Henkel recently announced the following sales increases and earnings:
- Strong sales growth of 8.1% to €14.1 billion
- Organic sales growth of 3.0%
- Adjusted operating profit*: +9.1%
to €1.495 million
- Adjusted earnings per preferred
share*: +3.2% to €2.26
- Sales in growth regions: +3
percentage points to 37% of total
- Proposed dividends kept at prior-year levels
“Despite the difficult economic environment,
we sustained our very good position in 2008,” said Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted. “Once
again, all our business sectors were able to outperform their respective
markets, with our businesses in the emerging markets making a particularly
strong contribution.
“At the beginning of 2008, we initiated a
global efficiency enhancement program in early response to the increasing
economic difficulties encountered in the market. With this and the acquisition
of the National Starch businesses, we have been able to sustainably strengthen
our competitiveness. Moreover, our heightened focus on our strategic priorities
is already beginning to yield benefits.”
For more information, visit
www.henkel.com/ir.
*Before purchase price allocation.
