Thursday, April 26, 2007

Reckitt shines after polished Q1 and raised targets

(Reuters) - LONDON, April 26 - Britain's Reckitt Benckiser Plc , the world's biggest household goods maker, posted a higher-than-expected 27 percent rise in first-quarter net profit on Thursday and raised its profit and sales growth targets.

The maker of Cillit Bang cleaner, Finish/Calgonit dishwashing products and Lysol disinfectants posted first-quarter net profit of 179 million pounds , ahead of analyst forecasts of 157-168 million pounds, on actual sales up 8 percent.


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