You betcha... from Duracell and Gillette to Crest, Charmin to Tide, Bounty to Iams - P&G is the world's largest consumer goods company. As a matter of fact, "three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world." P&G has a bigger mission that they are trying to fulfill: "Provide branded products and services of superior quality and value that improve the lives of the world's consumers, now and for generations to come."
P&G is one of the Top 20 innovators of the Innovation Index.
P&G stock is doing relatively well compared to the major indexes. Here is a snapshot of how well P&G is holding up since 2007, beating both S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices:
One answer: Innovation. Innovation driving new business, innovation driving growth, innovative leadership by past CEO of P&G A.G. Lafley, & current CEO Bob McDonald. Another fact that most investors may not know about: Barclays Global Investors and Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett's company) are the top two institutional holders of P&G.
P&G has been making or handily beating the earnings estimates for the past 4 quarters (despite the Great Recession):
| Earnings History | Dec-08 | Mar-09 | Jun-09 | Sep-09 |
| EPS Est | 1.58 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.99 |
| EPS Actual | 1.58 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 1.06 |
| Difference | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Surprise % | 0.0% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 7.1% |
(Courtesy - Yahoo Finance)
P&G Revenue & Gross Profit are beginning to climb back (check earnings results below), after divesting major businesses such as the prescription business in 2009 (courtesy - Yahoo Finance). Sales fell in 2008-2009 (yearly sales for June 2009) owing to the recession, divesting of businesses, and P&G's ill-timed strategy of raising prices for its products in the midst of the Great Recession that backfired. The price increases initially helped buoy sales, but eventually sales suffered. P&G is correcting the price increase strategy of 2008 beginning in Q3 of 2009.
| PERIOD ENDING | 30-Jun-09 | 30-Jun-08 | 30-Jun-07 | |
| Total Revenue | 79,029,000 | 83,503,000 | 76,476,000 | |
| Cost of Revenue | 38,898,000 | 40,695,000 | 36,686,000 | |
| Gross Profit | 40,131,000 | 42,808,000 | 39,790,000 | |
P&G Global Business Unit Organization
24 of P&G's brands have more than a billion dollars in net annual sales,[15] and another 18 have sales between $500 million and $1 billion. (Courtesy - Wikipedia). These P&G brands are run as business units, with brand heads managing the operations, products & profits.
Billion dollar brands
- Ariel is a brand of laundry detergent/liquid available in numerous forms and scents.
- Actonel is a brand of the osteoporosis drug risedronate co-marketed by Sanofi-Aventis.
- Bounty is a brand of paper towel sold in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom (rebranded to "Plenty" in the UK after being sold to SCA Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget).
- Braun is a small-appliances manufacturer specializing in electric razors, coffeemakers, toasters, and blenders.
- Crest is a brand of toothpaste.
- Dawn is a brand of dishwashing detergent.
- Downy/Lenor is a brand of fabric softener.
- Duracell is a brand of batteries and flashlights.
- Fusion is a brand of men's wet shave razors and is the quickest P&G brand to have reached $1 billion in annual sales.
- Gain is a brand of laundry detergent and fabric softeners.
- Gillette is a safety razor manufacturer.
- Head & Shoulders is a brand of shampoo body wash, and deodorant.
- Old Spice is a brand of aftershave and shaving cream.
- Ivory is a soap.
- Nice 'n Easy is a hair coloring product.
- Olay is a brand of women's skin care products.
- Oral-B is a brand of toothbrush.
- Pampers is a brand of disposable diaper.
- Pantene is a brand of hair care products (conditioners/styling aids).
- Prilosec OTC is a brand of heartburn medicine co-marketed by AstraZeneca.
- Pringles is a brand of potato chips.
- Puffs is a brand of facial tissue.
- Secret is a brand of antiperspirant and deodorant.
- TAG is a deodorant and body spray.
- Tide is a brand of laundry detergent.
- Vicks is a brand name of over-the-counter medicines (Formula 44, Sinex, NyQuil/DayQuil)
- Wella is a brand name of hair care products (shampoo, conditioner, styling, and hair color).
- Whisper is a brand of pantyliners sold primarily in Asian markets.
Most of these brands, including Bounty, Crest, Pringles, Puffs, and Tide, are global products available in several continents. Procter & Gamble products are available in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
How did P&G do in the latest quarter?
"The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) reported net sales of $19.8 billion for the July - September quarter which exceeded the Company's guidance. Organic sales growth was up two percent versus a guidance range of flat to minus three percent on better than expected results across most business segments. Diluted net earnings per share increased three percent to $1.06, above the Company's guidance range of $0.95 to $1.00. The Company raised its outlook for the October - December quarter and fiscal 2010 organic sales growth citing modestly higher expectation for market growth. The Company also increased the low end of its fiscal year guidance range by $0.03 per share to reflect the higher top-line growth projection." - Courtesy PG.com Quarterly Press Release.
"Our September quarter results give us encouragement we are making the right choices to grow market share profitably," said President and Chief Executive Officer Bob McDonald. "We are investing in innovation, expanding our portfolio and improving consumer value to serve more consumers, in more parts of the world, more completely. We are driving simplification and improving execution while leveraging scale to create cost efficiencies that help fund these investments and accelerate growth."
What is sexy, new and exciting that P&G is innovating?
P&G recently introduced Cascade Complete All-in-1 ActionPacs.
Cascade Complete All-in-1 ActionPacs "give you the confidence of a job done right. It breaks down, dissolves, and rinses away tough food particles without the need to pre-wash."
Here is what one highly satisfied P&G customer had to say about All-in-1 ActionPacs:
OMG this is the most amazing product
"I have an older dishwasher that came with the apartment I live in. You had to completely wash the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. I was basically using it to drain the dishes. I saw this on T.V. and went to walmart and got it. All I can say is it is almost magical the way it cleans. I tested it on several hard to wash dishes, dried oatmeal, dried rice krispy cereal and my stainless steel pots and everything came out clean, no stuck on food, no hard water residue. thank you! thank you! thank you! what a time saver. I am disabled and one of the hardest things to do is standing over the sink washing dishes."
By beadjeannie. Reviewer from Fresno, CA August 14, 2008
Marketing Machine
According to the Nielsen Company, in 2007 P&G spent more on U.S. advertising than any other company; the $2.62 billion spent by P&G is almost twice as much as that spent by General Motors, the next company on the Nielsen list.[5] P&G was named 2008 Advertiser of the Year by Cannes International Advertising Festival.[6]
Bottomline:
P&G is a great company with great leadership and employees, and highly satisfied customers. P&G will be around for the next 100 years. P&G will continue to grow high single digits even in this economy because of the breadth of its products, creativity and innovation, global market share, and delighted repeat customers who will not buy another brand. When P&G made increases in product prices to bolster revenue & profits - as high as 16 percent because of higher costs for plastic, energy, and paper in 2008 - consumers reacted and bought less of P&G products, and sales fell. P&G changed strategies in Q3 2009 to react to the price-conscious buyers & accommodate frugal shoppers: "Company leaders say they are cutting prices about 10 percent of their global product line, stepping up promotions such as coupons and other discounts, and making more “value” pitches to consumers." P&G also announced a new plan for its laundry business, slashing the price of Cheer detergent by 13 percent and promoting it as a bargain brand. In CEO McDonald's words: "the focus on innovation, expanding our portfolio and improving consumer value" are keys to P&G's continued growth.
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Creativity and Innovation Best Practices
Creativity and Innovation Case Studies
The Innovation Index
Top 50 innovative companies in the world
Innovation Index Reports
Introducing The Innovation Index
Annual Report 2007 - The Innovation Index gains 66%
Measuring Business Innovation Success
Q1 2008 Report - Innovation Index ahead of S&P 500
Q2 2008 Report - Top Innovators Deliver
Top 50 Innovative Companies in the world
Annual Report - Chapter One - Total Innovation Activity
Annual Report - Chapter Two - The Top Innovator
Annual Report - Chapter Three - The Innovation Insights
Innovation and Stock Performance Correlation
Future earnings guidance, A leading indicator
Smart Investing In Tough Economic Times
Creativity and Innovation Best Practices
Creativity and Innovation Case Studies
About the Innovation Index
The Innovation Index introduced in December 2006 is a weighted stock price index of the top 20 Innovators in North America.The Innovation Index returned 66% in 2007 based on performance model, and would have returned 174% over the previous five years (2002-2006) based on historical model*. This assumes equal investment in each stock of The Innovation Index as of December 31, 2001. An average of $100 invested in The Innovation Index on December 31, 2001 returned $454 as of December 31, 2007. By comparison, $100 invested in S&P 500 returned 28% or $129, $100 invested in NASDAQ returned 34% or $136, and $100 invested in the Dow Jones Index returned 30% or $131 through December 31, 2007. The Innovation Index beats the S & P 500, NASDAQ and Dow Jones Index by more than seven times over the past six years.
Alphabetical list of the Top 20 Innovators of The Innovation Index for 2008 and their stock ticker symbols:
3M Company - (NYSE: MMM)
Amazon.com, Inc. - (NASDAQ: AMZN)
America Movil - (NYSE: AMX)
Apple Inc. - (NASDAQ: AAPL)
AT&T Inc. - (NYSE: T)
Best Buy Co., Inc. - (NYSE: BBY)
Cisco Systems, Inc. - (NASDAQ: CSCO)
Costco Wholesale Corporation - (NASDAQ: COST)
eBay Inc. - (NASDAQ: EBAY)
General Electric Co. - (NYSE: GE)
Google Inc. - (NASDAQ: GOOG)
Hewlett-Packard Co. - (NYSE: HPQ)
Intel Corporation - (NASDAQ: INTC)
International Business Machines Corp. - (NYSE: IBM)
Merck & Co., Inc. - (NYSE: MRK)
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD)
Microsoft Corporation - (NASDAQ: MSFT)
NIKE, Inc. - (NYSE: NKE)
Research In Motion Limited - (NASDAQ: RIMM)
The Proctor & Gamble Company - (NYSE: PG)
The Innovation Index will analyze the positions and standings of the Top 20 Innovators at the end of each year. For 2008, there will be no further changes in The Innovation Index.
Originally published in 2008; republished in with major revisions in 2009.
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