Kimberly-Clark To Streamline Operations, Cut Workforce
Kimberly-Clark To Streamline Operations, Cut Workforce
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) disclosed its transformation strategy, which includes a new operating model and key commercial initiatives.
金伯利-克拉克公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：KMB）披露了其轉型戰略，其中包括新的運營模式和關鍵商業舉措。
The company plans to drive significant growth in its categories by investing in science and technology. It will focus on growing 12 powerhouse brands and drive over 80% of its net sales in five global daily-need spaces.
該公司計劃通過投資科學和技術來推動其類別的顯著增長。它將專注於發展12個強勢品牌，並在全球五個日常需求領域推動其80％以上的淨銷售額。
Also, Kimberly-Clark plans to optimize its margin structure through implementing initiatives and deploy technology and data analytics. The company expects to generate more than $3 billion in gross productivity and $500 million in working capital savings through supply chain modernization.
此外，Kimberly-Clark計劃通過實施舉措和部署技術和數據分析來優化其利潤結構。該公司預計，通過供應鏈現代化，總生產率將超過30億美元，節省5億美元的營運資金。
Apart from this, the company plans to reorganize its operations into three business segments – North America, International Personal Care (IPC) and International Family Care and Professional (IFP).
除此之外，該公司還計劃將其業務重組爲三個業務領域——北美、國際個人護理（IPC）和國際家庭護理和專業人士（IFP）。
The company expects to complete its transition by the end of 2024, which is projected to generate selling, general and administrative savings of around $200 million in the next few years.
該公司預計將在2024年底之前完成過渡，預計未來幾年將節省約2億美元的銷售、一般和管理費用。
The company expects to incur one-time restructuring and reorganization costs of around $1.5 billion, split roughly into 50% in non-cash charges and 50% of cash expenses, over the next three years throughout the implementation phase of these initiatives. Cash costs are expected to be approximately half of that amount, primarily related to workforce reductions.
該公司預計，在未來三年中，在這些舉措的整個實施階段，將產生約15億美元的一次性重組和重組成本，其中約分爲50％的非現金費用和50％的現金支出。現金成本預計約爲該金額的一半，主要與裁員有關。
Long-term growth: The company expects organic net sales growth to be ahead of market growth and adjusted operating profit growth in the mid-to-high single digits on a constant currency basis.
長期增長：該公司預計，按固定貨幣計算，有機淨銷售增長將領先於市場增長和調整後的營業利潤以中到高的個位數增長。
Kimberly-Clark projects adjusted EPS growth in mid-to-high single digits on a constant currency basis, and sees annual FCF generation of at least $2 billion.
金伯利-克拉克預計，按固定貨幣計算，調整後的每股收益將達到中高個位數，預計每年的FCF產生量至少爲20億美元。
FY24 Outlook Reiterated: Kimberly-Clark expects to deliver a low-to-mid single digit percentage increase in 2024 organic net sales, with reported net sales growth reflecting negative impacts of around 300 basis points from currency translation and 60 basis points from the Brazil Tissue divestiture.
重申24財年展望：金伯利預計，2024年的有機淨銷售額將實現低至中等的個位數百分比增長，報告的淨銷售增長反映了貨幣折算產生的約300個點子和巴西紙巾剝離60個點子的負面影響。
The company expects adjusted operating profit to grow at a high single-digit to low double-digit rate on a constant-currency basis and adjusted EPS to grow at a high single-digit rate on a constant-currency basis. The currency translation is anticipated to impact reported EPS and operating profit by 400bps.
該公司預計，在固定貨幣基礎上，調整後的營業利潤將以較高的個位數至低兩位數的速度增長，調整後的每股收益將以較高的個位數速度增長。預計貨幣折算將對報告的每股收益和營業利潤產生400個點子的影響。
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via IShares MSCI Global Sustainable Development Goals ETF (NASDAQ:SDG) and Federated Hermes ETF Trust Federated Hermes U.S. Strategic Dividend ETF (NYSE:FDV).
投資者可以通過iShares MSCI全球可持續發展目標ETF（納斯達克股票代碼：SDG）和聯邦愛馬仕ETF信託聯邦愛馬仕美國戰略股息ETF（紐約證券交易所代碼：FDV）獲得股票敞口。
Price Action: KMB shares are up 0.52% at $126.75 on the last check Wednesday.
價格走勢：在週三的最後一次支票中，九巴股價上漲0.52％，至126.75美元。
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