Altria (MO) Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates

Altria (MO) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.23 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 1.17 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.15 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 5.13%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this owner of Philip Morris USA, the nation's largest cigarette maker would post earnings of$ 1.27 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.29, delivering a surprise of 1.5 ...