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 has seen a rapid rise in share price over the past month, reducing the margin of safety. The company is divesting its ice-cream business and focusing on four key areas: Beauty and Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, and Nutrition. Unilever's recent trading update shows stable market share, however, the restructuring program may create short-term headwinds.

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CPG Executive Alfie Vivian Named CEO of Newly Independent Company Yellow Wood Extends Position as Leading Health and Beauty Investor with Global Brand Portfolio Retail Sales of Over $3 Billion BOSTON , June 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Yellow Wood Partners LLC ("Yellow Wood"), a Boston-based private equity firm focused on investing in consumer brands and companies, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Elida Beauty brands from Unilever (NYSE: UL). The Elida Beauty portfolio of storied consumer brands includes Q-tips®, Caress, Ponds and St. Ives (for North America and Europe only), Impulse, Noxzema, Monsavon, and Timotei, among others.

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Unilever's share price has risen 15% in the last month. Despite this increase, the company's forward dividend yield remains a robust 3.4%.

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JP Morgan has upgraded Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) from 'underweight' to 'overweight', setting a new share price target of €60/£51, up from the previous €41/$36. This double upgrade was sparked by significant improvements in Unilever's operations and market strategy, the investment bank said in a note.

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Unilever is the most compelling turnaround story in European staples, according to analysts at Barclays, who have tweaked their price target up to £52 (£50 previously). After two consecutive strong volume quarters this year's second quarter could see a sizeable margin beat.

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Unilever, the $64 billion international consumer product goods (CPG) giant, just reported strong 4.4% underlying sales growth in the first quarter, led by a 7.4% increase in its Beauty and Wellbeing division, one of its five reporting groups.

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Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Q1 2024 Sales/Trading Statement Conference April 25, 2024 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Hein Schumacher - CEO & Director Fernando Fernandez - CFO & Director Jemma Spalton - Head of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Warren Ackerman - Barclays Bank Celine Pannuti - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Guillaume Delmas - UBS Fulvio Cazzol - Berenberg Jeffrey Stent - BNP Paribas Exane Bruno Monteyne - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Thomas Sykes - Deutsche Bank David Hayes - Jefferies Jean-Olivier Nicolai - Goldman Sachs Group Hein Schumacher Good morning, and welcome to Unilever's First Quarter 2024 Trading Statement.

Unilever PLC (UL) Q1 2024 Sales/Trading Statement Conference (Transcript)

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Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) is showing early signs of improvement ahead of a turnaround plan aimed at boosting marketing investment in its top brands, according to Deutsche Bank. After a first-quarter earnings beat on Thursday, analysts from the bank took an optimistic view on the consumer goods giant.

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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unilever has officially announced its partnership with CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024™, with four Personal Care brands named as Official Sponsors. Axe, Degree, Dove, and Dove Men+Care will be integrated throughout the tournament, which will span 14 cities in the United States from June 20 to July 14. The partnership aligns with our Personal Care portfolio and ambition to drive confidence and inclusivity in sports. The 48th edition of CONMEBOL Copa Améric.

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Unilever enjoyed sales volume growth in the most recent quarter. The company is focusing on growth and profits with a new initiative from management.

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Analysts said Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) results showed encouraging signs in most areas, as the shares rose to a seven-month high.  In short, first-quarter numbers beat market expectations but 2024 outlook was left unchanged, for underlying sales growth of 3-5% and a modest improvement in underlying operating margin.

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Unilever said it continued to expect sales to grow 3% to 5% this year, with a modest improvement in operating margin, as volumes and price dynamics normalize.

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First-quarter results from Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) beat market expectations but the Domestos and Magnum maker kept its full-year guidance unchanged. Turnover in the first three months of the year landed at €15 billion, up 1.4% on a year ago and above the €14.7 billion average forecast by City analysts.

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Unilever's first-quarter sales grew by a better than expected 4.4%, it said on Thursday, as one of the world's biggest consumer goods companies won back shoppers who had traded down to cheaper products.

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Multinational consumer goods company Unilever (NYSE: UL) released its latest financial results before markets opened today, on April 25th. The company experienced underlying sales growth of 4.4%, with All five Business Groups reporting underlying sales growth, led by Beauty & Wellbeing (up 3.1%) and Ice Cream (up 2.7%).

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The Hindustan Unilever share price continued its bearish trend in the past few months as foreign investors dumped the stock. The stock crashed to a low of ₹2,170 this month, its lowest level since June 2022.

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Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) is one of the 'most compelling' turnaround stories in the European consumer staples sector, according to Barclays, which provided the upbeat assessment of prospects ahead of the Cornetto and Persil maker's quarterlies on Thursday (April 25). According to the investment banking arm of the high street lender, the Anglo-Dutch giant set for a 3% organic sales growth (OSG), mirroring the performance of Procter & Gamble (P&G).

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