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Unilever — Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium 2007
11 slides from Unilever's conference presentation, May 8, 2007
Slide 1: Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium; Safe harbour statement
Patrick Cescau Group Chief Executive Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium 8th May 2007 Safe harbour statement This presentation may contain forward-looking statements, including 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Slide 2: Our challenge in 2004
Our challenge in 2004 6 14 5 12 Operating margin (%) 10 4 USG % 8 3 6 2 4 1 2 0 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 Our position in 2004 Growth 2001-04 Market share Exposure to D&E Exposure to Europe Growth potential Clear prioritisation 2
Slide 3: A new business model
A new business model Clear Aligned growth strategy organisation Disciplined execution Defining our growth priorities • Businesses that are attractive • Businesses where we are already advantaged • Businesses with the potential to harness our strength in D&E 3
Slide 4: Deodorants market share
Deodorants market share % sales Unilever Close Competitors Others 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% UK Mexico Brazil USA FranceGermany Italy RussiaPoland Netherlands Belgium Spain Canada S Africa Columbia Ukraine Chile Australia Argentina Source: Euromonitor, Unilever estimates Defining our growth priorities • Bu
Slide 5: Deodorants, Skin, Hair; Savoury, Ice Cream, Tea
Deodorants, Skin, Hair Savoury, Ice Cream, Tea 5
Slide 6: Vitality within Foods; D&E: Foods, Home care
Vitality within Foods D&E: Foods, Home care 6
Slide 7: Our growth priorities
Russia and China Our growth priorities Deodorants, Skin, Hair Savoury, Ice Cream, Tea Vitality within Foods D&E: Foods, Home care Russia and China 7
Slide 8: Aligned organisation
Aligned organisation Unilever Executive Corporate strategy Portfolio priorities Performance management Regions Categories Functions Execution Brand and category strategies Functional excellence Customer management Innovation Business support Supply chain R&D Simplification Disciplined execution, spe
Slide 9: Bigger, better innovation; Growth momentum
Bigger, better innovation Growth momentum Underlying sales growth 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% * * 05 05 06 06 06 06 07 05 05 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Q2 Q3 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q1 Q4 Annualised growth rate * Days adjusted 9
Slide 10: Key financials; Agenda going forward
Key financials Q1 2007 2006 2005 Underlying sales growth 5.7% 3.8% 3.1% Operating margin 13.7% 13.6% 13.2% ‘Underlying’ movement in 40bps (30)bps (90)bps operating margin* Ungeared free cash flow €4.2bn €4.0bn *Before restructuring, disposals and impairments and 2006 gains on US health care and UK p
Slide 11: E New)
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