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Philip Morris InternationalPMBUYOct 04, 2013Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 17, 2026. Market Open.
Tentacles in cannabis, but it's not showing on the bottom line yet. Headwinds of society and governments pushing against it more and more, and all that works against sales and revenues. You have to know what you're buying and why; people own this for the yield, not for growth.
Danger is that revenues will shrink, FCF won't be as abundant, and dividend may be in jeopardy. Pay particular attention to the payout ratio, quarter to quarter, and see if it's going up.
Has done very well. Really represented a good place to hide. Great distributions through their dividends. Altria (MO-N) is the domestic (US) side of the tobacco play and has much, much more regulatory risks. Growth is decent and the dividend is good.