Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a global health and hygiene company that manufactures and provides consumer products. The company’s products include diapers, tissues, paper towels, surgical gowns and disposable face masks.
In the 2011 full year report, the company showed guidance for 2012. The management forecast a light increase in net sales between 0 and 1 percent. Full year 2012 adjusted earnings per share is estimated between $5 and $5.15 dollar, more than Thomson Reuters’ consensus below $5. The company seems correctly valued with a price earnings ratio of 15x, according to Thomson Reuters.
Technically, the share is testing USD 74.15 long-term resistance. In daily data this level tested between December and January set up a technical pattern known as “double top”. This level represents also historical highest. With this scenario could be imagine a return towards USD 72.30 short-term support, for this reason we suggest to take a short position with a stop-loss above USD 74.50.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation specializes in the manufacturing and the marketing of hygiene products and personal care. Net sales break down by family products as follows:
- protection and personal care products (52.3%): disposable diapers, training pants, diapers, feminine protection products, etc. (Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Thinx, Poise, Plenitud, Softex and other brand names) ;
- household hygiene products (30.8%): tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, hand towels, paper napkins, wipes, etc. (Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex and other brand names);
- professional hygiene products (16.7%): hand towels, tissues, towels, apparel, disinfectants, industrial wipers, etc. (Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, KleenGuard and other brand names);
- others (0.2%).
At the end of 2023, the group had 82 production sites worldwide.
Noth America accounts for 54.5% of net sales.