Unilever PLC · LSE:ULVR
Unilever — Q3 2006 Earnings Presentation
5 slides from Unilever's earnings presentation, Nov 2, 2006
Slide 1: Q3 2006 Results
Q3 2006 Results Rudy Markham John Rothenberg Chief Financial Officer SVP Investor Relations 2nd November 2006 This presentation may contain forward-looking statements, including ‘forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
Slide 2: Personal Care
Personal Care High quality Rapid rollout Excellent innovation activation Dove Summer Glow Axe Click – launched across Sunsilk US Hairapy – moisturiser with a three continents in six months activation hint of tan YTD Growth +6.5% D&E Affordable Roll out of global Vitality products propositions Lifebu
Slide 3: Restoring growth in Europe
Restoring growth in Europe CONSUMERS CUSTOMERS Rejuvenate and support the core Build Rebalance our excellence in price-value equation customer development Focus behind fewer, bigger innovations Simplify our European organization ONE UNILEVER YTD Growth +1.4% Progress on One Unilever – Top 20 countri
Slide 4: Operating margin Q3 and YTD; Drivers of EPS
Operating margin Q3 and YTD YTD Q3 Operating Margin 14.5% 14.8% - after charging RDIs of (0.3)% (0.8)% Year-on-year change Operating Margin 0.3% (0.8)% Operating margin before RDIs (0.7)% (0.7)% Key drivers A&P (0.6)% (0.8)% Savings 2.1% 2.4% Cost/price/mix (2.2)% (2.3)% - Drivers of EPS YTD (%) Und
Slide 5: Returning cash to shareholders
Returning cash to shareholders • Cash returned to shareholders in 2006 increased from €500m to €750m • To be distributed as an additional one-off dividend • €1.5bn share buy-back planned to start in 2007 QUESTIONS 5