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Henkel continues on growth path with strong sales increase in third quarter

• Group sales grow organically by +3.5% to around 5.1 billion euros, nominal +1.9%:
  • Adhesive Technologies achieves very strong organic sales growth of +7.0%, nominal +7.1%
  • Beauty Care records negative organic sales development of -3.0%, nominal -6.5%
  • Laundry & Home Care achieves good organic sales growth of +2.0%, nominal -0.8%
• Organic sales development mainly driven by emerging markets
• Henkel well above pre-crisis level: organic sales growth of +7.5% versus Q3 2019 corresponds to an average annual growth of +3.7%
• Outlook for fiscal 2021 updated: Sales guidance confirmed, earnings expectations at lower end of previous guidance ranges 

Henkel delivers very strong performance in the first half year – double-digit growth in organic sales and earnings

• Group sales show organic growth of +11.3 percent to around 10 billion euros ‏(nominal +4.7 percent), driven by all business units and regions
• Operating profit* rises to 1,430 million euros, +20.1%
• EBIT margin* increased to 14.4%, +1.9 percentage points
• Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* grow by+22.4% to 2.40 euros, +30.1% at constant exchange rates
• Good progress in all areas of purposeful growth agenda
• Outlook for fiscal year 2021 updated: higher sales growth with unchanged earnings guidance
  • Organic sales growth: +6.0 to +8.0 percent ‏(previously: +4.0 to +6.0 percent)
  • EBIT margin*: 13.5 to 14.5 percent ‏(previously: 14.0 to 15.0 percent)
  • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS) *: Increase in the high single-digit to mid-teens percentage range at constant exchange rates ‏(unchanged)

Henkel completes sale of Right Guard and Dry Idea brands

Henkel has closed the sale of two brands, Right Guard and Dry Idea, to Thriving Brands LLC, effective June 1, 2021. Both brands are mainly focused on the North American and UK markets. The transaction is another milestone in the company’s ambition to actively shape its portfolio, an important pillar of its Purposeful Growth agenda. Last year, Henkel announced that the company has identified brands and categories with a total sales volume of more than one billion euros, predominantly in its consumer businesses, of which around 50 percent are marked to be divested or discontinued by 2021.