Unilever year-end results
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Dove sales increased more than 33% to over $2.16 bil. (€1=$1.08) in 2002, Chairman Niall FitzGerald reports during Unilever's 1fourth quarter and year-end sales and earnings announcement Feb. 13. Unilever's skin, hair and deodorant business grew by nearly 11% for the year with sales of more than $10.83 bil. Personal care sales for the quarter increased 11.1% to $3.91 bil. and for the year climbed 7.8% to $14.38 bil. at constant 2001 annual average exchange rates, firm states. Division operating profit for the quarter fell 10.2% to $593.7 mil., but increased 9.5% to $2.63 bil...