PMI Q3: Smokeless products account for 38% of net sales, says The Times

Oct.28.2024
PMI Q3: Smokeless products account for 38% of net sales, says The Times
PMI's third-quarter financial report revealed $9.91 billion in revenue, up 8.4% year-on-year, with smoke-free products driving growth.

On October 27th, 2Firsts noticed that the British newspaper "The Times" published an advertisement for the third quarter financial report of Philip Morris International (PMI).

 

PMI Q3: Smokeless products account for 38% of net sales, says The Times
The PMI financial report published in The Times | Image source: 2Firsts

 

Previously, PMI released its financial report for the third quarter of 2024 on October 22. The report showed that the third quarter revenue was $9.91 billion, an increase of 8.4% year-over-year. In this quarter, the smoke-free business accounted for 38% of PMI's total net income and 40% of gross profit, increasing by 1.9% and 2.2% compared to the third quarter of last year, respectively. The quarterly shipments of smoke-free products reached nearly 40 billion units in 92 markets globally, with a total of 36.5 million users.

 

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