Fiscal Year 2009 Guidance
For fiscal year 2009, P&G expects its underlying business to deliver
the company's annual target growth rates including organic sales growth of
four to six percent and earnings per share growth of 10%. Fiscal year 2009
GAAP results will include several large impacts from the divestiture of the
Folgers business. The gain on the sale of the business will increase EPS by
an estimated $0.50 per share. This gain will be partially offset by a
temporary increase in restructuring spending of approximately $400 million
after tax, or about $0.12 per share. These restructuring programs are
designed to generate savings to offset the earnings dilution from the loss
of the Folgers business and related stranded overhead costs. Earnings
dilution from Folgers is estimated to be $0.04 per share for the fiscal
year. The one-time gain from the sale is expected to occur in the October -
December 2008 quarter. The Folgers transaction is a non-cash event. It will
not impact operating profit results, but will result in substantial
additional share repurchase. The incremental restructuring costs will be
incurred throughout the fiscal year and are expected to reduce fiscal year
2009 operating margins by approximately 50-basis points. The company
estimates the incremental restructuring spending will affect quarterly EPS
results by the following approximate amounts:
Quarterly EPS Impact from Incremental Restructuring
Jul - Sep Oct - Dec Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Fiscal Year
'08 '08 '09 '09 2009
~($0.04) ~($0.04) ~($0.02) ~($0.02) ~($0.12)
Fiscal year 2009 organic sales are expected to increase four to six
percent. Organic volume is expected to grow two to three percent and the
combination of pricing and product mix is also expected to contribute two
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