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The Motley Fool January 27, 2005 Bill Mann	The Uncle Buck Plan in Full Effect Smokeless tobacco power UST wants smokers to go smokeless. Seems to be working. For a company that is dominant, has the capital structure and astounding business economics, the fact that it only trades at a multiple to free cash flow of 11 is astounding.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2006 Seth Jayson	UST Is Boring. For Now. Stagnant sales aren't great, but then, chewing tobacco company UST's not drawing a premium price. Investors, should you hang on here?
The Motley Fool May 26, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	A Sinful Delight If you don't have a problem with "sin" stocks, smokeless tobacco company UST is worth a serious look.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Bill Mann	UST Continues to Smoke The biggest purveyor of smokeless tobacco products in the country continues to decrease its share count. What you want to know is whether or not the company is getting more value than it is paying.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Is UST Up to Snuff? Where there's no smoke, there's UST. While UST's tobacco brands are of the smokeless variety, investors probably got shaky about analysts' ideas of possible smoke on the horizon -- the smoke of a price war, that is.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Billy Fisher	UST Cashes In on the Anti-Smoking Movement The company's new smokeless product could help it capitalize on a growing trend. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Billy Fisher	Reynolds American Lights Up Again Tobacco maker Reynolds American's stock price has been relatively stagnant since the fall, but the release of the company's first-quarter 2007 earnings may be the light that shareholders were looking for.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2009 Colleen Paulson	Smokin' Hot Growth for Altria? Altria increases guidance with 8.7% quarterly EPS growth.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2006 Billy Fisher	Relaxing With Altria Third-quarter earnings were down, but there was good news about litigation and full-year numbers. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 Billy Fisher	The Drag on Reynolds American The tobacco company reports adjusted EPS growth of 12% versus its year-ago quarter. Reynolds American is still an attractive opportunity for income investors and value investors alike.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2010 Colleen Paulson	Altria Gets Its MO-jo Back Altria is smoking hot with its strong second-quarter results.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 Billy Fisher	Altria Continues Its Breakup Altria announces its plan to spin-off Phillip Morris International. Investors, this news should be viewed as an encouraging step.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2004 Seth Jayson	Altria Smokes Up Prices are heading up for the firm's trademark cigarettes. Is it party time for investors?
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Billy Fisher	Reynolds American Rises Above the Ashes In another solid quarter Reynolds American ups its dividend by 13.3%. Tobacco stocks, such as Reynolds, can provide stability and dividends in volatile market times like these.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Billy Fisher	A Tobacco Rally at Reynolds Shareholders can be confident that this tobacco company isn't just blowing smoke.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2010 Colleen Paulson	Marlboro Lights It Up for Altria Marlboro cigarette sales and cost savings drive Altria EPS growth.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2009 Colleen Paulson	Altria Blazes On The tobacco giant sets itself apart with new product plans.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2005 Seth Jayson	Smoke Across the Water Altria crosses the Pacific to add Indonesian cigarettes to the stable. Strategic moves like this one, and a 4.5% dividend yield, provide plenty of reasons for long-term investors to hold, if not continue to buy.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2007 Billy Fisher	Altria Will Be Back It looks to offset declining cigarette sales in the U.S. by going into smokeless tobacco. Restructuring charges led Altria to lower its full-year forecast. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer	Should You Be Sweating About Altria's Second Quarter? Investors weren't happy with Altria's second-quarter earnings report, but there's really not much to worry about.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2006 Billy Fisher	How to Smoke the Market There are several reasons that tobacco company Reynolds American has bestowed above-average returns upon its shareholders and will continue to do so.
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The Motley Fool October 18, 2007 Billy Fisher	Altria Lights Up The tobacco giant's third-quarter earnings beat Wall Street's estimates.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Colleen Paulson	Big Tobacco Is Back to Business Philip Morris USA touts "lower risk" smokeless tobacco.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Billy Fisher	A Kraft-Free Life for Altria The prospects of Altria deciding to split its domestic and international cigarette divisions as part of an overall restructuring plan first announced in 2004 is just another added incentive to hold onto this stock for the long haul.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2011 Neha Chamaria	How Big Tobacco's Trying to Regain Lost Ground in the U.S. Reynolds counters expanded smoking bans with its Camel Snus campaign.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2010 Jim Mueller	Buy, Sell, or Hold Altria? Which position should you take?
The Motley Fool January 2, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Philip Morris Cuts Prices Will the cigarette maker's price cuts for wholesalers help boost profits?
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Colleen Paulson	Altria's Flame Withers Cost reductions save the tobacco titan's third-quarter earnings.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Ben McClure	Altria's Smoke Signals Even though cigarettes make you cough and splutter, that's no excuse to ignore tobacco stocks. Altria, the company formerly known as Philip Morris, is the giant among tobacco stocks.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2004 Bill Mann	A Tale of Two Companies If you're going to refer to other people's research to inform your investing opinions (and you should -- there are great resources out there), you still have to take responsibility for your ultimate opinion and decision.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2008 Todd Wenning	A Solid Defensive Dividend Stock U.K.-based Imperial Tobacco has a large presence outside of the U.S., posts a 4.3% dividend yield, made some strong acquisitions in the past year, has a long track record of profitability.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2011 Colleen Paulson	All Altria Does Is Deliver Results Altria sees continued earnings growth in spite of volume drop.
AskMen.com	Moist Snuff & Dip: A Growth Business? As consumers turn away from cigarettes due to smoking bans, health concerns and higher price, the nation's largest tobacco maker, Altria Group, is reiterating the importance of smokeless tobacco products to its business.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2011 Jim Royal	I Can't Quit You, Big Tobacco Big Tobacco is being hit by challenges across the spectrum -- lawsuits, declining smoking rates, and new packaging rules -- but some companies have been able to claim victories of a sort.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Jeremy Phillips	Technically, Altria Is a Buy Technically, you should buy Altria right now.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2007 Billy Fisher	Carolina Group Continues to Roll Up Profits The tobacco company reports a year-over-year increase in Q3 net sales; price increases were large enough to offset volume declines.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu	Today's Buy Opportunity: Altria Why today's "11 O'Clock Stock" is sin stock Altria.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2008 Rich Duprey	Constellation Uncorks Profits Wine and spirits distributor Constellation reports heady profits this quarter; spirit sales grew at an intoxicating 31%, with the help of premium vodka Svedka.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Fool on the Street: Fortune's Mixed Bag of Brands Fortune Brands has a business model with 44% of profits dependent on the struggling home improvement industry. But it is a growing player in the highly profitable spirits and wine segment of the alcohol industry. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2007 Todd Wenning	Avoid the Dividend Trap Have you ever had the dividend cut on one of your stocks, seemingly out of the blue?
The Motley Fool October 22, 2009 Colleen Paulson	Is Philip Morris Lost in Translation? Unfavorable currency exchange and volume declines hit earnings.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2004 Seth Jayson	Mondavi's Shriveled Grapes The Californian wine maker inches forward after slim years.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2011 Austin Smith	Star Scientific: 2012 Preview While regulations persisted throughout the year, providing a headwind for big tobacco, and a theoretical tail wind for Star Scientific, the company has failed to make a large dent in the smokeless tobacco space.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Colleen Paulson	Altria's Stayin' Alive Altria delivers EPS growth in spite of a decline in cigarette volume.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2010 Colleen Paulson	Philip Morris Starts to Rebound Revenue growth and favorable currency exchange boost the tobacco titan's results.
American Family Physician September 15, 2000	Smokeless Tobacco: Tips on How to Stop Compared with cigarettes, smokeless tobacco puts more nicotine into your bloodstream. For this and other reasons, people who chew or dip tobacco regularly say that quitting smokeless tobacco is even harder than quitting cigarette smoking. But many smokeless tobacco users have quit successfully--and so can you.
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