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Results
Sustained growth in sales
Solid increase in profits
Sales: 20.34 billion euros, +5.1% like-for-like*Strong improvement in operating margin: +50 bps** at 16.2%Record gross margin: +40 bps at 71.2%Net earnings per share***: +7.8%Increase in dividend****: +11% at 2 eurosConfidence in another year of sales and profit growth.
Finance
Watch the interview with Jean-Paul Agon Sales: 20.34 billion euros, +5.1% like-for-like*Strong improvement in operating margin: +50 bps** at 16.2%Record gross margin: +40 bps at 71.2%Net earnings per share***: +7.8%Increase in dividend****: +11% at 2 eurosConfidence in another year of sales and profit growth.
L’Oréal signed a Memorandum of Understanding today with the state and city of Rio de Janeiro to build a Research and Innovation Center on Bom Jesus Island in an area adjacent to the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Technology Park.
Acquisitions
Clarisonic® acquisition will boost L’Oreal’s innovation capacity in cosmetic devices
International
Africa, Middle East: the Group's new growth driver as part of its conquest of a billion new consumers
Others
For the 8th consecutive year, the L'Oréal financial communication teams participated in this unique event in Paris. More than 2,800 visitors and individual shareholders came to meet us on the L'Oréal stand at the Actionaria shareholder fair held on November 18 and 19, 2011.
Acquisitions
L’Oréal USA and Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, Inc. (PBL) announced yesterday a signed merger agreement between L’Oréal USA and PBL. PBL’s Clarisonic® is the acknowledged market leader in the rapidly growing areas of sonic skin care devices, topicals and technology.
Finance
9-month sales: 15.087 billion euros +3.9% based on reported figures +5.1% like-for-like +5.7% excluding currency fluctuationsVery strong growth in AsiaSolid growth in Latin America and North AmericaStrong dynamism of Luxury DivisionFull-year 2011 targets confirme
Sales
Group's good dynamics continue
9-month sales: 15.087 billion euros
+3.9% based on reported figures +5.1% like-for-like +5.7% excluding currency fluctuations
Very strong growth in Asia
Solid growth in Latin America and North America
Prizes
For the third consecutive year, the L’Oréal group has been rewarded in the Share Grand Prix awards organised by the magazine, Mieux Vivre Votre Argent, in partnership with Vigeo, an independent rating agency specialising in corporate social responsibility.L’Oréal has received the special Shareholder and Social Responsibility prize which recognises,
