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Sales
A promising start to the year
Sales: 5.64 billion euros
+9.4% based on reported figures +7.1% at constant exchange rates +6.4% like-for-like
Annual General Meeting
Information available concerning the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 and the 2011 Reference Document.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SET FOR APRIL 17, 2012:
Governance
Tenures proposed for vote by next Annual General MeetingAppointment of Paul Bulcke, Christiane Kuehne and Jean-Victor Meyers as Board DirectorsRenewal of the tenures as Board Director of Jean-Pierre Meyers and Bernard Kasriel
L'Oréal's Board of Directors met today under the chairmanship of Jean-Paul Agon.
Governance
End of Board director tenure of Liliane BettencourtCooptation of Jean-Victor Meyers to Board of Directors
L'Oreal's Board of Directors was informed today of the end of Liliane Bettencourt's tenure as Board director.
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.
Acquisitions
Clarisonic® acquisition will boost L’Oreal’s innovation capacity in cosmetic devices
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.
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
Document publications
The 2011 Half-year report was posted on the www.loreal-finance.com website (heading: Regulated Information / 2011 Half-year report) on Wednesday, August 31, 2011. This financial report is available for consultation by the public free of charge in accordance with the regulatory requirements in force.
Results
Historically high net profit*: 1,506 million euros
Solid and good quality results:
- Improvement in gross profit at 71.5%
- Sustained investments in R&D and Advertising & Promotion
- High operating margin, at 16.8% of sales
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