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    lnstitute

    PG

    www.pg.c0m

    Plocter

    &

    Camble

    (P&G)

    in Aplil.20.l I

    solci

    its

    Plingles line

    of

    snacks to Diamond

    Foocls for

    $1.5

    billion.

    P&G rnanufactures

    and markets consumer packaged goocls

    in the United States

    and abroad, but

    the company, with

    thrrt

    divestiture,

    finally

    ends being

    in

    the lood business

    in

    order

    to focus

    on beauty

    and

    personal-care

    protiucts.

    P&G once

    ownecl

    Jif

    peanut

    butter,

    Crisco shortening,

    Sunny Delight

    orange

    drink,

    and

    Folgels

    cclffee*btit no longer. A recent

    Han'arcl

    Bu,siness

    Review

    article

    (April

    201 I

    )

    interviews

    lirrmer

    P&G

    CEO ,4.G. Lafley, rvho

    says,

    "P&G

    learns

    muclr

    more

    from lailed

    new

    blands

    and

    products

    like Dryel

    at-home

    clry

    cleaning ancl

    Fit Fruit & Vqgetable

    Wash than

    we do from huse

    successes like

    Febreze

    and

    Switfer."

    ln 11'rrttne's

    Most Atlnrired

    Cornpany lirrrl

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    BADAL

    Growth

    Strategy

    To

    grow,

    P&G has

    historically

    acquired many smaller

    businesses

    such as the

    pet-food

    company

    Natura Pet

    Products,

    h.rc.

    and

    Sara Lee Corporation's

    Ambi

    Pur air refresher. P&G

    is

    reduc.

    ing its

    fabric-car:e

    bnsiness

    to

    about

    40

    proclLrcts,

    clown froni

    60 lines in 2001 . Also, the corn

    pany

    desires to

    reduce

    its

    packaging

    ink

    colors from

    4,000

    plastic

    colors

    to

    1,500

    and

    10,000

    print-ink

    colors to 200, which is plojected

    to save

    approxirnately

    $60

    million. P&G desires

    to

    accelerate its

    growth

    in

    developing markets,

    such

    as

    Brazil

    and India, which

    analysts

    have nick-

    named

    "walled

    cities" because

    Unilever ancl Colgate-Palmolive

    have

    historically

    dominatedthe

    rnarkets.

    Consumers

    in

    developine markets

    are

    increasingly

    willing

    and able to purchase

    pncey

    items, such

    as

    P&G's Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor.

    P&G invested nearly

    $2

    billion in research

    &

    development

    in

    2010, which

    was

    nearly50

    percent

    more than

    tl'reir closest competitor.

    P&G

    strives

    to coniinue innovating and

    introducing

    nerv

    prodLrcts

    on

    an international

    basis

    snch

    as

    the new Tide

    Stain

    Release and

    Ariel

    Professiona

    in laundry additives. P&G

    has 50 brands thal account for

    90

    percent

    of

    the company's

    total

    sale

    and

    profits.

    P&G

    reports

    that 99

    percent

    of U.S. and

    Canadian households

    use

    at

    least

    one of

    it

    products.

    North America replesents

    about

    42

    percent

    of P&G's revenLtes.

    Ftnance

    P&G's

    financial objectives include:

    .

    Increasins

    sales

    I

    percent

    to 2

    percent

    faster

    tl.ran market

    growth

    in

    all

    categolies

    and

    geo

    l laphies.

    .

    Delivering

    earnings

    per

    share

    (EPS)

    growth

    of high single

    digits to

    low

    double

    digits.

    .

    Generating free

    cash

    flow

    productivity

    of

    at

    least

    90

    percent.

    In

    adclition, P&G is focusing

    on

    improving

    in the

    following

    domains:

    .

    More

    consumers: P&G's aim is to fbcus

    on

    more

    consumers

    by

    innovating

    procluct

    lines

    an

    business portfoiios.

    It

    is

    also

    to focus on

    and

    serve

    price-conscious

    consumers rvith

    lower-

    pricecl prodr.rcts,

    ofTering superior

    pet'lbrmance

    compared

    to competing

    products.

    .

    In

    more

    parts

    of the

    world:

    Market

    and enter nerv markets,

    while

    increas

    ing

    presence

    in

    developing markets

    and

    sales in

    respective

    developing

    markets,

    with

    a

    focus on

    "afford-

    ability,

    accessibility, and brand

    awareness."

    .

    More cornpletely: Improve existing

    product

    lines

    by

    focusing

    on consumer

    neecis. Also,

    increase consumers

    into existing

    brand franchises and

    broaclen

    products.

    with

    a

    lbcus

    to

    "builcl

    scale

    and reduce

    costs, while increasing profitability

    and market

    share."

    P&G's income

    statementb

    and balance

    sheets

    are

    provicled

    in

    Exhibits I and 2. Note

    that

    th

    company's

    2010

    revenues increased

    2.9

    percent

    to

    $78.9

    billion, br-rt

    profits

    declined 5.2

    percent

    $12.7

    billion.

    Notice

    aiso thar

    P&G

    had

    g95

    billion

    in

    goodwill

    ancl

    intangibles, which

    is nor

    goo

    L:"11{ifitT

    }

    P&G's

    2010 lncome

    Statement

    {figures

    in

    thousands)

    Period Ending

    Dec.30,

    2010

    Dec.

    30, 2009

    Dec.

    30,

    2008

    Total

    Revenue

    Cost of Revenue

    Gross

    Profit

    Selling,

    General, & Admin

    Exp

    Operating Income

    Total Other Inc/Exp.

    H

    BIT

    Interest

    Expense

    Inconre

    Before Tax

    Income

    Tax Expense

    Net Jnc.

    lrom

    Cont. Ops.

    Discontinue

    Operations

    Net Earnings

    78,9-38,000

    37,919,000

    41,019,000

    24,998,000

    16,021,000

    (28,000)

    l

    _5,993,000

    946,000

    15,0,17,000

    10,946,000

    r,790,000

    12,736,000

    76,694,000

    38,690,000

    38,004,000

    22,630,000

    I5,374,000

    397,000

    1-5,771

    ,000

    I

    r,:ss,ooo

    14,41 2,000

    4,032,000

    10,680,000

    2;756,000

    13,436,000

    8_3,503,000

    40,695,000

    42,808,000

    25,725.000

    17,083,000

    462,000

    17,-545,000

    1,467,000

    16,078,000

    4,003,000

    12,075,000

    12,075,000

    Sorl ce: Company docurnenis.

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    CASE

    3

    .

    PROCTER

    & GAMBLE

    COMPANY

    -2011

    21

    f

    :.d

    1,r: i:i

    j j

    Procter

    &

    Gamble Ealance

    Sheet

    (000

    omitted)

    Period

    Ending

    Jun.30,2010

    Jun.30,

    2009

    Jun.

    30, 2008

    ASSETS

    Current

    Assets

    Cash

    Sholt-Term

    Investnrent

    Net

    Receivables

    Inventory

    Other

    Cunent

    Assets

    Total

    Current

    A.ssets

    Propelty,/Plant/Eq

    u

    i

    pnrent

    Goodwill

    Intangible

    Asseti

    Other Assets

    'lbtal

    Assets

    .

    LIABTI-ITIES

    Current Liabilities

    Accounts Payable

    Short/[-ong-term

    Debt

    Other Current

    Liabilities

    Total

    Current

    I-iahilities

    Long-telm f)ebt

    Other

    Liabilities

    Del'en'ed

    I-ong-term

    Liability

    Minority

    Interest

    Total

    Liabilities

    Stockholclers'

    Equity

    Pret'errecl

    Stock

    Common

    Stock

    Rctained

    Earnings

    TreasLrly

    Stock

    Capital

    SurplLrs

    Other Stockholder's

    Equity

    Total

    Stockholder's

    llquity

    Total

    Liabilities

    and

    SE

    ^t.r/rc(.

    Curilpatry

    Docurnenls.

    $2,879,000

    6,325,000

    6,384,000

    3,

    194,000

    18,782,000

    19,244,000

    54,012,000

    3

    r,636,00t)

    4,498,000

    128.112.000

    r5,B

    10,000

    8,472,000

    24,282,A{J$

    21,360,000

    10,

    I 89,000

    r0,902,000

    324,000

    67.,{t57,${tll

    1,217,000

    4,008,000

    '

    64,6 r4,000

    (61,309,000)

    6l

    ,697,000

    (9,1

    72,000)

    6

    r

    ,439,000

    $128,172,00{)

    4,7S

    1,000

    7,04-5,000

    6,880,000

    3,r 99,000

    21.,905,000

    19,462,000

    '

    56,5 I2,000

    32,606,000

    4,348,000

    r34,833,000

    14,58

    t

    ,000

    r6,320,000

    7,768,000

    3(),901,000

    20,652,000

    9, r,16,000

    r0,752,000

    283,000

    71,734,0{t0

    r,324,000

    4,007,000

    -s7,309,000

    (55,961

    ,ooo)

    6r;118,000

    (4,698,000)

    63,382,000

    134,833,000

    3,313,000

    228,000

    8,773,000

    u,416,000

    3,785,000

    24,515,000

    20,640,000

    s9;t67,000

    34,233,000

    4,837,000

    143,992,0tt0

    7,91'7,000

    13,084,000

    9,897,000

    30,958,000

    23,-581,000

    8,1,54,000

    r r,805,000

    74,498,000

    1,365,000

    4,002,000

    48,986,000

    (47,s88,000)

    60,307,000

    2,421,000

    69,494,000

    143,99?,000

    Global

    Business

    Units

    (GBUs)

    Note

    in Exhibit

    3 that

    P&G's

    Beauty

    and

    Grooming

    CBU consists

    of two divisions,

    Beauty

    and Grooming.

    That

    GBU

    contributes

    34

    percent

    of tl.re

    company's

    revenLles and

    36

    percent

    of

    profits.

    Note

    that

    P&G's

    Health

    and

    Well-Being

    GBu

    contributes

    18

    percent

    of

    revenues

    ancl

    l9

    percent

    of

    the

    company's profits.

    P&G's

    Household

    Care

    GBU

    is the largest

    among

    the

    three;

    its

    Fabric/Home

    Care division

    contributes

    30

    percent

    of

    company

    sales, ancl

    its Baby/Family

    Care

    clivision

    contributes

    18

    percent.

    Exhibit

    4

    reveals

    sales increases

    across

    every

    single

    P&G

    busi-

    ness

    segment

    in

    2010

    as.compared

    to 2009.

    GBU #1-Beauty

    and Grooming

    P&G's

    beauty

    and

    grooming

    CBU

    was overhauled

    in 2009

    with

    each brand

    at that

    time

    being

    categorizeei

    into

    "his"

    or

    "her"

    categories.

    Expansion

    efforts

    in

    this GBU

    have inchtded

    enter-

    ing

    more department

    stores

    with

    Dolce

    &

    Gabbana

    makeup

    counters.,

    ancl

    expancling

    into

    new

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    a2

    ALFN

    BADAL

    :

    ,';

    r

    i,:

    i

    i

    .

    P&G's

    2O1O

    % Sales/Earnings

    by

    Segment

    Within

    GBUs

    cBU

    sesment

    %sur*,

    t;;;;;;-;;;il;;;*-*

    Bear.rty

    &

    Grooming

    Beauty

    Cloorning

    Total

    Health

    &

    Health

    Care

    Well-

    Being

    Snacks/

    Pet

    Care

    Total

    Household

    Fabric/

    Care

    Home

    Care

    30Vr,

    Baby/Family

    Care

    .lg%o

    Total

    4gTo

    23%

    Head

    & Shoulclers,

    Olay,

    Pantene

    13Va

    Braun,

    Fusion,

    Cillette,

    Mach

    3

    360k

    16Vo

    Alrvays,

    Cr-est,

    Oral-B

    Iams,

    Pringles

    Ace,

    Darvn,

    Downy,

    Duracell,

    Tide

    2B7o

    BoLrnfy,

    Charntin,

    pautpers

    17

    o/a

    45Va

    24E

    10%

    347a

    u%,

    4%

    3%

    18Vo

    19%

    i

    Sorrre:

    www.pg,com,

    Beauty

    ($

    millions)

    201

    0

    2009

    Net

    Sales

    Net

    Earnings

    Grooming

    Net

    Sales

    Net

    Earnings

    Health

    Care

    Net

    Sales

    Nei

    Earnings

    Snacks

    and

    Pet

    Care

    Net

    Sales

    Net

    Earnings

    Fabric

    Care/Honre

    Care

    Net

    Sales

    Net

    Earnings

    Baby

    Carc/Family

    Care

    Net

    Sales

    Net

    Earnings

    Sorrrce.'

    www.pg.com

    $

    r9,491

    (t7t1

    $7,63

    r

    $1,471

    $1r,493

    $

    1,860

    $3,

    I 35

    $326

    $23,80-5

    $3,339

    $14,736

    $2,049

    $

    r

    8,924

    $2,66.1

    7,408

    $

    1,3-59

    $

    il,288

    $

    r

    ,83-5

    $3,

    I 1,1

    $234

    $23,

    r

    B6

    $3,032

    $r4,t03

    $

    1,770

    markets

    with

    olay

    skin

    crean],

    jointly

    advertised

    with

    panfene

    hair-care

    products.

    ultirnatelv.

    olay

    skin

    cream

    is

    crestineil

    to

    enrer

    r50

    countries

    where

    panren.

    ir.;;;;;,;;;;.;;;;,/;

    have

    improved

    in

    this

    GBU

    and

    sales

    growth

    has

    outperformed

    the

    rest

    of the

    company.

    Among

    female

    cosmetics

    piodLrcts

    sltch

    as

    razor

    blacles

    ancl

    skin

    care

    crames,

    Olay

    (facial

    :k]1t1:)

    is

    the

    str-ongesr

    brand

    holcling

    an

    approximate

    10 percent

    of

    the

    global

    market

    share.

    P&c

    holds

    a

    20 pe|cent

    share

    ol

    the

    retail

    hair

    care

    m.rket

    ,rnre.

    ireaoea

    hy

    brantls

    srch

    a\

    Pantene

    and

    Head

    & shoulciers

    shampoo.

    Fragrances

    such

    as

    Dolce

    &

    Gabbana,

    Gucci,

    ancl

    Hugo

    Boss

    represent

    the

    tr-agiance

    lines.

    Regarding

    grooming

    products,

    Gillette's

    Fr-rsion

    and

    Mach

    3

    are

    top

    proclLrcers,

    representing

    70 percent

    of

    the

    global

    nlale

    razor

    blade

    markef

    .

    Male

    deoclorants,

    sha;ing

    cream,

    and

    hair/skin

    products

    are

    among

    other products

    that

    P&G

    markets.

    The

    electronic

    shaver

    Braun

    has

    been

    a

    successful

    brand,

    with

    the

    company

    holding

    approximately

    30

    percent

    of

    the

    nrale

    shaver

    nrarket

    and

    -50

    percent

    of

    the

    female

    epilator

    market.

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    CASE

    3

    .

    PROCTER

    & GAMBLE

    COMPANY-2011

    68tJ

    #2-Health

    and Well-Being

    In

    the

    health

    care

    segment

    of this

    GBU, P&C

    has

    about.35

    percenr

    of the

    global

    feminine

    care prodttcts

    business.

    Personal

    health nonprescription

    products,

    such

    as heartburn

    meciica-

    tion

    Prilosec

    (OTC)

    ancl

    Vicks,

    are

    successful

    P&G

    brancls.

    In the Snacks/Pet

    Care

    division.

    P&C's Pringles potato

    chips lchievetl

    a l0

    percerrt

    share

    of

    the

    glohal

    mlrket

    shrrre

    before

    heing

    divested.

    The pet

    care segment's

    Iams

    and

    Eukanuba

    brands

    have helpecl

    capture

    an

    approximate

    10

    percent

    market

    share,

    with the rnajority

    of

    the business being

    in North

    America.

    GBU #3-Household

    eare

    P&C's

    lamily

    care flncl home

    care

    brantls.

    including

    Ace, Ariel.

    bawn. Downy"

    Dulacell.

    Cain.

    and Tide,

    achieved net

    sales oi Sl-1.8

    billion in

    2010. The labric

    cale product

    lines

    include

    laundry cletergents,

    fabric

    enhancers,

    and home

    care

    products/batteries.

    The division

    has

    a 30

    percent

    global

    share.

    However. the

    global

    honre

    care market

    share is about 15

    percent

    across

    the

    categories,

    and the l)uracell

    battery

    brancl

    yields

    about a

    25

    percent glohal

    market

    share

    for

    P&G.

    Sorne

    of P&G's

    household products,

    snch as alkaline

    batteries,

    liquid

    detergent/cleaners,

    bleach, diapers,

    ancl

    paper

    towels, incurred

    cleclining

    sales cluring.the 4th qllartel'of

    2010,

    with

    bleach revenues

    dropping

    1

    1.3

    percent

    and battery revenlles

    dropping

    7

    percent.

    P&G has

    a Baby

    Care and Family

    Care division. The

    baby

    care

    business,

    which

    consists

    of

    diapers

    and

    ba6y wipes,

    has

    about

    35

    percent

    of

    the

    global

    market

    share,

    making P&G

    either

    the

    number

    one or two

    manut'acturer

    of baby

    care

    proclucts globally.

    Pampers

    is the company's

    most

    sttccessful brand ever and achieved net

    sales

    of

    apploximately

    $9

    billion

    in

    2010.

    P&G's family

    care

    br"tsiness

    includes

    Bounty paper

    towels

    and

    Charmin

    toilet

    paper,'which

    generate

    about

    45

    percent

    ancl 25

    percent

    of the

    U.S. market

    share

    respectively.

    Global

    Operations

    P&G's

    does business

    in i.lorth

    America,

    Western Europe,

    Central and Eastern Europe/Micldle

    East/Africa

    (CEEMEA),

    Latin

    Arnelica,

    and

    Asia, which

    consists

    of Japan,

    China,

    ancl ASEAN/

    Austlalia/India/Korea

    (A.AIK).

    P&G products

    are

    solcl in

    approxintately

    lB0

    difl'erent countries

    around

    the globe.

    Exhibit

    5 lists

    the respective

    revenues

    stemming

    from

    each

    global

    region.

    l{ote

    that North

    America

    is the

    primary

    source

    of revenues

    ($33.1

    biilion),

    followed

    by Western

    Europe

    ($

    16.6

    billion).

    The

    approximate population

    of North

    America is

    528,720,-588,

    rvhereas

    Western

    Europe's

    is about

    391

    ,415,514.In

    comparison,

    North

    America's

    revenues

    were

    approxi-

    miltely

    25

    nercent

    greater

    than Western

    Errrope's

    revenues.

    OIay

    is

    a

    big

    slrccess

    in

    Mexico

    with

    an 8

    percent

    market

    share

    of

    lhe

    facial

    moisturizing

    market.

    I-atin

    America and

    the Middle

    East

    & Africa

    comprise

    tl.re

    srnallest portion

    of P&G's

    global

    business,

    but

    Asia

    as a

    primary

    target

    for

    growth,

    with the

    continent

    being

    home to

    some

    o1'

    .the

    fastest-growing

    economies

    in

    the

    world.

    Over three

    billion

    consumers populate

    Asia,

    representing

    more

    than half

    of

    the

    world's population.

    During

    the last

    decade,

    P&G

    has more

    than

    doubled

    the number

    of brands

    in

    its

    Asian

    portfolio (from

    l0

    to

    22).

    P&G

    has

    sold products

    in

    Latin America

    for

    approxirnately

    60

    years.

    P&G is

    one

    of

    the larg-

    est

    consumer goods

    companies

    in

    the region,

    across

    l4

    counn'ies

    with 19

    manufacturing

    sites,

    l2

    distribution

    centers, and

    one service

    site.

    The

    largest

    markets

    are Mexibo,

    Brazil, Venezuela,

    and

    Argentina.

    Exhibit

    6

    inclLrdes

    P&C's

    executives,

    and Figure

    l

    provides

    an organizational

    chart

    fbr

    the

    company.

    Note

    that

    Werner

    Geissler is

    the company's

    vice chairntan

    of

    global

    operations.

    P&G's

    2010

    Regional

    Revenues

    Region

    Revenues

    Nolth

    America

    Westeln

    Europe

    Central

    & Eastern-

    Europe/Middle-

    East/&

    Africa

    Latin

    Arnerica

    Asia

    Totals

    42o/a

    217o

    73Vo

    9Vo

    15%,

    IOAVa

    $3-1,I

    $16.6

    $

    10.3

    $7.

    1

    $1r.8

    $7&.9

    billion

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    .

    PROCTER

    & GAMBLE

    COMPANY

    -2011

    North America

    is the largest

    clivision

    (sales)

    of P&G. In Westenr

    Europe, P&G

    malkets

    over

    100

    brands,

    dating

    back to

    1930

    in

    the

    United

    Kingclom. As

    of

    2011,

    P&G

    produus

    are

    nar-

    keted

    in

    every Western

    European

    country, which

    together

    account

    for

    about

    25

    percent

    of total

    conpany

    sales.

    P&G has

    about 35 manufacturing plants

    in Western Europe.

    Competitors

    Johnson

    &

    Johnson

    (J&J),

    Colgate-Palmolive,

    Kimberly-Clark,

    Unilever,

    ancl Clorox

    are major

    competitors

    to P&G

    in

    the personal

    proclucts

    industry.

    Exhibit

    7 provides

    select

    competitors'

    performance

    as

    compared

    to the industry.

    Note J&J's

    net

    income

    was

    $

    I

    3.2 billion compared

    to

    P&G's

    $10.9

    billion.

    J&.J employs approximately

    114,000 associates

    worlclwide, operating

    in

    over

    60 countries

    with

    three business segments: l)

    consumer;2) rnedical

    devices and diagnos-

    tics;

    and

    3)

    pharmaceutical.

    J&J

    had

    $61.5

    billion in

    revenues

    in

    fiscal

    2010,

    birt

    its consumer

    division is

    the one that

    primarily

    competes with P&G. Particular prciducts

    include

    J&J

    baby

    shampoo,

    Liquid

    Neutrogena,

    Band-Aid, and Tylenol

    aspirin. J&J utilizes more than

    29,000

    Internet

    domains, such

    as KY.com and JJ.com.

    J&J

    has

    an impressive

    history

    wilh

    21

    consecu-

    tive

    yeals'

    adjusted earnings

    growth

    and 48 consecutive years

    of dividencl increases.

    Similar

    to

    P&G,

    J&J continues

    to

    introcluce new

    products

    in

    the market, but cluring

    fisial

    y6ar

    2010,

    J&J

    encountered two

    major recalls.

    Colgate-Palmolive

    Colgate-Palmolive

    is

    a

    global rnanuhcturer nntl

    mnrketer

    of

    oral

    care

    pelsonal

    care, home

    care.

    and

    pet

    nr-rtrition products.

    The conipany markets

    its

    prodr-rcts

    in over 200

    countries under

    the

    brancls

    Colgate, Palmolive,

    Mennen,

    Softsoap, Irish

    Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynns,

    Elmex,

    Tom's

    of Maine, Ajax,

    Axion, Soupline,

    SLravitel,

    ancl Hill's

    Science Diet and Hill's Prescription

    Diet. Founded

    in I

    806

    and headquarterecl

    in New York

    City, the company

    achievecl

    net income

    of

    $2.2

    in fiscal 2010.

    The company

    operates 280 international

    facilities,

    of which

    76

    are

    ownecl

    in

    t

    ariotts cottntries,

    such

    as

    Australia,

    Brazil,

    China, Colombia, France,

    Guatemala, Italy,

    Mexico,

    Polancl,

    South

    Afi'ica, Thailand,

    and Venezuela.

    While the

    company

    has

    been

    exponentially

    phas-

    ing out

    and closing

    selecf

    production

    facilities

    since 2004, it

    has

    also

    built state-of-the-art

    plants

    that

    manufacture

    toothpaste in the

    United States

    and Poland. The company

    employs

    approxi-

    mately

    36,000 ernployees

    globally.

    Kimberly-Clark

    '

    Kirnberly-Clark

    was

    fbunded 1n

    1812 and operates

    four business

    segments:

    l)

    Personal

    Care,

    2)

    Consurier

    Tissue,

    3) K-C Prof'essional

    &

    Other, and

    4) Health

    Care. The Personal

    Care clivision

    manttfactttres

    and markets

    products

    such

    as disposable

    diapers,

    baby

    wipes, ancl fenrinine

    antl

    incon-

    tinence

    care

    proclucts

    under

    sLich

    braucl names

    as Huggies, Pull-Ups,

    Little

    Swimmers,

    GoodNites,

    I(otex,

    Liglitdays,

    Depend,

    and Poise.

    The

    Consumer Tissue

    division

    manufactures

    and

    markets

    products

    such as facial

    ancl

    bathroom

    tisstre,

    paper

    towels,

    and napkins.

    Products in

    this division

    ale

    marl

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    ALEN BADAL

    Scott,

    Cottonelle,

    viva,

    Andrex,

    scottex,

    Hakle,

    and

    Page.

    The

    K-c

    Professional

    &

    other

    clivi-

    sion

    markets

    such

    products

    as

    tacial

    and

    bathroom

    tissue,

    paper towels,

    napkins,

    and

    rvipes

    sold

    under

    the

    brands

    I(imberly-Clark,

    Kleenex,

    Scott,

    WypAll,

    Kimtech,

    KleenGuard,

    Kimcare'

    and

    Jackson.

    Tl-re

    l{ealth

    Care

    segntent

    rnarkets

    disposable

    health

    care

    proilucts

    such

    as

    surgical

    drapes

    ancl

    gowns,

    infection

    coitrol

    prodllcts,

    face

    masks,

    exam

    gloves,

    respiratol'y

    prodilcts'

    and

    pain

    manigement

    products

    uncler

    Kimberly-Clark,

    Ballard,

    ancl

    ON-Q

    brands'

    The

    cornpany

    has

    56,00"0

    employees

    and

    2l

    facilities in

    the

    United

    States, one

    in

    Canada, 20

    in

    F'urope'

    and 64 in

    Asia,

    Latin

    America,

    ancl

    other

    countries,

    rvith

    many

    of the

    facilities

    producing

    multiple

    produc-

    tion

    itel-rs/products

    (synergy), The

    company

    achievecl

    $19'7

    billion

    i1

    total

    revenues

    in

    2010'

    Unilever

    Unilever

    is

    a

    privately-held

    British

    corporation

    heaclquarterecl

    in

    London

    that

    n-rarkets

    more

    than

    400

    brands,

    such

    as

    Lipton

    tea,

    Dove,

    ancl

    Aviance'

    However,

    the

    company's

    main

    foctts

    is

    on

    what

    are

    callecl

    "billion-.lollo,

    branclsi'which

    are

    12 brands

    achieving

    annual

    sales

    in

    excess

    of

    1

    billion.

    Unilever's

    top

    25

    brancls

    accollnt

    for

    more

    than

    70

    percent

    of sales'

    They

    are

    cat-

    egorizecl

    into

    foocl

    and

    beverage,

    home,

    and

    personal

    care

    divisions'

    The

    company

    achieved

    net

    piofits

    of 4,591in

    2010,

    up

    flom

    3,659

    in

    2009'

    Unilever''s

    Asia

    Pacific

    segment

    yielded

    double-digit

    volttme

    g|owth

    in

    2010'

    with

    strong

    p.rf*t;;;.;

    i,.r

    u"tnu-,

    tne

    16itippines,

    Pakistan,

    and

    China.

    The

    competitive

    market

    existing

    in

    India

    yiekled

    a

    clouble-digit

    uojl-im.

    growth

    for

    Unilever. The company

    experienced

    weaker

    rnarket

    conditions

    in

    Central

    and

    Eastern

    Europe.

    Increases

    of

    v6luine

    growth

    wet'e

    achieved

    as

    a

    result

    of

    growth

    in

    Latin

    An.rerica

    and

    perforrnances

    in

    North

    America'

    In

    particitlar,

    North

    America

    achieved

    a 3

    percent

    voiume

    growth,

    while

    Latin

    America's

    grorvth

    increased

    above

    4

    percent,

    with

    the

    assistance

    of

    increased

    plicing'

    Unilever

    directly

    competes

    with

    P&G's

    personal

    ancl

    home

    .care

    segments'

    The

    com-

    pany witnessed

    strong

    sales

    in deoclorants

    clue

    in

    part to

    strong

    sales

    by

    brands

    such

    as

    Dore

    Men+Care

    anrl

    Rexona.

    Its

    home

    care

    segment's

    laundry

    products

    have

    hacl

    strong

    volrinle

    growth

    in

    Inciia,

    clue

    in

    part to

    the

    lelar.rnching

    of

    Rin

    and

    Wheel

    laundry

    detergents'

    In

    older

    to

    shrink

    the

    market

    share

    gap

    in

    China,

    the

    company

    launcirecl

    Omo

    liquids,

    which

    achieved

    double-digir

    Srowth.

    Clorox

    Clorox

    manufacturers

    ar]d

    markets

    conslnner

    products

    uncler

    such

    brands

    as

    its

    namesake bleach

    and

    cleaning

    products,

    Green

    Works

    nattttal

    home

    care

    proclucts,

    Pine-Sol

    cleaners'

    Poett

    home

    care

    produJts,

    Fresh

    Step

    cat

    litter,

    Kingsford

    charcoal,

    Hidden

    Valley

    and

    K C

    Mastelpiece

    dressings

    and

    sauces,

    Brita

    water-filtration

    proclLlcts,

    Glacl

    bags

    and

    wraps

    and

    containers'

    and

    Burt,s

    Bees

    naturai

    per:sonal

    care

    producrs.

    Founded

    in

    1980

    and

    employing

    approximately

    8,300

    employees

    globally,

    Clorox

    achieveh

    revenues

    of

    $5.2

    billion

    in

    fiscal

    2010'

    Clorox

    manufactnres

    products

    in

    over

    24

    countries

    and

    markets

    them

    in

    100

    clifferent

    countries

    around

    ;;;;;iJ

    **,..

    in

    lour.

    respective

    segnrents:

    international.

    cleaning,

    hotrsehold.

    ancl

    life-

    sty1e.

    International

    sales

    constitutecl

    21

    percent

    of

    sales.

    The household

    segment

    achieved

    32

    p"r..n,

    of

    sales

    in 2010,

    followed

    by

    cleaning

    \tvith 31

    percent,

    and

    lifestyle

    with

    17

    percent'

    A

    sample

    of

    the

    compaly's

    products

    and

    brands

    sold

    under

    such

    categories

    as

    lrome

    care

    products

    inclucle

    pine-sol,

    fifex,

    +O+,

    and

    Liquid

    Plumr, whicir

    constitr.rted

    l7

    percent

    of

    sales'

    Charcoal

    achievecl

    l1

    percent

    of

    sales,

    with

    such

    brands

    as

    Match

    Light

    and

    Kingsford'

    The

    Glad

    brand

    produced

    13

    percent

    of

    net

    sales,

    while

    laundry-related

    Clorox

    produced

    1 1

    percent,

    and

    the

    .o.pony'u

    dressings

    and

    sauces,

    such

    as

    Hidclen

    ValJey

    ancl

    Masterpiece'

    achieved

    9

    percent

    of

    net iale.s,

    among

    other

    brands/products

    represented

    within

    the

    company's

    business

    segments'

    Exhibit

    B

    lists

    leacling

    househoid

    prodr.rct

    companies

    as

    cleterminecl

    by

    sales,

    ied

    by

    P&C

    and

    followecl

    by Unilever

    in

    fiscal

    l0

    10.

    Retailers,

    such

    as

    giant wal.-Ma{t,

    continue

    to

    place

    heavier

    emphasis

    on

    their

    own

    brands'

    High

    unemployment

    rates

    across

    the

    country

    have

    catlsed

    manufacturers

    to

    place

    greater

    em-

    phisis on

    'value-priced"

    products,

    sttch

    as

    P&G's

    Tide

    Basic,

    Channin

    Basic,

    Bounty

    Basic

    and

    Papers

    Basic.

    Church

    &

    Dwight

    Company

    offer

    their

    own

    "value" products,

    such

    as

    Arm

    &

    Ilammer

    laundry

    cletergent

    and

    Xtra

    laundry

    detergent'

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    Leading

    Household

    (ranked

    by

    sales)

    CASE

    3

    .

    .PROCTER

    &

    GAMBLE COMPANY-

    2011

    I

    Products/Personal

    Care Companies

    Company

    Fiscal

    Year

    End

    Sales

    (Mil.$/f

    Procter

    & Garnble

    Unilever

    L'Oleal

    Kimberly-Clark

    Colgate-Palmolive

    Kao

    Reckitt Ilenckiser

    Avon

    Ilstee

    Lauder

    Shiseido

    Cloror

    Chr-rrch &

    Drvight

    Alberto-Culver

    Rcvlon

    June

    'i0

    Dec.

    '

    10

    Dec.

    '10

    Dec.

    '10

    Dec.

    '10

    Mar.

    '10

    Dec.

    '10

    Dec.

    '10

    Jun.

    'l

    0

    Mar.

    ?

    l0

    Jun.

    '10

    Dec.

    '

    l0

    Sept.

    '10

    Dec.

    '10

    $78.9

    f.44.3

    4.9

    $

    19.8

    $15.6

    $

    I 2,730

    f

    8.5

    $

    r0.9

    $1,796

    $6,9s

    1

    $).)

    $2.6

    $

    I

    ,-s97

    $1.3

    lolicr,.

    Stanctard

    ancl

    Poor's December 30,

    20

    I

    0,

    wrvw.finance.yirhoo.cotrr/conrplny reports

    P&G

    spencls

    as mllch on

    advertising as

    any conrpnny. Exhibit

    9

    Iists the leading

    national

    advertisers

    during tlie firsl quarter

    of

    20

    10,

    led

    by

    P&G's

    $7'72.6

    million. IndividLral

    item market

    share

    percentages

    remain

    tight in the

    industry

    among

    key

    products.

    P&C

    holds

    a slight

    narket

    share

    advautage with

    Duracell

    (40.2

    percent)

    over Energizer

    (38.8

    percent).

    Sales

    cif

    bafteries

    fell

    6.2

    percellt

    in

    2010.

    P&G is

    the inclusry leader

    lvith

    the lazor

    (65.3

    percent)

    ancl

    blacles

    (83.2

    percent).

    Energizer's

    Schick

    holcls

    a

    second

    ranking

    of market

    share

    with 28.-5

    percent

    in

    razors

    and I

    3.8

    percent

    in

    carffidges.

    P&G

    holds

    60.2

    percent

    of

    the laundry

    detergent

    marl(et

    share and 40.4 percent

    of the

    toothpaste

    share,

    compared

    to

    Colgate-Palmolive's

    29.7

    percent

    shale

    of

    the toothpaste

    mar-

    ket.

    Disposabie

    cliapers

    market

    share

    is lecl

    by P&C with

    48.2

    percent

    ancl Kimberly-Clark

    with

    34.2 percent. However,

    sales

    of

    private-label

    brancls

    rose

    13.-5

    percent,

    while

    private,label

    mariiet

    share

    increasecl

    to

    16.8

    percent

    in

    2010.

    In

    cleodolants, P&G

    holds

    a 35,5

    percent

    share,

    Unilever's

    share

    is

    28.7 percent,

    and

    Colgate-Palnrolive's

    share

    is 10.-5

    percent.

    P&G

    holcls

    a

    leading

    37.3

    percent

    of the

    shampoo

    rnarket

    share,

    follorvecl

    by L'Orealls

    13.1

    percenr.

    Koch

    inclustries

    leads

    in

    the

    toilet fissue

    market

    share

    wirh

    16.7

    percenr.

    follorvecl

    by

    Kimberly-

    Clark's 25.1 percent

    ancl P&G's

    24. I

    percent.

    Industry

    analys[s

    believe continued

    new product

    development

    will

    be

    the

    key

    to

    increasing

    market

    share/sales.

    i::l{t{iir;ii

    ,-r

    Top Ten

    Advertisers

    of

    Q1

    2010

    Company

    Jan-March

    2010

    ($

    Millions)

    $'/72.6

    $516.4

    $533.7

    $5

    17.2

    $396.4

    $366.8

    l;304.3

    $261.6

    $264.6

    Procter'&

    Camble

    Co.

    AT&T

    Ceneral Motors

    Corp.

    Verizon

    C()mnlunieal

    ()n\

    Pi'izer Inc.

    Johnson

    & Johnson

    Time

    Warner Inc.

    Walt Disney

    Co.

    General Electric

    Co,

    ^Solrcz.

    www.businesswire.cont.

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    ALFN

    BADAL

    The Future

    Company reports

    have indicated volume

    growth

    opportunities

    exist

    across

    the

    business

    land

    scape, but

    industry reports'suggest consumers are more cash-strapped than before. Given

    th

    varying

    political

    and economic

    conditions

    globally,

    as

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