What does the company do?
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is focused on providing branded consumer packaged goods. The Company’s products are sold in over 180 countries worldwide primarily through mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores and in high-frequency stores, the neighborhood stores, which serve consumers in developing markets. As of June 30, 2009, the Company was organized into three Global Business Units: Beauty; Health and Well-Being, and Household Care. The Company had six business segments under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP): Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Snacks and Pet Care; Fabric Care and Home Care, and Baby Care and Family Care. In August 2009, AnimalScan, LLC announced that it has acquired Iams Pet Imaging, LLC from The Procter & Gamble Company and ProScan Imaging. In November 2008, the Company completed the divestiture of its Coffee business through the merger of its Folgers coffee subsidiary into The J.M. Smucker Company.
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.
- Procter one-year sales: 77.25 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Personal Products group: 47.71% - Procter one-year income: 10.85 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Personal Products group: 51.03%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 77.25 Bil | 52.30 Bil | | Income | 10.85 Bil | 7.18 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Procter one-year sales growth: -5.60%.
Difference from the average for the Personal Products group: -1.30 pct. pts. - Procter one-year income growth: -3.00%.
| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -5.60% | -4.30% | | Income Growth | -3.00% | 9.80% |
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.
- Procter one-year net profit margin: 14.3%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: 0.8 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Personal Products group: 1.7 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 14.3% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 13.5% | | Industry | 12.6% |
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.
- Procter debt/equity ratio: 0.53.
Difference from the average for the Personal Products group: -31.17%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.53 | 0.77 |
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