What does the company do?
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (Newell Rubbermaid) is a global manufacturer and marketer of consumer and commercial products. The Company’s portfolio of brands includes Sharpie, Paper Mate, Dymo, Expo, Waterman, Parker, Rolodex, Irwin, Lenox, BernzOmatic, Rubbermaid, Levolor, Graco, Aprica, Calphalon and Goody. The Company’s multi-product offering consists of consumer and commercial products in four business segments: Cleaning, Organization & Decor; Office Products; Tools & Hardware, and Home & Family. On April 1, 2008, the Company acquired Technical Concepts Holdings, LLC (Technical Concepts), which provides touch-free and automated restroom hygiene systems in the away-from-home washroom category, and Aprica Childcare Institute Aprica Kassai, Inc. (Aprica), a maker of strollers, car seats and other children’s products.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Newell Rubber one-year sales: 5.61 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Housewares & Accessories group: 12.60% - Newell Rubber one-year income: -31.70 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Housewares & Accessories group: -0.98%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 5.61 Bil | 4.98 Bil | | Income | -31.70 Mil | -31.39 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Newell Rubber one-year sales growth: -17.20%.
Difference from the average for the Housewares & Accessories group: -3.70 pct. pts. - Newell Rubber one-year income growth: 9.50%.
Difference from the average for the Housewares & Accessories group: 3.90 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -17.20% | -13.50% | | Income Growth | 9.50% | 5.60% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Newell Rubber one-year net profit margin: -0.6%
Difference from the average for the Housewares & Accessories group: -0.1 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | -0.6% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 4.6% | | Industry | -0.5% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Newell Rubber debt/equity ratio: 1.45.
Difference from the average for the Housewares & Accessories group: 6.62%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 1.45 | 1.36 |
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