Kimberly-Clark Earnings Rise As Sales Climb Sharply

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › April 23, 2004

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DALLAS (AP) -- Tissue and diaper maker Kimberly-Clark Corp., which has operations in Utah, posted higher first-quarter earnings as sales rose sharply, offsetting price declines due to promotions such as coupons.

Kimberly-Clark, which makes Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers, said Thursday it earned $459.3 million, or 91 cents per share, in the January-March period, compared to $397.7 million, or 78 cents per share, a year earlier.

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