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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

x     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

     For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003

 

OR

 

¨     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

       For the transition period from                                  to                                 

 

Commission file number 1-8940

 


 

Altria Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Virginia

 

13-3260245

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

120 Park Avenue, New York, New York

 

10017

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(917) 663-4000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x  No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Yes  x  No  ¨

 

At April 30, 2003, there were 2,024,843,316 shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share.

 



ALTRIA GROUP, INC.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         

Page No.


PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

    
    

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002

  

3-4

    

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002

  

5

    

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 and the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003

  

6

    

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002

  

7-8

    

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  

9-29

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  

30-53

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

  

54

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

    

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

  

55

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  

55-56

Item 6.

  

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  

56

Signature

       

57

Certifications

       

58-59

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

Altria Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in millions of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

        

March 31,

2003


  

December 31,

2002


ASSETS

                 

Consumer products

                 

Cash and cash equivalents

      

$

1,391

  

$

565

Receivables (less allowances of $140 and $142)

      

 

5,465

  

 

5,139

Inventories:

                 

Leaf tobacco

      

 

3,421

  

 

3,605

Other raw materials

      

 

2,109

  

 

1,935

Finished product

      

 

3,917

  

 

3,587

        

  

        

 

9,447

  

 

9,127

Other current assets

      

 

2,888

  

 

2,610

        

  

Total current assets

      

 

19,191

  

 

17,441

Property, plant and equipment, at cost

      

 

25,338

  

 

24,553

Less accumulated depreciation

      

 

10,237

  

 

9,707

        

  

        

 

15,101

  

 

14,846

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

      

 

38,109

  

 

37,871

Other assets

      

 

8,606

  

 

8,151

        

  

Total consumer products assets

      

 

81,007

  

 

78,309

Financial services

                 

Finance assets, net

      

 

8,751

  

 

9,075

Other assets

      

 

142

  

 

156

        

  

Total financial services assets

      

 

8,893

  

 

9,231

        

  

TOTAL ASSETS

      

$

89,900

  

$

87,540

        

  

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Continued

 

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Altria Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)

(in millions of dollars, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

         

March 31,

2003


    

December 31, 2002


      

LIABILITIES

                           

Consumer products

                           

Short-term borrowings

       

$

1,026

 

  

$

407

 

    

Current portion of long-term debt

       

 

905

 

  

 

1,558

 

    

Accounts payable

       

 

2,726

 

  

 

3,088

 

    

Accrued liabilities:

                           

Marketing

       

 

2,622

 

  

 

3,192

 

    

Taxes, except income taxes

       

 

2,075

 

  

 

1,735

 

    

Employment costs

       

 

779

 

  

 

1,099

 

    

Settlement charges

       

 

3,883

 

  

 

3,027

 

    

Other

       

 

2,462

 

  

 

2,563

 

    

Income taxes

       

 

2,075

 

  

 

1,103

 

    

Dividends payable

       

 

1,300

 

  

 

1,310

 

    
         


  


    

Total current liabilities

       

 

19,853

 

  

 

19,082

 

    

Long-term debt

       

 

20,782

 

  

 

19,189

 

    

Deferred income taxes

       

 

6,092

 

  

 

6,112

 

    

Accrued postretirement health care costs

       

 

3,136

 

  

 

3,128

 

    

Minority interest

       

 

4,445

 

  

 

4,366

 

    

Other liabilities

       

 

7,574

 

  

 

8,004

 

    
         


  


    

Total consumer products liabilities

       

 

61,882

 

  

 

59,881

 

    

Financial services

                           

Long-term debt

       

 

2,126

 

  

 

2,166

 

    

Deferred income taxes

       

 

5,516

 

  

 

5,521

 

    

Other liabilities

       

 

227

 

  

 

494

 

    
         


  


    

Total financial services liabilities

       

 

7,869

 

  

 

8,181

 

    
         


  


    

Total liabilities

       

 

69,751

 

  

 

68,062

 

    

Contingencies (Note 10)

                           

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                           

Common stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share (2,805,961,317 shares issued)

       

 

935

 

  

 

935

 

    

Additional paid-in capital

       

 

4,776

 

  

 

4,642

 

    

Earnings reinvested in the business

       

 

44,016

 

  

 

43,259

 

    

Accumulated other comprehensive losses (including currency translation of $2,636 and $2,951)

       

 

(3,614

)

  

 

(3,956

)

    
         


  


    
         

 

46,113

 

  

 

44,880

 

    

Less cost of repurchased stock (781,410,558 and 766,701,765 shares)

       

 

(25,964

)

  

 

(25,402

)

    
         


  


    

Total stockholders’ equity

       

 

20,149

 

  

 

19,478

 

    
         


  


    

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

       

$

89,900

 

  

$

87,540

 

    
         


  


    

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Altria Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(in millions of dollars, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,


    

2003


  

2002


Net revenues

       

$

19,371

  

$

20,535

Cost of sales

       

 

7,565

  

 

8,532

Excise taxes on products

       

 

4,887

  

 

4,575

         

  

Gross profit

       

 

6,919

  

 

7,428

Marketing, administration and research costs

       

 

3,053

  

 

3,063

Integration costs

              

 

27

Separation programs and asset impairment

              

 

165

Amortization of intangibles

       

 

2

  

 

2

         

  

Operating income

       

 

3,864

  

 

4,171

Interest and other debt expense, net

       

 

283

  

 

293