Energizer Q1
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Blade and razor sales grew 12% to $228.2 mil. in the fiscal first quarter (ended Dec. 31), driven by performances of Schick Quattro and Intuition, company reports Jan. 25. Profit for the division jumped 20% to $41.4 mil. Consolidated sales increased 8%, or 5% on a constant currency basis, to $875.9 mil., and net earnings were $121.7 mil., or $1.62 per diluted share, up 6% versus the prior year. Release of firm's first quarter results coincides with start of Ward Klein's tenure as CEO. Energizer announced Klein, who previously served as chief operating officer, would succeed CEO Pat Mulcahy last year (1"The Rose Sheet" Nov. 8, 2004, p. 7)...