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2024 First Half Results
2024 First Half Results.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n2024 First Half Results\n\n\n\n\nInnovation and brand investment driving faster volume growth\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nUnderlying performance\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\nGAAP measures\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n(unaudited)\n\n\n2024\n\n\nvs 2023\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n2024\n\n\nvs 2023\n\n\n\n\nFirst Half\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nUnderlying sales growth (USG)\n\n\n\n\n\n4.1%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nTurnover\n\n\n€31.1bn\n\n\n2.3%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBeauty & Wellbeing\n\n\n\n\n\n7.1%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nBeauty & Wellbeing\n\n\n€6.5bn\n\n\n5.1%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nPersonal Care\n\n\n\n\n\n5.6%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nPersonal Care\n\n\n€7.0bn\n\n\n0.6%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nHome Care\n\n\n\n\n\n3.3%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nHome Care\n\n\n€6.3bn\n\n\n2.0%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nNutrition\n\n\n\n\n\n3.2%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nNutrition\n\n\n€6.7bn\n\n\n1.3%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIce Cream\n\n\n\n\n\n0.6%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nIce Cream\n\n\n€4.6bn\n\n\n2.8%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nUnderlying operating profit\n\n\n€6.1bn\n\n\n17.1%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nOperating profit\n\n\n€5.9bn\n\n\n7.8%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nUnderlying operating margin\n\n\n19.6%\n\n\n250bps\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nOperating margin\n\n\n19.1%\n\n\n100bps\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nUnderlying earnings per share\n\n\n€1.62\n\n\n16.3%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nDiluted earnings per share\n\n\n€1.47\n\n\n5.4%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nFree cash flow\n\n\n€2.2bn\n\n\n€(0.3)bn\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\nNet profit\n\n\n€4.0bn\n\n\n3.5%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSecond Quarter\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nUSG\n\n\n\n\n\n3.9%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nTurnover\n\n\n€16.1bn\n\n\n2.2%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nQuarterly dividend payable in September 2024\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n€0.4396\n\n\nper share(a) \n\n\n3.0%\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n(a) See note 9 for more information on dividends \nFirst half highlights\n• Underlying sales growth of 4.1%, with volumes up 2.6%\n• Power Brand...