A closer look at Kimberly-Clark’s 2nd-quarter revenue by category
By APFriday, July 23, 2010
Glance: Kimberly-Clark 2nd-quarter revenue
Kimberly-Clark Corp., the maker of Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers, said Friday that higher selling prices and cost cuts helped its second-quarter net income rise 24 percent, while revenue rose 3 percent to $4.86 billion.
Here’s a closer look at the consumer product maker’s revenue.
TOTAL REVENUE: Up 3 percent to $4.86 billion
— Personal care (Kotex, Huggies and others): Up 3 percent to $2.18 billion
— Consumer tissue (Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle and others): Down 2 percent to $1.53 billion
— Professional (products for office buildings and other facilities): Up 9 percent to $801 million
— Health care (surgical gloves, face masks, etc.): Up 3 percent to $344 million
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