saying it was a 50% loss across the board.
@TaxesAreTheft LOL awesome bill :-D
@TaxesAreTheft The fact is and remains that they paid 130 million US dollars for the shares. And now they are getting billions for it.
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@MrCumEx I give up if you don't even understand a simple rule of three.
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@TaxesAreTheft Your calculation is completely wrong. The maximum you can take into account is inflation. But everything else is pure nonsense. Any mathematician can tell you that.
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@MrCumEx if I get something for 126$ and then sell it for 64$, that's a loss of 50%. I am not saying that Altria has made a general loss, on the contrary Altria has made a very decent profit. Nevertheless, its share in !ABI! lost 50% of its value.
@TaxesAreTheft According to the contract, they are only allowed to sell their shares from around the end of 2021 anyway.
@TaxesAreTheft I think they did it because they will have to pay less dividends from now on because there will be significantly fewer shares. This means they can continue to increase the dividend for at least another 10 years.
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Why should $MO position itself in the global market? They have been spun off from $PM. The international distribution of the tobacco business lies with $PM.
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@Dividenden-Sammler It's no longer about cigarettes, $PM now also operates in the USA.
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@TaxesAreTheft For the alternative products, yes - $MO doesn't have them for the US market. At that time, only the cigarette business was outsourced - the new products didn't really exist yet and that's why they are also distributed by $PM in the USA.
That's why I would never invest in Altria if I still had the larger distribution market to choose from.
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@Dividenden-Sammler then we are of the same opinion
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