P&G Reports EPS of $0.92, Up 16% Behind 8% Sa...(act on sales growth. Foreign exchange is...),Health

Date:10/30/2007

act on sales growth. Foreign exchange is expected to have a positive impact of about three percent. The net impact of acquisitions and divestitures is estimated to have a negative one percent impact on sales growth. Total sales are expected to increase six to eight percent. This is an increase of one percent versus the company's previous guidance range due to the increased foreign exchange outlook.

The company also raised its earnings per share outlook by $0.02 for the fiscal year to reflect a one-time tax benefit. The company now expects earnings per share to be in the range of $3.46 to $3.49, up 14 to 15 percent versus the prior year. Operating margins are expected to improve by 50 to 100-basis points driven by lower overhead costs as a percent of sales and modest gross margin improvement. The tax rate for fiscal year 2008 is expected to be at or slightly below 29% excluding the 50-basis point benefit of the one-time tax gain.

For the October-December quarter, organic sales are expected to grow four to six percent. The combination of pricing and product mix is expected to be about neutral to sales growth. Foreign exchange is expected to have a positive impact of three to four percent. The net impact of acquisitions and divestitures is estimated to have a negative one to two percent impact on sales growth. Total sales are expected to increase six to eight percent.

The company expects earnings per share to be in the range of $0.95 to $0.97 for the quarter. Operating margins are expected to improve modestly as overhead cost improvements will largely be offset by lower gross margins. Gross margins are expected to be temporarily lower due to higher commodity and energy costs and the investments needed behind the North America laundry compaction initiative. P&G expects gross margins to recover in the second half of the fiscal year due to pricing, the benefits of the North America laundry compaction initiative and increased cost savings from restructuri
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