{"id":19378,"date":"2019-11-25T14:27:31","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T18:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pgmcapital.com\/?p=19378"},"modified":"2019-11-25T14:27:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T18:27:33","slug":"highlights-of-the-unilever-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pgmcapital.com\/nl\/highlights-of-the-unilever-group\/","title":{"rendered":"HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UNILEVER GROUP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear PGM Blog readers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our last Novembers’ blog article, we would like to inform you with the latest developments on THE UNILEVER GROUP, and how you can  profit as a value investor from these developments;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTRODUCTION:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Unilever<\/strong> (ULVR.LE and UNA.AS) is a British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company co-headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and Rotterdam, Netherlands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its products include food and beverages (about 40 percent of its revenue), cleaning agents, beauty products, and personal care products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unilever is Europe\u2019s seventh most valuable company, is one of the oldest multinational companies; its products are available in around 190 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It owns over 400 brands, with a turnover in 2017 of 53.7 billion\u00a0euros,\u00a0and thirteen brands with sales of over one billion euros: Axe\/Lynx,\u00a0Dove,\u00a0Omo,\u00a0Heartbrand\u00a0ice creams,\u00a0Hellmann’s,\u00a0Knorr,\u00a0Lipton,\u00a0Lux,\u00a0Magnum,\u00a0Rexona\/Degree,\u00a0Sunsilk\u00a0and\u00a0Surf.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having\u00a0a\u00a0dual-listed company\u00a0consisting of Unilever plc (ULVR.L)\u00a0and\u00a0Unilever N.V. (UNA.AS<\/a>),\u00a0it is\u00a0based in London\u00a0and\u00a0Rotterdam\u00a0respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SELLING OF SOAP BUSINESS IN CENTRAL AMERICA:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Unilever has announced<\/a> that Industria La Popular, a Guatemala-based company, has offered to buy its direct application soap bars business in Central America for an undisclosed sum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deal also includes a licence for Industria La Popular to use the brands Xtra, Surf, Unox, and Rinso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, the right to use these brands in the detergents category will be retained by Unilever, the FMCG giant said in its statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The transaction, expected to close in the second half of 2020, is subject to regulatory approvals by the local authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industria La Popular is a homecare and personal care business, that employs more than 2,000 people and offers around 15 brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PGM CAPITAL’s ANALYSIS & COMMENTS:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Going Eco friendly:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Unilever aims to reduce the environmental footprint of their operations – including their offices and manufacturing sites – as their business grows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan<\/a> (USLP) sets out their greenhouse gas, water and waste reduction targets and our ambition to play a leadership role in the transition to a zero-carbon economy by becoming carbon positive in their operations by 2030, with the following timeline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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