Kimberly-Clark to Acquire Softex Indonesia, Significantly Expanding Presence in Southeast Asia
"This acquisition represents a compelling strategic fit and demonstrates our commitment to accelerate growth in developing and emerging markets," said
The diaper market in
The remaining Softex Indonesia sales are mostly in the feminine care and adult care categories. In feminine care, the company holds the number three market share position with the Softex® brand. In adult care, it holds the number two market share position with the Confidence® brand.
"Softex Indonesia has a strong, growing and profitable business with a portfolio of brands loved by Indonesian consumers," said
Since 1976, Softex Indonesia has built a successful personal care business with strong market positions and has consistently delivered double-digit growth. The company has excellent manufacturing capabilities and a strong go-to-market distribution network. Softex Indonesia generated net sales of approximately
The transaction is another demonstration of Kimberly-Clark's commitment to generate improved, sustainable top-line growth and create long-term shareholder value. Excluding one-time transaction and integration costs, the acquisition's impact on adjusted earnings per share in 2020 and 2021 is expected to be immaterial. The transaction will be financed primarily through incremental debt and secondarily cash on hand.
The transaction is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2020 and is subject to customary closing conditions.
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's most essential needs, we create products that help individuals experience more of what's important to them. Our portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve, Plenitud, Viva and WypAll, hold the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in 80 countries. We use sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, build stronger communities, and ensure our business thrives for decades to come. To keep up with the latest news and to learn more about the company's 148-year history of innovation, visit Kimberly-Clark.com.
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Certain matters contained in this news release concerning the outlook, anticipated financial and operating results, expected benefits and synergies of the anticipated Softex Indonesia acquisition including the anticipated impact on performance, growth and adjusted earnings per share, raw material, energy and other input costs, anticipated currency rates and exchange risks, net income from equity companies, sources and uses of cash, the effective tax rate, the anticipated cost savings from the company's FORCE program, charges and savings from the 2018 Global Restructuring Program, growth initiatives, product innovations, contingencies and anticipated transactions of the company constitute forward-looking statements and are based upon management's expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the company. In addition, many factors outside our control, including pandemics (including the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak), epidemics, failure to complete the Softex Indonesia acquisition or to realize its expected benefits and synergies, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the prices and availability of our raw materials, potential competitive pressures on selling prices for our products, energy costs, our ability to maintain key customer relationships, as well as general economic and political conditions globally and in the markets in which we do business, could affect the realization of these estimates.
There can be no assurance that these future events will occur as anticipated or that the company's results will be as estimated. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update them. For a description of certain factors that could cause the company's future results to differ from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements, see Item 1A entitled "Risk Factors" in each of the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
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Investor Relations: Paul Alexander, 972-281-1440, palexand@kcc.com; Media Relations: Terry Balluck, 972-281-1397, media.relations@kcc.com or Nia Pratiwi (Indonesia), Nia.Pratiwi@bcw-global.com, or Adam Wyldeck (Singapore, Hong Kong), adam.wyldeck@bcw-global.com