Unilever

Unilever Plc engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty and Personal Care, Foods and Refreshment, and Home Care. The Beauty and Personal Care segment offers skin cleansing, hair care, skin care, and deodorants categories. The Foods and Refreshment segment sells ice cream, savory, dressings, and tea. The Home Care segment includes fabric category and a wide range of cleaning products. The company was founded by Antonius Johannes Jurgens, Samuel van den Bergh, and William Hulme Lever on January 1, 1930 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Unilever Plc engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment offers hair care, skin care, and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing. The Personal Care segment consists of sales of skin cleansing, deodorant, and oral care products. The Home Care segment comprises of sales of fabric care and a wide range of cleaning products. The Nutrition segment refers to sales of scratch cooking aids, dressings, and tea products. The Ice Cream segment covers primarily ice cream products. The company was founded by Antonius Johannes Jurgens, Samuel van den Bergh, and William Hulme Lever on January 1, 1930 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Unilever's Revenue and Operating Margin have gone virtually nowhere in the past decade due to a lack of focus and underwhelming investment in growth areas. With the appointment of a new CEO and change in strategy, the H1 2023 report shows initial signs of growth resurgence, anticipated to extend into H2 and beyond. Offering a robust 3.61% dividend, considerably surpassing the industry average, the company maintains a secure payout ratio of 52%, setting the stage for growth in the upcoming years.

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Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) H1 2023 Earnings Conference Call July 25, 2023 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Richard Williams - Head of Investor Relations Hein Schumacher - Chief Executive Officer Graeme Pitkethly - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Olivier Nicolai - Goldman Sachs Rashad Kawan - Morgan Stanley Jeff Stent - Exane Warren Ackerman - Barclays Celine Pannuti - JPMorgan Guillaume Delmas - UBS Tom Sykes - Deutsche Bank Alicia Forry - Investec Operator Hello and welcome to Unilever's Half-1 [ph] 2023 Results Webcast. [Operator Instructions] We would like now to hand over to Richard Williams, Unilever's Head of Investor Relations, to begin the presentation.

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Strong first-half results — along with an upgrade to 2023 sales forecasts — have pulled Unilever's share price skywards in Tuesday business.

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Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) reported rising prices continued to support sales growth in the first half of 2023 led by strong performances by its billion+ Euro brands. The maker of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Dove soap said underlying sales growth in the six months to June 30 was 9.1%, driven by all business groups, with 9.4% price growth and a 0.2% drop in volume.

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