Henkel Reports Net Income Grew 6.7 Percent In 2Q 2013

Henkel announced net income for the second quarter of 2013 increased 6.7 percent to €432 million from €405 million in the same quarter of the previous year. Earnings per preferred share grew from €0.91 to €0.96. Sales for the second quarter 2013 increased 1.9 percent to €4.286 billion, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. Organic sales, which exclude the impact of foreign exchange and acquisitions and divestments, increased 4.0 percent. Henkel’s Laundry and Home Care division posted organic sales growth of 5.8 percent, while the Beauty Care business achieved 2.8 percent and the Adhesive Technologies department posted 3.6 percent.