Unilever: profitability up in 2024
(CercleFinance.com) - Unilever reports a 14.
7% increase in underlying EPS to E2.98 for 2024, as well as a 170-bp improvement in underlying operating margin to 18.4%, with its gross margin up 280bp.
Sales of the Anglo-Dutch consumer staples group rose by 1.9% to E60.8bn, driven by underlying sales growth of 4.2%, including a 2.9% increase in volumes.
Unilever raised its Q4 interim dividend to E0.4528, up 6.1% y-o-y. A new share buyback program of up to E1.5bn, launched today, will be completed in H1.
Unilever forecasts underlying sales growth in its multi-year range of 3% to 5% for 2025, as well as a slight improvement in its underlying operating margin over the full year, from 18.4% in 2024.
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7% increase in underlying EPS to E2.98 for 2024, as well as a 170-bp improvement in underlying operating margin to 18.4%, with its gross margin up 280bp.
Sales of the Anglo-Dutch consumer staples group rose by 1.9% to E60.8bn, driven by underlying sales growth of 4.2%, including a 2.9% increase in volumes.
Unilever raised its Q4 interim dividend to E0.4528, up 6.1% y-o-y. A new share buyback program of up to E1.5bn, launched today, will be completed in H1.
Unilever forecasts underlying sales growth in its multi-year range of 3% to 5% for 2025, as well as a slight improvement in its underlying operating margin over the full year, from 18.4% in 2024.
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