Financial Statement Analysis – Unilever

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Financial Statement Analysis – Unilever
Trung Hoang Bien Nguyen
FIN 543 – Equity Mrkts/Debt Instrmnt Mgt
Jeremy Chambers
May 23 , 2017

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Introduction
“Unilever is a manufacturing company, which has four main divisions: foods,
refreshment (beverages and ice cream), home care, and personal care” according to Unilever,
2013. From long-established names like Lifebuoy, Sunlight, and Pond’s to new innovations
such as the Pureit affordable water purifier, Unilever’s range of brands is as diverse as their
worldwide consumer base. Unilever has more than 400 brands, 14 of which generate sales in
excess of €1 billion a year. Many of these brands have long-standing, strong social missions,
including Lifebuoy’s drive to promote hygiene through hand-washing with soap, and Dove’s
campaign for real beauty. Unilever is one of the world’s leading fast-moving consumer goods
companies with products sold in over 190 countries and more than 2 billion consumers
worldwide use a Unilever product on any given day, according to Unilever, 2014. Financial
reporting is very important for any business in the world as well as Unilever company because
the investors based on the financial results that they will decide to invest in the company.
Through financial analysis of Unilever including revenue, income, profit, ratio, credit rating
or Dupont Method, etc. in the period 2012-2014 to also give the owners, shareholders,
partners and personnel of Unilever watches about business operation and the achievements of
the company. I will give some recommendation for investors that they should buy, sell or hold
shares of Unilever company.

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Financial Goals
Unilever is a global consortium of UK and Netherlands, renowned in the field of
manufacturing and FMCG products (Fast Moving Consumer Goods – the products are sold
quickly, low cost, and they move from retailer’s products to customer too quickly) include
hygiene care for personal and family, food, tea and drinking from tea. The representative
brands of Unilever consumed and widely accepted globally as Lipton, Knorr, Cornetto, Omo,
Lux, Vim, Lifebuoy, Vaseline, etc. With millions of dollars in revenue for each brand has
been demonstrate that Unilever is one of the world's most successful companies in the
business of health care of consumers. Unilever operations are in two main including food
(43%) and hygiene care (57%).
Unilever
Commitment
Unilever performance
Goal 1
Improving Health &
Well Being
Health & Hygiene By 2020
Help more than a
billion people to
improve their health
& hygiene
By 2013
303 million reached
183 million – lifebuoy
55 million- pureit
52 million – toothpaste
brands
13 million – dove self -
esteem programs
Improving Nutrition By 2020
Double the
proportion of our
By 2013
31% of Unilever’s
portfolio by volume met

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portfolio that meets
highest nutrition
standards
highest nutrition standards
Goal 2:
Reducing
Environmental
Impact
Green House Gas By 2020
Half the greenhouse
gas impact of
products
By 2010
Greenhouse gas footprint
impact per consumer use
has increase by 5%
Water Use By 2020
Half the water
associated with
consumer use of
product
By 2010
Water impact per consumer
use has increased around
15%
Waste and Packaging By 2020
Half the waste
associated with
disposal use of
products
By 2010
Waste impact has reduced
around 11%
Sustainable Sourcing By 2020
100% sourcing of
agricultural raw
materials sustainable
By 2013
48% of agricultural raw
materials were sustainably
sourced by Unilever
Goal 3: Fairness in workplace By 2020