Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) reported third quarter net earnings attributable to the company was $1.8 billion or $0.93 per share, compared to $2.08 billion or $1.01 per share in the same quarter of last year.
Adjusted diluted earnings per share in the third quarter were $0.93, same as last year.
Net revenues for the quarter declined to $16.57 billion, from $17.37 billion in the year ago quarter.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of $0.91 per share on revenues of $6.71 billion for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
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