Altria’s 2009 reported diluted earnings per share unchanged at $0.42 in the third quarter and up 3.5% to $1.19 for the first nine months, versus the prior-year periods.
In 2008, Altria and its companies provided more than 10,400 high quality jobs across the U.S., and Business Week named Philip Morris USA, Altria’s largest operating company, one of its 50 “Best Places to Launch a Career.”
