Altria: Dividend Idea Of The Week

Our weekly dividend idea is the U.S. based cigarette company Altria (MO).

Altria Group, Inc. is a holding company. As of December 31, 2011, Altria Group, Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiaries included Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM USA), which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and certain smokeless products in the United States; UST LLC (UST), which through its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries including U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (USSTC) and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Ltd. (Ste. Michelle), is engaged in the manufacture and sale of smokeless products and wine; and John Middleton Co. (Middleton), which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco. Philip Morris Capital Corporation (PMCC), another wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, maintains a portfolio of leveraged and direct finance leases. As of December 31, 2011, Altria Group, Inc.’s segments included cigarettes, smokeless products, cigars, wine and financial services. More from Reuters here.

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