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Henkel reports strong start to fiscal 2021

• Group sales show significant organic growth of +7.7 percent to around 5 billion euros, nominal growth of +0.8 percent adversely affected by currency headwinds
• All business units report organic sales growth:
  • Adhesive Technologies with double-digit organic sales growth of +13.0 percent, nominal +6.7 percent
  • Beauty Care reports good organic sales growth of +2.3 percent, nominal -1.1 percent
  • Laundry & Home Care records very strong organic sales growth of +4.1 percent, nominal -5.6 percent
• Emerging markets with double-digit organic sales growth of +18.5 percent, mature markets grow +0.5 percent
• Henkel raises guidance for fiscal 2021:
  • Organic sales growth: +4.0 to +6.0 percent
  • EBIT margin*: 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

Schwarzkopf strengthens their competitive edge

With the pandemic and related shutdowns negatively impacting on sales in the salon sector last year, Henkel’s beauty care division saw strong growth in home colour. How will this continue in 2021?

Wolfgang König to succeed Jens-Martin Schwärzler as Executive Vice President Beauty Care

Wolfgang König ‏(48), currently Category President Kellogg North America, will join the Henkel Management Board as Executive Vice President for the Beauty Care business effective June 1, 2021. He succeeds Jens-Martin Schwärzler ‏(57) who will not be available for another term. He has been with Henkel for more than 28 years and has led Henkel Beauty Care since 2017.