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| And we are confident in our ability to make significant progress on the harm reduction opportunity in front of us |
| NJOY's new equity will emphasize its unique attributes and exceptional vaping experience |
| But speaking the stability of its core business, Altria has been able to balance this investment in the future with consistent results near term, exemplified by high-quality cash generation and healthy shareholder returns via dividends and share repurchase |
| I think when you think about it, we feel confident about the dividend, and that's why we set the goal out so that the investor would have that confidence |
| We feel good about the progress we've made against the goals |
| With these strengths, and the hard work of our talented employees, we remain confident we can achieve our Vision |
| nicotine industry, we believe we are best positioned to lead the tobacco harm reduction opportunity |
| We are also encouraged by the increasing levels of both trial and adoption, with repeat purchases up more than 30% over the same period |
| We continue to believe on! PLUS has the potential to contribute meaningfully to Helix's growth in the U.S |
| Closed inventory gaps and improved in-stock conditions more than doubled NJOY's retail footprint to over 75,000 stores and began elevating the brand's presence at retail with higher visibility fixture signage and introduced NJOY's first retail trade program, both of which we expect to build awareness by significantly improving our in-store positioning |
| Our balance sheet remains strong, and we believe we have manageable annual debt maturity towers |
| The strong cash generation of our businesses has annually produced over $1 billion of cash in excess of our dividend payments in each of the last five years |
| Last year, Helix grew volume and retail share while improving profitability |
| We have a long-standing commitment to a strong and consistently growing dividend |
| We also expect to deliver strong margins while investing behind innovative smoke-free products |
| Adjusted OCI grew 5.5% and adjusted OCI margins expanded to 67.4%, an increase of more than one percentage point versus the prior year |
| While we invest in our future, we stand on the strong foundation of a core business that has delivered significant cash returns for many decades |
| When applied to the right adjacent categories, our capabilities in science, high-speed manufacturing, unique product formats, trade relationships, and distribution and logistics can provide a significant competitive advantage |
| In 2023, we continued to lead in MST with Copenhagen and delivered strong results in oral nicotine pouches with on! The oral tobacco products segment reported higher adjusted operating OCI and OCI margins |
| We believe our portfolio of oral products remains a competitive advantage and important to achieving our smoke-free ambitions |
| Non-nicotine adjacencies present another incremental opportunity to drive revenue growth |
| As we chart a path for international growth, we are evaluating the strongest go-to-market pathways, organically and with partners that have the potential to accelerate our global presence and drive future enterprise growth |
| This is an encouraging sign and consistent with our belief that most smokers are looking for satisfying inhalable alternatives to cigarettes |
| In fact, our data show that on! PLUS is providing a positive impact to the entire on! brand, driving increased volume for the original on! offering |
| Consumers see on! PLUS as a unique offering with strong repeat purchase rates of over 30% |
| We believe we can generate incremental income by commercializing our smoke-free portfolio in countries with proven market potential |
| We continue to believe in the strength of our claims, and that we have strong defenses against JUUL's claims |
| Volume increased by nearly 39% and on!'s retail share expanded by 1.8 percentage points versus the prior year |
| As we work to finalize the SWIC proposition, we are encouraged by consumer research that shows strong head-to-head performance against competitive products |
| We are excited about our growth prospects for on! and on! PLUS, once authorized |
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| Additionally, we estimate pod-based volumes declined by approximately 15% and represented between 15% to 20% of category volumes |
| Initial data from Louisiana, one state that passed this legislation, show a significant decline in shipment volume to retail for illegal disposable products and an increase in products for which manufacturers certified compliance |
| We estimate that the growth of these products contributed to cigarette industry declines in a range of 1.5% to 2.5% over the last 12 months |
| But I guess the question I have is, with the cigarette, domestic cigarette volume down mid-to high single digits and with aggressive pricing that we've seen over the past year and with the step-up in investment in innovation and expanding internationally |
| Consumers are misinformed about the health risks associated with different tobacco products and the role of nicotine |
| In 2023, cigarette industry volume declines were elevated from historical levels, due in part to macroeconomic factors and the growth of illegal flavored disposable e-vapor products |
| Unfortunately, the lack of enforcement and irresponsible marketing practices for illicit disposable products are contributing to youth usage |
| Second, underage tobacco use continuing to decline |
| And the marketplace is being overrun by illicit flavored disposable e-vapor products that are driving underage use |
| To-date, the FDA has authorized only a handful of smoke-free products, woefully insufficient to meet growing consumer demand |
| During the same time period, Marlboro share has remained stable, with an average annual retail share decline of about a quarter of a share point |
| The scientific evidence we submitted also demonstrated youth use of ACE Menthol was either not detectable or exceedingly low |
| No one under 21 should use any tobacco product, and underage use jeopardizes the tobacco harm reduction opportunity e-vapor presents for adult smokers |
| While we recognize heated tobacco products can play an important role in harm reduction, the category remains non-existent in the U.S |
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