2013 Annual Report Corporate Social Responsibility Download/Financials


We supply our customers from 50 locations in 24 countries.

2013 Highlights

Financial Highlights

For the year ended November 30 (millions except per share data)

2013 2012 % Change
Net Sales $4,123.4 $4,014.2 2.7%
Gross profit 1,665.8 1,617.8 3.0%
Gross profit margin 40.4% 40.3%
Operating income 550.5 578.3 (4.8%)
Operating income margin 13.4% 14.4%
Net Income 389.0 407.8 (4.6%)
Earnings per share—diluted 2.91 3.04 (4.3%)
Dividends paid 179.9 164.7 9.2%
Dividends paid per share 1.36 1.24 9.7%

We are providing below certain non-GAAP financial results excluding items affecting comparability. The details of these adjustments are provided in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures of the Management’s Discussion & Analysis on pages 32 and 33.

2013 2012 % Change
Adjusted operating income $590.8 $578.3 2.2%
Adjusted operating income margin 14.3% 14.4%
Adjusted net income 418.2 407.8 2.6%
Adjusted earnings per share 3.13 3.04 3.0%

2013 Net Sales by
Segment
and Region

    Consumer Business

  • 41.3%
    Americas
  • 14.0%
    Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • 6.3%
    Asia/Pacific

    Industrial Business

  • 26.3%
    Americas
  • 7.4%
    Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • 4.7%
    Asia/Pacific

Passion Points

15%

Sales in emerging markets accounted for 15% of total company sales in 2013, up from 10% of sales just two years ago.

9%

Innovation is a key growth initiative and new products launched in the past three years accounted for 9% of 2013 sales.

30%

We are proud of our safety record, which has improved by 30% since 2010 and is ahead of industry averages.

>2x

Digital marketing is one of our most effective ways to drive sales of our brands. In 2013, our digital marketing spending rose to $30 million, more than double the amount spent in 2011.

1/3

As evidence of the increasing interest in health and wellness, one-third of industrial new product projects included a wellness attribute this year.