Diageo plc
Diageo: trading statement
Organic sales growth continued to be strong at 6% and the company’s guidance for profit growth remains unchanged.
There are very few other actual numbers given in the trading statement, but it appears that the key driver remains volume growth in Diageo’s priority brands (its big, heavily marketed brands like Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Guinness etc.
At […]
Diageo: H1 results
Diageo continued similar growth to last year in the first half of the current year (six months to December 2005). Organic volume growth of 5% and sales growth of 5% (excluding duties) were slightly better than last year. Organic pre-exceptional operating profit growth was unchanged at 7%.
Growth was mixed across regions with sales flat in […]
Diageo 2005 results
Diageo managed moderate growth in 2005 (for the full year to June) with organic increases of 3% and 4% in volumes and sales (excluding excise duties) respective. This is in line with expectations and next year should be similar. Margins improved and organic growth in operating profit was an impressive 7%.
EPS rose despite the the […]
Diageo
Diageo, the manufacture of a range of drinks including Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Baileys, increased sales by 5% by volume and 2% by value (excluding excise duties). Little of this was driven by acquisitions with organic growth of 3% in volumes and 5% in sales at Constant exchange rates.
Diageo’s “global priority brands”, its […]
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