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Q1 Sales Up at Kimberly-Clark

Personal care sales rise 8% to $2.4 billion.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) posted first quarter 2012 results and reconfirmed its previous guidance for full-year 2012.First quarter 2012 net sales rose 4% to $5.2 billion. In the personal care segment, sales increased 8% to $2.4 billion.Operating profit rose 3% to $399 million.The improvement included benefits from sales growth and cost savings, partially offset by input cost inflation and increased marketing, research and general expenses. Sales in North America increased 1%, while ...

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