On June 3, Philip Morris rose 3.01% in regular trading, trading at $176.795/share, with trading volume of $68.06 million. The stock rebounded as the market digested a previously announced one-time non-cash impairment charge related to its Canadian affiliate.

Philip Morris International disclosed that it will record approximately $5 billion in asset impairment during the second quarter, writing down the investment carrying value of its Canadian associate Rothmans, Benson & Hedges (RBH). The impairment will reduce reported earnings per share by $0.33, prompting the company to revise its full-year EPS guidance from the prior range of $7.56–$7.71 down to $7.18–$7.33. Adjusted EPS expectations were also lowered from $8.36–$8.51 to $8.31–$8.46 due to currency headwinds, compared with the analyst consensus of $8.40. The write-down was based on RBH's updated five-year financial projections reflecting current industry conditions, leaving residual carrying value below $100 million. RBH had previously participated in a $32.5 billion Canadian-dollar industry settlement resolving all smoking-related litigation in Canada.

Within the Tobacco sector, peer Altria gained 1.96%, while British American Tobacco fell 1.41% and Universal declined 1.65%.

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