Monday, April 23, 2007

Kimberly-Clark 1st-qtr profit up; keeps year view

(Reuters) - CHICAGO, April 23 - Kimberly-Clark Corp. posted a higher first-quarter profit on Monday, driven by growth in developing and emerging markets, and stood by its expectations for the full year as it faces higher fiber costs.

The company, known for Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers, earned $452 million, or 98 per share, compared with a profit of $275.1 million, or 60 cents per share, a year earlier.


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