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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Continued)


Note 9.
Long-Term Debt:

At December 31, 2003 and 2002, Altria Group, Inc.’s long-term debt consisted of the following:


  

(in millions) 2003 2002
Consumer products:
Short-term borrowings, reclassified as
long-term debt $1,900 $3,598
Notes, 4.00% to 7.65% (average effective
rate 5.88%), due through 2035 15,190 13,686
Debentures, 7.00% to 7.75% (average
effective rate 8.37%), $950 million face
amount, due through 2027 907 904
Foreign currency obligations:
Euro, 4.50% to 5.63% (average effective
rate 5.07%), due through 2008 2,427 2,083
Other foreign 17 120
Other 173 356
20,614 20,747
Less current portion of long-term debt (1,661 ) (1,558 )
$18,953 $19,189
Financial services
Eurodollar bonds, 7.50%, due 2009 $499 $498
Swiss franc, 4.00%, due 2006 and 2007 1,345 1,223
Euro, 5.38% to 6.88%
(average effective rate 6.12%),
due through 2006 366 445
$2,210 $2,166


  

Aggregate maturities of long-term debt, excluding short-term borrowings reclassified as long-term debt, are as follows:


  

(in millions) Consumer
Products
Financial
Services
2004 $1,661 $184
2005 1,737
2006 3,292 950
2007 1,898 577
2008 2,779
2009-2013 5,501 499
2014-2018 389
Thereafter 1,500


  

Based on market quotes, where available, or interest rates currently available to Altria Group, Inc. for issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities, the aggregate fair value of consumer products and financial services long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, at December 31, 2003 and 2002, was $24.1 billion and $24.2 billion, respectively.

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