The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this month is expected to make its first public statements about whether sales of menthol cigarettes should be restricted.
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Lorillard is the company most at risk. It makes Newport,
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marlboro reds, with a 35% market share. Newport, which is also the overall No. 2 cigarette brand in the U.S., accounts for approximately 90% of Lorillard's total sales. Yet, Lorillard (
LO) are up nearly 50% since an FDA advisory panel,
Newports cigarettes, after a year-long review, concluded in late March that "removal of menthol cigarettes from the marketplace would benefit public health in the United States." However,
marlboro menthol, the panel didn't directly recommend a ban. That led investors to boldly assume there would be none. They celebrated by snapping up Lorillard shares,
monster headphones, lifting them recently to a 52-week high near $117, versus $76.77 at the end of February. The shares were trading at around 61 when Barron's published a positive story on Lorillard more than two years ago
LORILLARD IS FAIRLY SMALL, compared with the rest of the industry, with a $16 billion stock-market value. Though it has the industry's strongest brand and commands the highest prices-per-pack, it is largely undiversified outside of its Newport line, whose core customer base is largely on the East Coast. It recently outlined plans for a major push to extend its Newport franchise into the Western states and to build a nonmenthol brand,
Cheap newports, Newport Red, as well as a menthol-light brand. Such growth plans typically come at a cost, and could well cut into margins if the company must offer promotional pricing to build volume.
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