UN Unilever NV

Unilever (UN, UL): 4Q Earnings 
Due: Feb. 4 at 0700 GMT 
DJ Survey of 5 Analysts 
Average Revenue: EUR9.87B, down 2.8% (EUR10.15B 4Q 2009) 
Average EPS: 28.8 cents, down 0.7% (29 cents in 4Q 2009) 
 

Note: Figures will be hit following businesses having been disposed in the last year. Organic sales are seen up 1.9% as a strong recovery in volumes is somewhat offset by weaker pricing. Strong growth in Asia, Africa and eastern Europe will offset weakness in Europe and the Americas. Margins are expected to grow 1.1 percentage points as the company benefits from a sharp drop in input costs. The margin growth will come despite a large rise in marketing spend, analysts say. (MIC)

 
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