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First-quarter like-for-like sales rose 13.3%, easily beating analysts’ estimates of 5.3% provided by the company.
The growth marked the best sales increase since the company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Reckitt & Colman Plc and Dutch firm Benckiser NV.
Net revenue rose 12.3% to 3.54 billion pounds in the three months ended March, ahead of analysts’ estimates of 3.29 billion pounds.
The company also said it now expects performance in 2020 to be better than it initially anticipated.
