Unilever 2021 Net Profit Beat Views; Announces Share Buyback Worth Up to $3.43 Billion
2022年2月10日 - 5:04PM
Dow Jones News
By Michael Susin
Unilever PLC reported Thursday an increase in net profit for
2021, beating market expectations for the year, and said it plans
to launch a share buyback program worth up to $3.43 billion.
The Anglo-Dutch retailer--which owns consumer brands such as Ben
& Jerry's ice cream and Dove soap--posted a net profit of 6.05
billion euros ($6.91 billion) for the year compared with EUR5.58
billion for 2020 and a consensus of EUR5.79 billion, taken from
FactSet and based on 11 analysts' estimates.
Adjusted operating profit--one of the company's preferred
metrics, which strips out exceptional and other one-off items--was
EUR9.6 billion compared with EUR9.4 billion in 2020 and a
company-compiled consensus of EUR9.51 billion.
Unilever said it is planning a share buyback program worth up to
EUR3 billion for 2022-23, which is expected to start in the first
quarter.
Turnover rose to EUR52.44 billion from EUR50.72 billion for the
year-earlier period, driven by a positive impact of acquisitions
despite currency exchange headwind. Turnover was expected to rise
to EUR52.11 billion for 2021.
The board declared a fourth-quarter dividend of EUR0.4268 a
share, the same as the previous year.
Write to Michael Susin at michael.susin@wsj.com
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