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Reckitt Benckiser Cleans Up

First quarter results easily top estimates.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Reckitt Benckiser, the world’s largest household cleaner company, reported first quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates, and company executives expect the good results to continue throughout the year. Net income rose to 448 million pounds ($702 million), from 393 million pounds a year earlier, Slough, England-based Reckitt said today in a statement. That was above the 435.6 million-pound average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Chief Executive Officer Bar...

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