Home > Resources > Company Profiles > Unilever N.V.

Unilever N.V. (UN)

Your Name

Your Email Address *
Send a copy to me

Recipient's Email Address *

Separate multiple email addresses (max 20) with commas.

Subject *

Message

0/1500

Email Confirmation

Patrick Cescau , CEO/Director

www.unilever.com

Industry: Food and Beverage

OPEN

LAST

PREV CLOSE

CHANGE

VOLUME

Overview

News

People

Financials

Overview

The Company is a supplier of fast moving consumer goods across Foods and Home and Personal Care categories.

Portfolio Articles

A New Age for Luxury Travel
Hotels and resorts are increasingly catering to sophisticated guests—who can't yet drive.
Sep 24 2007
P&G Steps Up Share Buyback
Procter & Gamble said fourth-quarter profit rose 19 percent. To buy back up to $30 billion in shares.
Aug 03 2007
Showdown For Swiss Banks
A spate of rivals report earnings this week, as data on employment and inflation helps pull the economic picture into focus.
Apr 30 2007
Brought to You by...Them
It’s time for the May upfronts, the annual shopping spree in which advertisers pick the network shows that will get their money.

Apr 16 2007

See more news on this company

News Feeds

Lipton-brand milk tea powder recalled in Asia AP
Sep 30 2008
Starbucks signs ice cream deal with Unilever AP
Sep 15 2008

Portfolio Blogs

Extra Credit, Wednesday Edition
Jan 09 2008
Extra Credit, Sunday Edition
Oct 21 2007
Dove's 'Real Beauty': Enjoy It While It Lasts
Oct 08 2007

And in this Corner, Wearing Blue Trunks...
Sep 28 2007
Altria 1: Sell-Side Chatter Becomes MSM Clatter
Aug 25 2007

Press Releases

Football Champion Michael Strahan and Baseball All-Star Chase Utley Join Forces to Launch Vaseline(R) Men Campaign Oct-07-2008, 03:57PM EDT
TABS Group Signs Agreement With Unilever for TABS Total Store Analytics(TM) Service Sep-17-2008, 03:05PM EDT
Starbucks and Unilever Sign Licensing Agreement to Grow Super-Premium Starbucks(R) Ice Cream Business Sep-15-2008, 12:58PM EDT
Unilever Completes Sale of North American Laundry Business to Vestar Capital Partners Sep-09-2008, 09:00AM EDT
Dove(R) Partners with Hollywood Film to Empower Women to Work Together Sep-03-2008, 06:00AM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Medicine, food will see you through in times of trouble (Economic Times, India)

Oct 12 2008
Power Players, 2008: 1 - 5 (Advertising Age)

Oct 12 2008
A day to promote hygiene in RI (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)

Oct 11 2008
Potato salad with gremolada (Taste Magazine, New Zealand)

Oct 11 2008
Day care makes holiday worthwhile (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)

Oct 11 2008
Tate Modern Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster's grand design (Daily Telegraph, UK)

Oct 10 2008
150 new jobs on the way (Bray People, Ireland)

Oct 09 2008
TABS Group Signs Agreement With Unilever for TABS Total Store Analytics(TM) Service (Examiner.com: Anchorage, Alaska)

Oct 08 2008
Football Champion Michael Strahan and Baseball All-Star Chase Utley Join Forces to Launch Vaseline(R) Men Campaign (Examiner.com: Anchorage, Alaska)

Oct 07 2008
Medical researcher describes the challenge of brain illnesses (Reading Eagle, Pennsylvania)

Oct 07 2008

Blogs

MindShare Buys UK Media Planner Michaelides & Bednash (Paid Content)

Oct 09 2008
Gee, Why Would Men Use Vaseline? [Advertising] (Gawker)

Oct 09 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 174,000

Revenue per Employee: $365,928

Top Executives

Vindi Banga, Divisional President

Michael Polk, President, Geographical

Kees van der Graaf, Geographical President/Director

John Rice, Geographical President

James A. Lawrence, CFO

Harish Manwani, Geographical President

Ralph Kugler, Divisional President/Director

Sandy Ogg, Other Executive Officer

Board of Directors

Kees J. Storm, Director

Rudy Markham, CFO/Director

Michael Treschow, Chairman of the Board/Director

Thembalihle Hixonia Nyasulu, Director

Ralph Kugler, Divisional President/Director

The Rt Hon The Lord Brittan of Spennithorne QC, DL, Director

Charles E. Golden, Director

N. R. Narayana Murthy, Director

The Lord Simon of Highbury CBE, Director/Vice Chairman

Kees van der Graaf, Geographical President/Director

Dr. Byron Grote, Director

Professor Wim Dik, Director

Anthony Burgmans, Chairman of the Board/Director

Jean-Cyril Spinetta, Director

Jeroen van der Veer, Director

Professor Genevieve Berger, Director

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007	08/2007
Sales	12.5 Bil.	NA	12.94 Bil.	11.84 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	2.61 Bil.	14.44 Bil.	1.69 Bil.	2.41 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	2.61 Bil.	14.44 Bil.	1.69 Bil.	2.41 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	3.04 Bil.	14.26 Bil.	2.18 Bil.	2.11 Bil.
Total Net Income	2.11 Bil.	1.15 Bil.	1.44 Bil.	1.55 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	0.74	0.37	0.5	0.54
Diluted EPS, Total	0.73	0.36	0.49	0.51

BALANCE STATEMENT	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007	08/2007
Cash and Equivalents	1.98 Bil.	1.6 Bil.	2.24 Bil.	2.06 Bil.
Total Assets	17.2 Bil.	14.5 Bil.	16.16 Bil.	15.84 Bil.
Total Liabilities	21.77 Bil.	19.8 Bil.	21.22 Bil.	20.94 Bil.
Total Capitalization	27.87 Bil.	26.1 Bil.	25.45 Bil.	23.66 Bil.

Cash Flow	05/2008	02/2008	11/2007	08/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	170 Mil.	7.58 Bil.	3.7 Bil.	1.44 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	614 Mil.	-910 Mil.	-404 Mil.	-202 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-690 Mil.	-4.39 Bil.	-2.56 Bil.	-656 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	52 Mil.	356 Mil.	778 Mil.	609 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	NA	25.22 Bil.	39.66 Bil.	24.7 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	58.68 Bil.	27.1 Bil.	7.29 Bil.	29.71 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	58.68 Bil.	8.75 Bil.	7.29 Bil.	8.49 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	58.57 Bil.	7.17 Bil.	6.44 Bil.	4.89 Bil.
Total Net Income	6.04 Bil.	6.26 Bil.	4.46 Bil.	2.54 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	1.97	2.18	4.59	0.87
Diluted EPS, Total	1.91	2.11	4.45	0.83

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	1.6 Bil.	1.37 Bil.	1.81 Bil.	2.15 Bil.
Total Assets	14.5 Bil.	12.54 Bil.	12.78 Bil.	16.34 Bil.
Total Liabilities	19.8 Bil.	18.32 Bil.	18.04 Bil.	19.74 Bil.
Total Capitalization	26.1 Bil.	20.42 Bil.	17.54 Bil.	16.83 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	7.58 Bil.	5.95 Bil.	5.15 Bil.	6.4 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-910 Mil.	1.52 Bil.	610 Mil.	-986 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-4.39 Bil.	-8.67 Bil.	-5.71 Bil.	-6.33 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	356 Mil.	-732 Mil.	-167 Mil.	-910 Mil.

Unilever N.V. (UN)

Company Information

Overview

Employees

Top Executives

Board of Directors

Financials

Company Profile Change Request