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Kimberly-Clark beats rise in costs for Q3

28-Oct-2005 By Simon Pitman

Kimberly-Clark has reported that its price rises have helped to
off-set soaring energy and raw material costs, allowing it to meet
market expectations for the third quarter.

Croda results show strong growth on the back of skin care sales

01-Aug-2005

Croda has announced a strong increase in both its sales turnover
and profits for the first six months of the year, driven primarily
by demand for skin care ingredients, reports Simon Pitman.

Oriflame 2Q sees operating profits dip

01-Aug-2005

Oriflame has reported operating profits well down on the same
period last year, as the company's attempts to expand into new
markets hit the bottom line, reports Simon Pitman.

Avon growth held back by 'blips' in developing markets

26-Jul-2005

The gap is growing between Avon's leading market, the US, and the
rest of the world, as growth in both second quarter revenue and net
income continues to prop up a sagging domestic performance. But a
dip in China sales and slower...

Australian cosmetics and toiletries growth continues to slow

20-Jun-2005

The growth of the Australian cosmetics and toiletries industry has
dipped for a second year in a row, mirroring growth in the general
economy and the slower retail environment. But with income levels
still high the latest market report...

Chinese travellers: a new key to cosmetics growth

07-Jun-2005

The phenomenal boom in the number of Chinese nationals traveling
the world could be key to increasing future revenues for the global
cosmetic travel retail sector, reports Simon Pitman.

Flat sales but profits up for Beiersdorf

12-May-2005

The maker of the Nivea brand has announced first quarter sales
broadly in line with the previous quarter, but a small increase in
profits helped the company to achieve a respectable bottom line,
reports Simon Pitman.

Colgate-Palmolive profits hit by restructuring

02-May-2005

Despite global sales rising 9.5 per cent Colgate-Palmolive has
reported an 11 per cent drop in net profits for its first quarter
results. However, the company said that increased advertising
expenditure had managed to ensure sales...

Oriflame quarterly profits hit by expenses

27-Apr-2005

Direct sales player Oriflame has announced a significant drop in
its first quarterly profits despite a healthy increase in sales.
The results reflect last year's IPO and refinancing expenses,
reports Simon Pitman.

Beiersdorf reports flat 2004 but outlook is brighter

30-Mar-2005

Beiersdorf has reported flat financial results following what the
Germany-based skin specialist described as a difficult year for
trading as the domestic market continued to prove particularly
challenging. However, the company says...

L'Oreal ups profits, but is it sustainable?

21-Feb-2005

L'Oreal announced second half financial results broadly in line
with market expectations at the end of last week, boosted by strong
sales in both the US and emerging markets. However, analysts
believe that improvements in profitability...

US market continues to drag Avon down

03-Feb-2005

Avon has reported that sales grew ten per cent during 2004,on the
back of a continued growth during the fourth and last quarter. But
currency weakness and a slack US market continue to hamper
otherwise healthy results.

Avon's strong results let down by slack US performance

02-Nov-2004

Avon has reported strong sales growth and profits for its third
quarter financial results, but despite this weakened sales for the
US market is making some investors nervous. Simon Pitman
reports.

Avon expects double-digit sales growth

10-Sep-2004

Cosmetics giant Avon says that it is expecting strong profit and
sales growth to continue in to its third and fourth quarters. The
company said that despite flat sales in the US market, strong sales
in Central and Eastern Europe together...

"The rest of the world" brings in higher growth

03-Sep-2004

World leading cosmetics companies have rediscovered "the rest of
the world" - everywhere outside Western Europe, North America
and Japan - as one of the strongest forces driving sales growth.
With increasing incomes, the...

Swedish cosmetic group firing on all cylinders

17-Aug-2004

Aggressive expansion of its direct sales network into various
emerging markets has put Swedish cosmetic group Oriflame on route
for its sixth consecutive year of sales growth, writes Sibonelo
Radebe.

L'Oréal posts positive first quarter

16-Apr-2004

L'Oréal has announced a good start to 2004 following the release of
its first quarter results. The company saw growth in all of its
cosmetic divisions despite a high base of comparrison against last
year's results. The dermatology...

French beauty consumers top tables

18-Feb-2004

France's perfume and cosmetics industry has reported a domestic and
global sales increase of 1.6 per cent for 2003. Findings show that
the French remain the world's top users of cosmetics and fragrances
with half a milion...

L'Oreal's sales growth affects profit

22-Jan-2004

L'Oreal has managed to reach its financial year sales target, helped by the concentration of products launched in its first and last quarter. However, the cost of achieving this growth may translate into low earnings for its 2003 second half results...

Seeing double at P&G

27-Oct-2003

Procter and Gamble, owner of the Olay, Pantene and Head &
Shoulders lines and recent acquirer of Wella, today announced
healthy Q1 results including double-digit earnings growth for its
beauty and health care segments.