SUBMITTED BY
K.P.SARITHA
APARNA RAJEEV
ASHA SUKUMARAN
SUDHIT SETHI
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….…3
History and Background……………………………………………………………….…3
Business Description………………………………………………………………….…..4
Board of Directors………………………………………………………………………...5
SWOT Analysis………………………………………………………………………..….7
Financial Analysis…………………………………………………………………...….12
Ratio Analysis……………………………………………………………………………12
Cash Flow Analysis……………………………………………………………………..18
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………20
References and Bibliography…………………………………………………………..22
INTRODUCTION
Procter and Gamble is the world’s largest consumer goods company which operates in more than 180 countries around the world. It has more than 300 brands in beauty, health, fabric home, baby, family and personal care products. More than 20 of P&G's brands are billion-dollar sellers, including Actonel, Always/Whisper, Braun, Bounty, Charmin, Crest, Downy/Lenor, Folgers, Gillette, Iams, Olay, Pampers, Pantene, Pringles, Tide, and Wella, among others. It operates in America, Europe and Asia. It is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio and employs 138,000 people. P&G generated revenue of $68,222 million in the fiscal year of 2006. This is a whooping 20.2% increase from 2005. The net profits also went up by a massive 25.4% from 2005.
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
William Procter, a candle-maker, and James Gamble, a soap-maker, formed the company known as Procter & Gamble in 1837. The company prospered during the nineteenth century. In 1859, sales reached one million dollars. At this point, approximately eighty employees worked for Procter & Gamble. During the American Civil War, the company won contracts to supply the Union Army with soaps and candles. In the 1880s, Procter & Gamble began to market a new product, an
