Henkel posts organic sales increase in Q1, but volumes down

Reuters

Published May 04, 2023 07:53

BERLIN (Reuters) - Henkel on Thursday posted a rise in organic sales for the first quarter, with a year-on-year increase of 6.6% to 5.6 billion euros ($6.21 billion).

The increase slightly exceeded analysts' expectations of a sales volume of 5.4 billion in the quarter, according to Refinitiv estimates.

Sales volumes decreased by 5.4% during the period, slightly below a consensus of -5.2%.

Henkel shares fell 2.1% in early Frankfurt trade.

"Group volumes missed consensus a tad ... and remain weak overall," said a Credit Suisse (SIX:CSGN) analyst.