Le résultat opérationnel core a grimpé de 19% à USD 364 millions, conduisant à une augmentation de la marge opérationnelle core de 1,1 point de pourcentage à 18,4% du chiffre d’affaires net. Les ventes aux autres divisions ont fléchi de -0,9 point tandis que les autres produits ont gagné +0,1 point.
Core operating income rose 19% to USD 364 million, resulting in the core operating margin increase of 1.1 percentage points to 18.4% of net sales including lower sales to other divisions (-0.9 percentage points), other revenues (+0.1 percentage points) and Cost of Goods Sold increased 0.4 percentage points as price erosion, inventory write-offs and the impact of increased sales of lower margin products more than offset continued Cost of Goods Sold productivity improvements.