Hot Industrial Disributor Companies To Own For 2015

Hot Industrial Disributor Companies To Own For 2015: Lorillard Inc(LO)

Lorillard, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in the United States. The company offers 43 different product offerings under the Newport, Kent, True, Maverick, and Old Gold brand names. Lorillard, Inc. sells its products primarily to wholesale distributors, who in turn service retail outlets, chain store organizations, and government agencies, including the United States? Armed Forces. The company was founded in 1760 and is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Vinay Singh]

  According to Euromonitor, 4% of the global smoking market will have switched over to e-cigarettes by 2050. Bloomberg projects e-cigarette to surpass traditional cigarette sales by 2047. By some estimates, e-cigarettes are already projected to become a $1.7 billion industry in the U.S. by the end of this year. This is why tobacco companies depend on e-cigarettes now. Altria Group (MO), Reynolds American, and Lorillard (LO) have started selling e-cigarettes in order to make up for declining sales of cigarettes as awareness about the dangers of tobacco spreads. Let's take a look at the moves they have been making.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Ever since its spinoff from Altria (NYSE: MO  ) , Philip Morris has benefited from higher growth prospects from its international sales. At the same time that Altria, Lorillard, and (NYSE: LO  ) other U.S. tobacco companies have struggled to keep their revenues moving higher, the argument is that other countries with less regulation offer better environments to foster sales growth for Philip Morris. That's true to an extent, although the edge that Philip Morris has had over its peers has narrowed considerably in recent years and is slated to continue to shrink in the future.

• [By abirk]

  Tobacco companies have always offered high dividends, and are ! associated with strong balance sheets. Lorillard (LO) is one such company. Despite hailing from an unhealthy industry the company is poised to continue raising its safely maintained dividends. It will find plenty of tobacco huffers in the developing world, if it can build out its international presence. Below is some insight into the company.

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