Cleaning boom drives Procter & Gamble sales beat

Reuters

Published Jul 30, 2020 12:39

(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co (N:PG) beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, benefiting from increased demand for its cleaning supplies as people become more conscious of the standard of hygiene at home during the pandemic.

The company's net earnings attributable was $2.80 billion (2.15 billion pounds), or $1.07 per share, in the fourth quarter ended June 30, compared with a loss of $5.24 billion, or $2.12 per share, a year earlier. The year ago quarter had an impairment charge of about $8 billion.