Presentation on
The L‘Oréal Group
(the company for beauty)
Sandra Antičová
What I am going to talk about:
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The history of the company;
Sales;
Research and Development;
Structure;
Owners and shareholders;
The history of the company:
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In 1907, a young French chemist Eugéne Schueller developed an
innovative colour formula;
In 1909, he registred his own company;
In 1920, the small company employed 3 chemists;
In 1912, Eugéne Schueller started to export his products;
In 1933, he created and launched Votre Beauté, a magazine devoted to
women;
In 1953, L‘Oréal won an advertising Oscar;
Basic information about the company:
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The company has 50,500 employees;
The Group is present in 130 countries and has 290 subsidiaries;
There are 42 factories all over the world producing L‘Oréal products;
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For more information contact
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L‘Oréal International Information Department
41, rue Martre, 92 117 Clichy, France
Tel. : +33 1 47 56 82 65
Fax. : +33 1 47 56 82 42
Internet: www.loreal.com
Annual General Meeting
Supervisory Board
Board of Directors
Executive Vice-President
Corporate Communications
and External Affairs
Executive Vice-President
Human Resources
Executive Vice-President
Production and Technology
Executive Vice-President
Research and Development
President
Professional Products
President
Luxury Products
Vice-President
Administration and Finances
Executive Vice-President
Strategic Business Development
President
Consumer Products
Research:
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L'Oréal Research missions are :
- To gain an in-depth understanding of healthy skin and hair at the cellular
level
- To pinpoint the biological processes behind the skin aging process, sun
damage, pigmentation changes as well as natural hair color, graying and loss
- To synthesize active molecules which protect, repair or color: over 110
original molecules have been produced by L'Oréal Research
- To design and develop new products in all cosmetic fields, including skin
care, haircare and make-up: over 3,000 new formulas come out of our
laboratories each year
- To evaluate products‘ efficacy and safety using in vitro tests like human
skin models, as well as sophisticated imaging techniques and sensory
analysis.
Professional products:
Consolidated sales by geographic zone
€ millions
% of 2003
sales
Like-for-like growth
2003/02
969.5
51.0%
5.3%
625.1
601.9
31.7%
10.7%
339.3
328.6
17.3%
15.3%
1,898.3
1,899.9
100.0%
8.6%
€ millions
2002
Western Europe
933.9
North America
Rest of the
World
Total
2003
Consumer products:
Consolidated sales by business segment
€ millions
2002
2003
% of 2003
sales
Like-for-like growth
2003/2002
Haircare
4,048.4
3,957.3
52.7%
6.2%
Make-up
2,100.0
1,982.8
26.4%
5.9%
Skincare
1,019.8
1,178.9
15.7%
23.7%
Perfumes
150.6
128.4
1.7%
-11.9%
Other
282.2
259.0
3.5%
-6.4%
Total
7,600.9
7,600.9
100.0%
7.7%
Luxury products:
Consolidated sales by business segment
€ millions
2002
2003
% of 2003 sales
Like-for-like growth
2003/2002
Skincare
1,288.0
1,233.3
35.8%
6.0%
Perfumes
1,458.6
1,358.2
39.5%
2.2%
Make-up
895.1
849.1
24.7%
4.9%
3,641.7
3,440.6
100.0%
4.2%
Total
Active cosmetics:
Consolidated sales by business segment
€ millions
% of 2003 sales
Like-for-like growth
2003/2002
565.4
75.5%
15.4%
63.3
65.9
8.8%
7.2%
Make-up
65.2
61.5
8.2%
-1.3%
Other
56.1
56.3
7.5%
-1.2%
Total
694.8
749.0
100.0%
11.9%
2002
2003
Skincare
510.2
Haircare
For further information contact me:
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mob. tel. +420 731200958
E-mail: sandraanticova@loreal.cz
Thank you for your attention!
Have a nice day