- Sales fall 5.0 percent to 3,485 million euros
-
Organic sales decline 5.3 percent
- Operating profit increases from 113 million euros to 279 million euros
- Adjusted operating profit decreases 17.2 percent to 308 million euros
“Again in the second quarter of 2009, Henkel felt the effects of the
continuing world economic recession. Nevertheless, all our business sectors
were again able to outstrip their relevant markets,” said Kasper Rorsted, chairman
of the Henkel Management Board. “Our Laundry & Home Care business sector
actually surpassed the good results of the first quarter, while
Cosmetics/Toiletries again showed a very positive performance. Compared to the
first quarter, we also registered an improvement at Adhesive Technologies.”
In a persistently difficult market
environment, Henkel achieved sales
of 3,485 million euros in the second quarter of 2009, 5% less than in the
prior-year period. Organic
sales (i.e., sales after adjusting for foreign exchange and acquisitions/
divestments) were 5.3% below the level of the second quarter of 2008, but
improved slightly compared to the first quarter of this year. Against this
background, developments at the company’s three business sectors continued to
show a very mixed picture. The consumer goods businesses Laundry & Home Care and Cosmetics/Toiletries were able to
successfully continue their positive trend with organic growth rates of 6.3% and
3.5%, respectively. The Adhesive
Technologies business sector improved compared to the first
quarter, but due to the volume decreases in major customer industries
worldwide, was unable to avoid posting a decline in organic sales of 15.4%.
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