The company aims for 3 - 5 %
organic sales growth per year going forward, with the U.S. retail segment having 2 - 3 % growth (representing most of the company), the international segment having 5 - 7 % annual growth (representing less than a quarter of the company), and the U.S. professional segment having 10 - 15 % annual growth (representing only a small portion of the company).
Not exact matches
In a sixth year of consecutive
growth,
organic sales rose by six
per cent to a record # 2.2 bn, driven largely by independent outlets and home deliveries
The
growth adds to a 91
per cent rise in
organic milk
sales across the UK in the year up to last November.
A prime example is Argentina, where
organic production grew from 231 000 ha in 1997 to 3 200 000 ha in 2001, representing a
growth of the average
sale of
organic products of 90 percent
per year21.
Without opportunities for
organic growth, through higher
sales, companies have turned to buying back their shares to increase their earnings
per shares outstanding.