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Alan Jope
H1 Underlying Sales Underlying Operating Current Underlying EPS % Business Winning MAT
Growth Margin
2. Win with our brands as a force for good, powered by purpose & innovation
Operational Excellence
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Strategic change agenda
Develop eB2B
Portfolio change High growth segments Share Buy Back
business platforms
• Announced the acquisition of • Prestige 27% H1 USG • Share buy back of up to €3bn
digital-led, cruelty free skin care underway
brand Paula’s Choice • Functional Nutrition 18% H1 USG
• Reflects strong free cash flow
• Operational separation of Tea delivery and balance sheet
business substantially complete position
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Category dynamics
(1 )%
Hygiene
26%
19%
7% 11% 5%
(1 0)%
Prestige 34%
Personal Care
10%
21%
8%
(2 )% (3 )% (2 )% (0 )%
(2 )% (5 )%
Functional Nutrition
(1 0)% (1 0)%
54%
39% 45% 33%
9%
• Step up in pricing in Q2
Rest of BPC: Hair care, Deodorants, Skin Care, Oral Care, excl. Prestige
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8.1% 5.8%
Foods & Refreshment H1 USG H1 UVG
In-home H1 +4%
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J
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Prestige & Functional Nutrition
Prestige H1 +27%
China Omnichannel
+34% +44%
India eB2B
>100% +105%
UPG 4.7%
• Pricing stepping up to offset
UVG 3.3%
commodity inflation headwinds.
UPG of 2.2% in June
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7.7% 6.4%
Asia / AMET / RUB H1 USG H1 UVG
1.2%
• India: strong growth with
UPG lockdown impact less severe
4.5% than last year
UVG
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9.5% 3.1%
Latin America H1 USG H1 UVG
UVG 4.2%
• Mexico: strong growth across all
divisions
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2.6% 1.0%
North America H1 USG H1 UVG
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1.1% 2.2%
Europe H1 USG H1 UVG
4.7%
• Price declined whilst lapping
lower promotional intensity
UPG
(0.6)%
UVG • UK & Germany: lapping spike in
household stocking in Q2 2020
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Turnover +0.3%
USG 5.4%
1.5%
1.3% (0.1)%
4.0%
A & D 1.4%
(6.1)%
€25.7 bn €25.8 bn
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Underlying operating margin (100)bps
C O VID-19 Bps
Year
impact impact
vs H1 Mix (10)
2020 On cost 0
vs H1 Mix (50)
2019 On cost (40)
(60)bps
19.8% 40bps
18.8%
(80)bps
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Even higher commodity inflation
Commodity
Crude oil Soy bean oil Freight Packaging
inflation
D’19 M’20 J’20 S’20 D’20 M’21 J’21 D’19 M’20 J’20 S’20 D’20 M’21 J’21 D’19 M’20 J’20 S’20 D’20 M’21 J’21 D’19 M’20 J’20 S’20 D’20 M’21 J’21
Crude oil Soy bean oil North America truck freight Resin (PE)
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Underlying earnings per share
0.8%
1.5% 0.4%
2.9% (1.4)%
(6.3)%
€1.35
Constant Underlying EPS +4.3% €1.33
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Cash flow & balance sheet
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Alan Jope
Summary Outlook
Pricing stepping up
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Vision
Our vision
is to be the global leader in
sustainable business. We will
demonstrate how our purpose-led,
future-fit business model
drives superior performance,
consistently delivering financial
results in the top third of our industry.
Unilever Half Year 2021
Results
Alan Jope & Graeme Pitkethly