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Corporate Factbook



Kimberly-Clark Corporation



13.04.2018



(KMB)



Market cap.: 37.44Billion| Sector: Consumer Goods | Industry: Personal Products
Sales: 18.26Billion | Income: 2.20Billion

1-Year Price Range: 104.58 - 134.29 | 1-Y Performance: -20.0% | YTD Performance: -12.0%


Yield: 3.77% | P/E: 17,16 | Fwd. P/E 14,34 | P/S: 2,05 | P/B: 59,31

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care, consumer tissue, and professional products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Poise, and other brand names. The Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names. The K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and Jackson Safety brands. The company sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and away-from-home use products directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through distributors. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Growth
Sales Growth Q/Q

0.80%
EPS Growth
Q/Q

9.00%
EPS Growth This Year


3.30%
EPS Growth Next Year


5.89%
EPS Growth Next 5 Years


7.61%
Sales Growth Past 5 Years

-2.10%
EPS Growth Past 5 Years


8.70%

Returns, Margin and Leverage
Return on Assets

15.20%
Return on Equity

809.20%
Gross Margin

35.90%
Return On Investment

30.20%
Operating Margin

18.10%
Profit Margin

12.50%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio

11,9

Per Share Data
Price


106,16
Analyst Target price

121,21
Cash per Share

1,75
Book Value Per share

1,79
EPS TTM


6,19
EPS Next Year

7,4
Dividend
Payout

59.40%

Valuation
P/E


17,16
Forward
P/E

14,34
Price to Sales

2,05
Price to Book

59,31
PEG


2,26
Beta


0,68
RSI


38,38

Latest Earnings Press Release:

•Fourth quarter 2017 net sales of $4.6 billion increased 1 percent compared to the year-ago period and full-year 2017 net sales of $18.3 billion rose slightly.

•Diluted net income per share for the fourth quarter was $1.75 in 2017 and $1.40 in 2016. Full-year diluted net income per share was $6.40 in 2017 and $5.99 in 2016.

•Fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share were $1.57 in 2017 and $1.45 in 2016. Adjusted earnings per share exclude certain items described later in this news release.

•Full-year adjusted earnings per share were $6.23 in 2017, up 3 percent compared to $6.03 in 2016. The company’s previous guidance was for earnings at the low end of the $6.20 to $6.35 range.
•The company has established a cost savings target of more than $1.5 billion over the 2018 to 2021 time period from its ongoing FORCE (Focused On Reducing Costs Everywhere) program.

•In addition, the company announced a new 2018 Global Restructuring Program to reduce the company’s structural cost base by streamlining and simplifying its manufacturing supply chain and overhead organization. The restructuring is expected to generate annual cost savings of $500 to $550 million by the end of 2021 and accelerate the company’s return to delivering its long-term growth objectives over time.

•Net sales in 2018 are expected to increase 1 to 2 percent. Diluted net income per share for 2018 is anticipated to be $3.90 to $4.50, including charges related to the restructuring. Adjusted earnings per share in 2018 are expected to be $6.90 to $7.20, a year-on-year increase of approximately 11 to 16 percent.

•The company’s Board of Directors has approved a 3.1 percent increase in the quarterly dividend for 2018, which is the 46th consecutive annual increase in the dividend.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Falk said, “In 2017, we delivered bottom-line growth in a challenging environment. We also achieved all-time record FORCE cost savings of $450

10-Year Financials
Growth Profitability and Financial Ratios for Kimberly-Clark Corp





Financials










2008-12
2009-12
2010-12
2011-12
2012-12
2013-12
2014-12
2015-12
2016-12
Revenue USD Mil
   19,415  
   19,115  
   19,746  
   20,846  
   19,467  
   19,561  
   19,724  
   18,591  
   18,202  
Gross Margin %
        30.2  
        33.6  
        33.2  
        29.5  
        31.5  
        33.8  
        33.9  
        35.6  
        36.5  
Operating Income USD Mil
      2,547  
      2,825  
      2,773  
      2,442  
      2,377  
      2,903  
      2,521  
      1,613  
      3,317  
Operating Margin %
        13.1  
        14.8  
        14.0  
        11.7  
        12.2  
        14.8  
        12.8  
          8.7  
        18.2  
Net Income USD Mil
      1,690  
      1,884  
      1,843  
      1,591  
      1,750  
      2,142  
      1,526  
      1,013  
      2,166  
Earnings Per Share USD
        4.04  
        4.52  
        4.45  
        3.99  
        4.42  
        5.53  
        4.04  
        2.77  
        5.99  
Dividends USD
        2.32  
        2.40  
        2.64  
        2.80  
        2.96  
        3.24  
        3.36  
        3.52  
        3.68  
Payout Ratio % *
        57.1  
        53.1  
        59.3  
        66.0  
        66.9  
        65.7  
        58.9  
      207.1  
        66.2  
Shares Mil
         419  
         417  
         414  
         399  
         396  
         387  
         377  
         366  
         361  
Book Value Per Share * USD
        9.37  
      12.96  
      14.54  
      13.09  
      12.80  
      12.26  
      11.68  
        0.15  
        0.84  
Operating Cash Flow USD Mil
      2,516  
      3,481  
      2,744  
      2,288  
      3,288  
      3,040  
      2,845  
      2,306  
      3,232  
Cap Spending USD Mil
-        906  
-        848  
-        964  
-        968  
-    1,093  
-        953  
-    1,039  
-    1,056  
-        771  
Free Cash Flow USD Mil
      1,610  
      2,633  
      1,780  
      1,320  
      2,195  
      2,087  
      1,806  
      1,250  
      2,461  
Free Cash Flow Per Share * USD
        3.85  
        6.32  
        4.30  
        4.26  
        5.54  
        5.62  
        5.82  
        3.05  
        6.02  
Working Capital USD Mil
      1,061  
         941  
         990  
         886  
         498  
         702  
-        667  
-        923  
-        731  
Key Ratios -> Profitability









Margins % of Sales
2008-12
2009-12
2010-12
2011-12
2012-12
2013-12
2014-12
2015-12
2016-12
Revenue
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
COGS
69.83
66.41
66.83
70.49
68.52
66.21
66.12
64.37
63.46
Gross Margin
30.17
33.59
33.17
29.51
31.48
33.79
33.88
35.63
36.54
SG&A
16.95
18.3
18.6
18.04
19.3
18.91
18.8
18.52
18.27
R&D









Other
0.1
0.51
0.53
-0.24
-0.03
0.04
2.3
8.43
0.04
Operating Margin
13.12
14.78
14.04
11.71
12.21
14.84
12.78
8.68
18.22
Net Int Inc & Other
-1.33
-1.3
-1.13
-1.24
-1.37
-1.34
-1.35
-1.5
-1.69
EBT Margin
11.79
13.48
12.91
10.47
10.84
13.5
11.43
7.18
16.53










Profitability
2008-12
2009-12
2010-12
2011-12
2012-12
2013-12
2014-12
2015-12
2016-12
Tax Rate %
27
28.96
30.9
30.23
31.74
31.55
37.96
31.31
30.64
Net Margin %
8.7
9.86
9.33
7.63
8.31
10.13
7.74
5.45
11.9
Asset Turnover (Average)
1.06
1.02
1.01
1.06
1.07
1.09
1.15
1.22
1.24
Return on Assets %
9.25
10.1
9.43
8.11
8.92
11.04
8.86
6.67
14.71
Financial Leverage (Average)
4.66
3.55
3.36
3.69
3.99
3.89
21.3
0
0
Return on Equity %
37.14
40.59
32.55
28.5
34.2
43.53
54.65
365.05
0
Return on Invested Capital %
16.44
19.96
18
15.57
17.13
21.32
18.48
15.75
0
Interest Coverage
0
10.37
11.49
8.88
9.52
11.41
8.94
5.53
10.43

Key Ratios -> Growth










2008-12
2009-12
2010-12
2011-12
2012-12
2013-12
2014-12
2015-12
2016-12
Revenue %









Year over Year
6.29
-1.55
3.3
5.57
1.04
0.42
-6.75
-5.74
-2.09
3-Year Average
6.88
4.51
2.63
2.4
3.29
2.32
-1.83
-4.08
-4.88
5-Year Average
6.24
4.85
4.42
4.48
2.89
1.73
0.63
-1.2
-2.68
10-Year Average
4.67
3.93
3.51
3.68
4.5
3.96
2.72
1.57
0.84
Operating Income %









Year over Year
-2.65
10.91
-1.84
-11.94
9.99
19.43
-21.42
-36.02
105.64
3-Year Average
3.3
10.36
1.96
-1.39
-1.67
4.98
1.07
-15.63
1.12
5-Year Average
1.09
2.42
3.72
3.05
0.53
4.72
-2.25
-10.27
6.32
10-Year Average
3.66
2.4
0.92
0.44
0.87
2.89
0.06
-3.53
4.67
Net Income %









Year over Year
-7.29
11.48
-2.18
-13.67
9.99
22.4
-28.76
-33.62
113.82
3-Year Average
2.52
7.91
0.37
-1.99
-2.43
5.14
-1.38
-16.66
0.37
5-Year Average
-0.05
0.91
3.28
1.19
-0.81
4.85
-4.13
-11.28
6.36
10-Year Average
3.78
1.22
0.23
-0.12
0.44
2.37
-1.64
-4.28
3.75
EPS %









Year over Year
-1.22
11.88
-1.55
-10.34
10.78
25.11
-26.94
-31.44
116.25
3-Year Average
7.19
11.62
2.85
-0.41
-0.74
7.51
0.42
-14.42
2.7
5-Year Average
3.94
4.6
6.29
4.19
1.56
6.48
-2.22
-9.05
8.47
10-Year Average
6.71
3.88
3
2.82
3.22
5.2
1.13
-1.68
6.31
Key Ratios -> Cash Flow









Cash Flow Ratios
2008-12
2009-12
2010-12
2011-12
2012-12
2013-12
2014-12
2015-12
2016-12
Operating Cash Flow Growth % YOY
3.59
38.35
-21.17
-16.62
43.71
-7.54
-6.41
-18.95
40.16
Free Cash Flow Growth % YOY
11.84
63.54
-32.4
-25.84
66.29
-4.92
-13.46
-30.79
96.88
Cap Ex as a % of Sales
4.67
4.44
4.88
4.64
5.61
4.87
5.27
5.68
4.24
Free Cash Flow/Sales %
8.29
13.77
9.01
6.33
11.28
10.67
9.16
6.72
13.52
Free Cash Flow/Net Income
0.95
1.4
0.97
0.83
1.25
0.97
1.18
1.23
1.14

Key Ratios -> Financial Health








Balance Sheet Items (in %)
2008-12
2009-12
2010-12
2011-12
2012-12
2013-12
2014-12
2015-12
2016-12
Cash & Short-Term Investments
2.01
5.14
4.41
3.94
5.57
5.57
5.08
4.17
6.32
Accounts Receivable
13.78
13.36
13.54
13.43
13.29
13.45
14.32
15.37
14.9
Inventory
13.78
10.58
11.95
12.16
11.82
11.8
12.19
12.86
11.5
Other Current Assets
2.57
1.45
1.96
2.9
2.48
3.8
4.22
4.16
2.31
Total Current Assets
32.14
30.53
31.86
32.43
33.16
34.62
35.8
36.56
35.03
Net PP&E
42.38
41.82
42.07
41.55
40.73
42.01
47.4
47.86
49.1
Intangibles
15.16
17.05
18.58
18.61
15.43
15.21
9.71
8.92
9.25
Other Long-Term Assets
10.32
10.6
7.5
7.41
8.08
5.27
5.61
5.2
5.17
Total Assets
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Accounts Payable
36.67
10.15
11.27
12.51
12.48
13.94
17.15
17.86
18.14
Short-Term Debt
27.93
3.22
1.76
3.7
5.7
2.01
8.69
11.41
7.88
Taxes Payable
0
0.42
0.53
1.39
1.72
1.8
2.16
2.25
1.8
Accrued Liabilities
45.26
10.91
9.75
7.23
9.75
9.25
10.04
9.47
10.23
Other Short-Term Liabilities
12.69
1.32
3.96
3.44
1.48
4.37
2.77
2.42
2.59
Total Current Liabilities
122.54
26.01
27.26
28.27
31.12
31.38
40.81
43.4
40.65
Long-Term Debt
125.89
25.32
26.15
28.42
25.91
28.9
36.9
41.74
44.77
Other Long-Term Liabilities
-125.89
20.1
16.36
15.82
17.5
13.66
17.51
16.04
15.3
Total Liabilities
0
71.43
69.78
72.51
74.53
73.94
95.22
101.19
100.71
Total Stockholders' Equity
100
28.57
30.22
27.49
25.47
26.06
4.78
-1.19
-0.71
Total Liabilities & Equity
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

Liquidity/Financial Health
2008-12
2009-12
2010-12
2011-12
2012-12
2013-12
2014-12
2015-12
2016-12
Current Ratio
1.22
1.19
1.19
1.16
1.08
1.12
0.89
0.85
0.88
Quick Ratio
0.6
0.72
0.67
0.62
0.62
0.62
0.48
0.46
0.53
Financial Leverage
4.66
3.55
3.36
3.69
3.99
3.89
21.3
0
0
Debt/Equity
1.26
0.89
0.87
1.03
1.02
1.11
7.72
0
0

Key Ratios -> Efficiency Ratios








Efficiency
2008-12
2009-12
2010-12
2011-12
2012-12
2013-12
2014-12
2015-12
2016-12
Days Sales Outstanding
47.49
48.29
46.56
44.42
42.87
40.47
40.93
40.21
41.05
Days Inventory
66.46
65.06
60.93
58.73
59.97
60.09
57.73
57.97
56.69
Payables Period
38.65
48.04
57.06
57.06
61.59
66.13
72.97
79.73
82.49
Cash Conversion Cycle
75.3
65.31
50.44
46.1
41.25
34.44
25.69
18.45
15.25
Receivables Turnover
7.69
7.56
7.84
8.22
8.51
9.02
8.92
9.08
8.89
Inventory Turnover
5.49
5.61
5.99
6.21
6.09
6.07
6.32
6.3
6.44
Fixed Assets Turnover
2.46
2.44
2.41
2.54
2.61
2.64
2.58
2.57
2.55
Asset Turnover
1.06
1.02
1.01
1.06
1.07
1.09
1.15
1.22
1.24

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Altria Group, Inc. (MO)

Price: 63,4 Mean Analyst Target Price: 77,07
Market cap.: 121.79Billion| Sector: Consumer Goods | Industry: Cigarettes
Sales: 25.58Billion | Income: 6.84Billion

1-Year Price Range: 59.07 - 77.79 | 1-Y Performance: -12.0% | YTD Performance: -11.2%

Yield: 4.42% | P/E: 17,8 | Fwd. P/E 14,54 | P/S: 4,76 | P/B: 7,85

Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes, smokeless products, and wine in the United States. It offers cigarettes primarily under the Marlboro brand; cigars principally under the Black & Mild brand; and moist smokeless tobacco products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky brands. The company also produces and sells varietal and blended table wines, and sparkling wines under the Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Crest, and 14 Hands names; and imports and markets Antinori, Torres, and Villa Maria Estate wines, as well as Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte in the United States. In addition, it provides finance leasing services primarily in aircraft, electric power, railcar, real estate, and manufacturing industries. The company sells its tobacco products primarily to wholesalers, including distributors; large retail organizations, such as chain stores; and the armed services. Altria Group, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. 

Growth
Sales Growth Q/Q

-2.40%
EPS Growth
Q/Q

-84.10%
EPS Growth This Year


-51.10%
EPS Growth Next Year

 9.46%
EPS Growth Next 5 Years

 10.19%
Sales Growth Past 5 Years

0.80%
EPS Growth Past 5 Years
  
11.60%

Returns, Margin and Leverage
Return on Assets

23.00%
Return on Equity

78.20%
Gross Margin

46.70%
Return On Investment

24.00%
Operating Margin

39.10%
Profit Margin

39.90%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
 0,9

Per Share Data
Price


63,4
Analyst Target price

77,07
Cash per Share

0,65
Book Value Per share

8,08
EPS TTM


3,56
EPS Next Year

4,36
Dividend
Payout

46.70%

Valuation
P/E


17,8
Forward
P/E

14,54
Price to Sales

4,76
Price to Book

7,85
PEG


1,75
Beta


0,64
RSI


50,82


Outlook

▪Altria’s 2017 fourth-quarter reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) decreased 50.7% to $2.60, as comparisons were affected by special items.

▪Altria’s 2017 fourth-quarter adjusted diluted EPS, which excludes the impact of special items, increased 33.8% to $0.91.

▪Altria’s 2017 full-year reported diluted EPS decreased 27.1% to $5.31, as comparisons were affected by special items.

▪Altria’s 2017 full-year adjusted diluted EPS, which excludes the impact of special items, increased 11.9% to $3.39.

▪Altria announces a new $1 billion share repurchase program to be completed by the end of 2018, having completed its prior $4 billion share repurchase program in January.

▪Altria’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Marty Barrington announces his decision to retire at the conclusion of the May 17, 2018 Annual Shareholder Meeting; Altria’s Board of Directors (Board) has elected Howard Willard, 54, to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Billy Gifford, 47, to serve as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer.

 “Altria had another strong year in 2017,” said Marty Barrington, Altria’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. “We delivered outstanding financial performance and continued to focus on rewarding our shareholders - paying out $4.8 billion in dividends, increasing our dividend by 8.2% and repurchasing more than $2.9 billion in shares. Our 2017 total shareholder return of 9.4% follows four consecutive years of returns exceeding 20%. Over this five-year period, our total shareholder return of 181% outperformed both the S&P 500 and S&P Food, Beverage and Tobacco Index by more than 70%.”

“That success was built on our core tobacco businesses, which delivered strong income growth and expanded their already high margins, despite a year with some unique challenges. Further, we acquired Nat Sherman to improve our smokeable segment’s position in the growing super-premium cigarette segment. We also accomplished several other important strategic initiatives for future success, including making significant progress toward our goal of becoming the U.S. leader in authorized, non-combustible reduced-risk products. And the passage of federal tax reform strengthens our financial capability to further invest in our businesses and reward our shareholders.”

“We thus are forecasting 2018 full-year adjusted diluted EPS growth in a range of 15% to 19%.”






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