Procter & Gamble Co (The) operates in the Soap and other detergents sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Procter and Gamble with three other
soap manufacturers:
Clorox Company (The)
(2012
sales of $5.47 billion
of which 31%
was Cleaning),
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
($17.09 billion
of which 87%
was Oral & Personal Care), and
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
($2.92 billion
of which 74%
was Consumer Domestic).
Sales Analysis.
Procter and Gamble reported sales of $83.68 billion
for the
fiscal
year ending
June of 2012.
This
represents
a very small
increase of 1.4%
versus 2011, when the company's sales were $82.56 billion.
The sales level in 2012 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2007, Procter and Gamble had sales
of $76.48 billion.
Sales of Fabric Care and Homecare saw an increase
that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up
9.7% in 2012, from
$24.84 billion to $27.25 billion.
Procter and Gamble also saw significant increases in sales in
Baby and Family Care (up 5.7% to $16.49 billion)
and
Healthcare (up 3.2% to $12.42 billion)
and
Grooming (up 3.9% to $8.34 billion)
.
Business Description