- Sales increase to new high: 5,143 million euros, organic growth +3.5%
- EBIT* reaches new high: 926 million euros (+1.8%)
- EBIT margin* further improved: +20 basis points to 18.0%
- Earnings per preferred share (EPS)*: 1.58 euros (+1.9%), excluding currency effects: +7.7%
- North American consumer goods businesses back to normal service levels
- Henkel updates full year outlook, reflecting stronger headwinds from currencies and material prices, and expects organic group sales growth of 2 - 4% (unchanged), an EBIT* margin of around 18% (previously: more than 17.5%) and an EPS* growth of 3 - 6% (previously: 5 - 8%)
