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By Melissa Korn [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych] ([link widoczny dla zalogowanych])
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Philip Morris International Inc.'s (PM) fourth-quarter profit jumped 15% on strong growth in its Asian markets and price hikes that offset declining volumes elsewhere.
Camilleri warned that the company's guidance may prove conservative as January shipments were better than anticipated. Still, the volume impact from Japan's tax increase "remains the single largest question mark." Political upheaval in Tunisia [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Egypt and other parts of Northern Africa have also disrupted sales.
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Experts say the report falls in line with a fledgling awareness of the dangers of tobacco across the country. But for now, deterrents like putting pictorial warnings on cigarette packs—which is working to curb smoking in Latin America—are a long way off. The public-health question for Beijing, then, is whether cashing in on tobacco now will bankroll the hospital beds that will have to be bought later.([link widoczny dla zalogowanych])
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], While Asia posted strong results in the quarter, the other regional segments were sluggish. Volumes were down 5.4% in the European Union and 6% in Eastern Europe [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Middle East and Africa. Latin America and Canada posted a 2.4% increase. ([link widoczny dla zalogowanych])
Shipments in Japan tumbled 45.8% after an Oct. 1 tax increase, and volumes in Pakistan, Greece, Romania and Ukraine were also affected by taxes. Meanwhile [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], volume rose in Mexico as smokers stocked up in anticipation of a steep new excise tax that kicked in earlier this year. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Meanwhile [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Philip Morris said it will continue with its aggressive stock repurchase plans [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a strategy it's been using to keep shareholders happy in the face of earnings pressure. The company bought back 97.1 million shares for $5 billion in 2010 and expects to repurchase another $5 billion in stock this year.
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[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], The state General Assembly is considering a bill that would expand law enforcement's access to a valuable investigative tool [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but critics of the measure say it could also violate Constitutional rights.
The bill aims to enhance the current DNA collection program [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], according to state Rep. Ernest Hewett, D-39.
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], The excise tax activity in 2010 "went beyond any reasonable expectation," Chairman and Chief Executive Louis Camilleri said. This year [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he said taxes "appear to be manageable" and [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], except for a 50% hike in Mexico, are "benign." ([link widoczny dla zalogowanych])
No longer. Along with a team of researchers, Yang Gonghuan, the deputy director-general of China’s Center for Disease Control [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], has published a new report laying out how tobacco is a big drag on the country. Profits from producing cigarettes will fall far short of the eventual health costs of smoking-related illnesses, says Gonghuan. By the report’s estimation, cigarette-industry revenue accounts for some 6.7 percent of Beijing’s income. By contrast, the report states that tobacco “overall poses a loss rather than a benefit to China,” and other research puts estimated costs from tobacco at about 25 percent more than the revenue generated by the industry.
Currently [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the state only collects DNA samples for its database from convicted felons. The samples are submitted to state and national forensic laboratories and compared to DNA samples collected at various crime scenes.
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], The Altria Group Inc. (MO) spinoff [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which sells cigarette brands such as Marlboro and L&M outside the U.S. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], has relied an increasing amount on emerging markets to fuel growth. Volume surged 24% in Asia in the most recent period, with particular gains in Indonesia [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Philippines and Korea. Those strong results helped push worldwide shipments up 3.1%. Volume in developed markets remain weak, though, and a slew of tax hikes are further denting sales.
-By Melissa Korn [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2271; [url=mailto:melissa.korn@dowjones.com]melissa.korn@dowjones.com[/url]
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-[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Drew FitzGerald contributed to this story
But all this puffing is sparking serious public-health questions, and experts are now questioning if short-term profits will soon be outweighed by long-term health costs to the state. The World Lung Foundation (WLF) estimates a million people will die from tobacco-related illness in China this year, a toll that’s expected to double by 2020. So far there’s been little oversight of the industry: the Monopoly is, in essence, responsible for tobacco-control efforts. As the WLF’s Dr. Judith Mackay says, it’s been “a bit like putting a fox in charge of a chicken coop.”[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]([link widoczny dla zalogowanych])
In the past two years [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Norwalk Police were able to arrest suspects in two high-profile cases because the DNA collected at a crime scene matched DNA stored in the state databank.
Mustafa Jacobs was connected to the 2009 murder of Shell gas station clerk Jose Morales by DNA evidence gleaned from a discarded [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] butt found in the parking lot at the crime scene [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], according to court documents. Jacobs is currently awaiting trial.
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]Gross margin rose to 25.5% from 24.5%. Excluding excise taxes, currencies and acquisitions, operating margins rose 0.9 points to 42.6%.
The bill [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], "An Act Requiring the Collection of a DNA Sample from a Person Upon a Felony Arrest [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," would allow law enforcement officials to collect DNA samples from persons accused of certain serious felonies and submit the samples to state and national databases.
Philip Morris expects a 2011 per-share profit of $4.35 to $4.45, including a benefit from foreign exchange rates. Analysts most recently forecast per-share earnings of $4.38. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Shares were down 0.7% to $59.13 in recent trading. The company's stock has gained 26% in the past year.
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Philip Morris reported a fourth-quarter profit of $1.75 billion, or 96 cents a share, up from $1.52 billion, or 80 cents a share [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a year earlier. ([link widoczny dla zalogowanych])
Revenue rose 4.7% to $17.81 billion. Excluding excise taxes [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], sales rose 4.8% to $7.04 billion, or 5.4% excluding currency fluctuations.
"It's one more tool that will help police identify the perpetrators of a crime without the error quotient of having the victim or a witness give a positive identification [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," said Norwalk Police Sgt. Andre Velez.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters most recently forecast per-share earnings of 96 cents on revenue of $7.27 billion.
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