Weak performance in mature markets hits Henkel’s Q2 results

Published: 13-Aug-2019
Finance

Its Beauty Care division saw a 2.4% drop in sales

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Weak performance in mature markets hits Henkel’s Q2 results
Weak performance in mature markets hits Henkel’s Q2 results

German personal care manufacturer Henkel has posted ‘below expectation’ results for Q2 2019.

Sales reached €5,121m, almost parity with the same quarter in 2018.

Organic sales, which exclude the impact of currency effects, acquisitions and divestments, fell by 0.4%.

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