The company said the total cost of the 2024 Transformation Initiative is expected to be about $1.5 billion pre-tax, with cash costs about half of that amount. It presented total pre-tax savings of $3.0 billion in gross productivity and $200 in selling, general and administrative expenses.

1. 01

   The company said the total cost of the 2024 Transformation Initiative is expected to be about $1.5 billion pre-tax, with cash costs about half of that amount. It presented total pre-tax savings of $3.0 billion in gross productivity and $200 in selling, general and administrative expenses.

2. 02

   The company said net sales for the 3 months ended September 30, 2024 decreased 4% to $5.0 billion, and organic sales rose 1%. It said adjusted operating profit of $810 was up 5% from the prior year.

3. 03

   The company said it completed the sale of the PPE business in its K-C Professional segment on July 1, 2024, for total consideration of $635. It recognized a pre-tax gain of $566 ($453 after tax) in Other (income) and expense, net.

4. 04

   The company said cash provided by operations was $2.4 billion for the 9 months ended September 30, 2024. It repurchased 5.4 million shares of common stock for a total of $752 over the same period, and cash used for financing was $2.5 billion.

Key figures

Quarter ended September 30, 2024

Revenue

$5.0B

Operating income

$1.2B

Net income

$907M

EPS

$2.69

Gross profit

$1.8B

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