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Philip Morris InternationalPMBUYMar 24, 2014Stock 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.
Likes this over the long-term. Had a bit of a pull back over the last year, primarily because of foreign exchange, but looking back over the last 10 years, it is one of those great consumer product companies that just generates gobs of free cash flow. At these levels, it is becoming it pretty compelling investment.