Newell Rubbermaid reports increase in sales | Key4Communications |

Newell Rubbermaid posted net sales of $1.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, up 3.7% over the same period last year. Earnings per share grew by 21.2% to $0.40. In all 2011 increase in revenue was of 3.6% to $5.86 billion.

The Home & Family area, including childcare brands Graco and Aprica, increased sales by 1.2% to $628.3 million in the last three months of 2011, thanks to the good results of Baby & Parenting.
La compañía espera continuar con el crecimiento en 2012, a pesar del débil contexto macroeconómico.