The Clorox Company

Food & Beverage Manufacturing & Industrial chemicals cleaning consumer goods home care

The Clorox Company is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products. The Company markets consumer brand names, including its namesake bleach and cleaning products, Pine-Sol cleaners, Liquid-Plumr clog removers, Poett home care products, Fresh Step cat litter, Glad bags, wraps and container products, Kingsford and Match Lightvu charcoal, RenewLife digestive health products, Hidden Valley dressings and sauces, Brita water-filtration products and Burt’s Bees natural personal care products. It also markets to professional services channels, including infection control products for the healthcare industry with the Clorox Healthcare brand and Clorox Commercial Solutions brand.

Revenue(FY, 2017)

$6 B

Market capitalization(2018-04-18)

$16.7 B

Type

Public

Oakland, US

Founded

1913

Size (employees)

8,100 (est)

Website

thecloroxcompany.com

The Clorox Company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Oakland, US

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Key People/Management at The Clorox Company

Benno Dorer

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Laura Stein

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Denise Garner

Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

Eric Reynolds

Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Kevin Jacobsen

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Elect

Bill Bailey

Senior Vice President

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The Clorox Company Office Locations

The Clorox Company has offices in Hong Kong, Santo Domingo, Los Angeles, Padstow and in 40 other locations

Oakland, US (HQ)

1221 Broadway

Pleasanton, US

4900 Johnson Dr

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The Clorox Company Financials and Metrics

The Clorox Company Financials

The Clorox Company's revenue was reported to be $5.97 b in FY, 2017 which is a 3.7% increase from the previous period.

Summary

USD
Revenue (Q2, 2018)	2.9 b
Gross profit (Q2, 2018)	1.3 b
Gross profit margin (Q2, 2018), %	44%
Net income (Q2, 2018)	425 m
Market capitalization (18-Apr-2018)	16.7 b
Cash (31-Dec-2017)	489 m
EV	18 b

The Clorox Company's current market capitalization is $16.7 b.

Source: SEC Filings

Income Statement

Annual

USD	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017
Revenue	5.5 b	5.7 b	5.8 b	6 b
Revenue growth, %		3%	2%	4%
Cost of goods sold	3.2 b	3.2 b	3.2 b	3.3 b
Gross profit	2.4 b	2.5 b	2.6 b	2.7 b

Quarterly

USD	Q1, 2014	Q2, 2014	Q3, 2014	Q1, 2015	Q2, 2015	Q3, 2015	Q1, 2016	Q2, 2016	Q3, 2016	Q1, 2017	Q2, 2017	Q3, 2017	Q1, 2018	Q2, 2018
Revenue	1.4 b	1.3 b	1.4 b	1.4 b	1.3 b	1.4 b	1.4 b	1.3 b	1.4 b	1.4 b	1.4 b	1.5 b	1.5 b	2.9 b
Cost of goods sold	779 m	773 m	807 m	774 m	773 m	796 m	765 m	745 m	780 m	803 m	777 m	827 m	827 m	1.6 b
Gross profit	585 m	557 m	579 m	578 m	572 m	605 m	625 m	600 m	646 m	640 m	629 m	650 m	673 m	1.3 b
Gross profit Margin, %	43%	42%	42%	43%	43%	43%	45%	45%	45%	44%	45%	44%	45%	44%

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Balance Sheet

Annual

USD	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017
Cash	329 m	382 m	401 m	418 m
Accounts Receivable	546 m	519 m	569 m	565 m
Prepaid Expenses			72 m	72 m
Inventories	386 m	385 m	443 m	459 m

Quarterly

USD	Q1, 2014	Q2, 2014	Q3, 2014	Q1, 2015	Q2, 2015	Q3, 2015	Q1, 2016	Q2, 2016	Q3, 2016	Q1, 2017	Q2, 2017	Q3, 2017	Q1, 2018	Q2, 2018
Cash	323 m	341 m	364 m	355 m	819 m	378 m	383 m	390 m	414 m	408 m	414 m	431 m	468 m	489 m
Accounts Receivable				455 m	473 m	528 m	472 m	474 m	530 m	494 m	514 m	568 m
Inventories	439 m	466 m	447 m	397 m	446 m	440 m	408 m	450 m	460 m	465 m	501 m	510 m	462 m	494 m
Current Assets	1.4 b	1.5 b	1.5 b	1.4 b	1.9 b	1.5 b	1.4 b	1.5 b	1.6 b	1.4 b	1.5 b	1.6 b	1.5 b	1.7 b

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Cash Flow

Annual

USD	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017
Net Income	558 m	580 m	648 m	701 m
Depreciation and Amortization	177 m	169 m	165 m	163 m
Inventories	1 m	(25 m)	(45 m)	(19 m)
Accounts Payable	(12 m)	93 m	57 m	(34 m)

Quarterly

USD	Q1, 2014	Q2, 2014	Q3, 2014	Q1, 2015	Q2, 2015	Q3, 2015	Q1, 2016	Q2, 2016	Q3, 2016	Q1, 2017	Q2, 2017	Q3, 2017	Q2, 2018
Net Income	136 m	115 m	137 m	90 m	215 m	389 m	172 m	321 m	483 m	179 m	328 m	500 m	425 m
Depreciation and Amortization				43 m	85 m	126 m	41 m	82 m	122 m	41 m	82 m	121 m	81 m
Inventories				(26 m)	(78 m)	(77 m)	(30 m)	(77 m)	(86 m)	(23 m)	(63 m)	(70 m)	(40 m)
Accounts Payable				(44 m)	(19 m)	37 m	(95 m)	(99 m)	(2 m)	(153 m)	(142 m)	(75 m)	(113 m)

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Ratios

USD	Y, 2017
EV/CFO	55.8 x
EV/FCF	77.2 x
Revenue/Employee	360 k

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The Clorox Company Operating Metrics

	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017
Countries			25
Distribution Centers	6	6	6
Manufacturing Facilities	37	36	35
Markets			100

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The Clorox Company Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

Acquired Company	Date	Deal Size
A & M Products Manufacturing Company
Bees International Corporation
Brita Canada Corporation
Brita Canada Holdings Corporation
Clorox Africa (Proprietary) Ltd.
Clorox Argentina S.A.
Clorox China (Guangzhou) Ltd.
Clorox Commercial Company
The Clorox Company of Canada Ltd.
Clorox de Centro America