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Form 10-Q for PROCTER & GAMBLE CO


1-May-2009

Quarterly Report


Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The purpose of this discussion is to provide an understanding of P&G's financial results and condition by focusing on changes in certain key measures from year to year. Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) is organized in the following sections:

• Overview

• Summary of Results

• Forward-Looking Statements

• Results of Operations - Three Months Ended March 31, 2009

• Results of Operations - Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009

• Business Segment Discussion - Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009

• Financial Condition

• Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

Throughout MD&A, we refer to measures used by management to evaluate performance, including unit volume growth, net outside sales and after-tax profit. We also refer to organic sales growth, free cash flow and free cash flow productivity. These financial measures are not defined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The explanation at the end of MD&A provides more details on the use and the derivation of these measures. Management also uses certain market share and market consumption estimates to evaluate performance relative to competition despite some limitations on the availability and comparability of such information. References to market share and market consumption in MD&A are based on a combination of vendor-reported consumption and market size data, as well as internal estimates.

OVERVIEW

P&G's business is focused on providing branded consumer goods products. Our goal is to provide products of superior quality and value to improve the lives of the world's consumers. We believe this will result in leadership sales, profits and value creation, allowing employees, shareholders and the communities in which we operate to prosper.

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Our products are sold in more than 180 countries primarily through mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores and drug stores. We continue to expand our presence in "high frequency stores," the neighborhood stores which serve many consumers in developing markets. We compete in multiple product categories and have three global business units (GBUs): Beauty; Health and Well-Being; and Household Care. Under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, the business units comprising the GBUs are aggregated into six reportable segments: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Snacks and Pet Care; Fabric Care and Home Care; and Baby Care and Family Care. We have on-the-ground operations in approximately 80 countries through our Market Development Organization, which leads country business teams to build our brands in local markets and is organized along seven geographic areas comprised of three developed regions (North America, Western Europe and Japan) and four developing regions (Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe/Middle East/Africa, Greater China and ASEAN/Australasia/India/Korea).

In November 2008, the Company completed the divestiture of its Coffee business through the merger of its Folgers coffee subsidiary into The J.M. Smucker Company (Smucker) in an all-stock reverse Morris Trust transaction. In connection with the merger, 38.7 million shares of common stock of the Company were tendered by shareholders and exchanged for all the common shares of Folgers, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of Smucker. The Company recorded an after tax gain on the transaction of $2.0 billion, or $0.63 per share, which is included in Net Earnings from Discontinued Operations in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the nine month period ended March 31, 2009.

The Coffee business had historically been part of the Company's Snacks, Coffee and Pet Care reportable segment, as well as the coffee portion of the P&G Professional (PGP) business which is included in the Fabric Care and Home Care reportable segment. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," the results of Folgers are presented as discontinued operations and, as such, have been excluded from continuing operations and from segment results for all periods presented.

The following table provides the percentage of net sales and net earnings from continuing operations by reportable business segment for the three months ended March 31, 2009 (excludes net sales and net earnings in Corporate):

                                           Net Sales     Net Earnings
               Beauty GBU
               Beauty                             23 %             20 %
               Grooming                            9 %             12 %

               Health and Well-Being GBU
               Health Care                        17 %             22 %
               Snacks and Pet Care                 4 %              2 %

               Household Care GBU
               Fabric Care and Home Care          29 %             28 %
               Baby Care and Family Care          18 %             16 %

               Total                             100 %            100 %

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The following table provides the percentage of net sales and net earnings from continuing operations by reportable business segment for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 (excludes net sales and net earnings in Corporate):

                                           Net Sales     Net Earnings
               Beauty GBU
               Beauty                             23 %             23 %
               Grooming                           10 %             14 %

               Health and Well-Being GBU
               Health Care                        17 %             21 %
               Snacks and Pet Care                 4 %              2 %

               Household Care GBU
               Fabric Care and Home Care          29 %             25 %
               Baby Care and Family Care          17 %             15 %

               Total                             100 %            100 %

SUMMARY OF RESULTS

Following are highlights of results for the nine months ended March 31, 2009:

• Net sales declined 1% to $60.4 billion. Organic sales, which exclude the impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign exchange, grew 3%.

• Unit and organic volume, which excludes the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, both decreased 2% versus the prior-year period.

• Net earnings increased 21% to $11.0 billion. Net earnings increased due to the gain on the Folgers transaction. Net earnings from continuing operations were flat versus the prior year period as lower net sales and a decline in operating margin were offset by lower interest expense, higher gains from divestitures and a lower tax rate.

• Diluted net earnings per share were $3.46, an increase of 27% versus the comparable prior-year period.

• Operating cash flow was $9.9 billion, a decrease of 11% versus the prior year period. Free cash flow productivity, defined as the ratio of operating cash flow less capital expenditures to net earnings, was 71%.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We discuss expectations regarding future performance, events and outcomes, such as our business outlook and objectives, in annual and quarterly reports, press releases and other written and oral communications. All such statements, except for historical and present factual information, are "forward-looking statements," and are based on financial data and our business plans available only as of the time the statements are made, which may become out-of-date or incomplete. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or other factors. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and investors must recognize that events could be significantly different from our expectations. The following details a number of circumstances which could impact our ability to successfully achieve our business objectives. For additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ from those projected herein, please refer to our recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.

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Ability to Achieve Business Plans: We are a consumer products company and rely on continued demand for our brands and products. To achieve business goals, we must develop and sell products that appeal to consumers and retail trade customers. Our continued success is dependent on leading-edge innovation with respect to both products and operations and on the continued positive reputations of our brands. This means we must be able to obtain patents and respond to technological advances and patents granted to competition. Our success is also dependent on effective sales, advertising and marketing programs in an increasingly fragmented media environment. Our ability to innovate and execute in these areas will determine the extent to which we are able to grow existing sales and volume profitably, especially with respect to the product categories and geographic markets (including developing markets) in which we have chosen to focus. There are high levels of competitive activity in the environments in which we operate. To address these challenges, we must respond to competitive factors, including pricing, promotional incentives, trade terms and product initiatives. We must manage each of these factors, as well as maintain mutually beneficial relationships with our key customers, in order to effectively compete and achieve our business plans. Since our goals include a growth component tied to acquisitions, we must manage and integrate key acquisitions including achieving the cost and growth synergies in accordance with stated goals.

Cost Pressures: Our costs are subject to fluctuations, particularly due to changes in commodity prices, raw materials, cost of labor, foreign exchange and interest rates. Therefore, our success is dependent, in part, on our continued ability to manage these fluctuations through pricing actions, cost savings projects, sourcing decisions and certain hedging transactions. We also must manage our debt and currency exposure, especially in volatile countries. We need to maintain key manufacturing and supply arrangements, including sole supplier and sole manufacturing plant arrangements. We must implement, achieve and sustain cost improvement plans, including our outsourcing projects and those related to general overhead and workforce rationalization.

Global Economic Conditions: Economic changes, terrorist activity and political unrest may result in business interruption, significant credit or liquidity issues, inflation, deflation or decreased demand for our products. Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to manage continued global political and/or economic uncertainty, especially in our significant geographic markets, as well as any political or economic disruption due to a global or regional credit crisis or terrorist and other hostile activities.

Regulatory Environment: Changes in laws, regulations and the related interpretations may alter the environment in which we do business. This includes changes in environmental, competition and product-related laws, as well as changes in accounting standards and taxation requirements. Our ability to manage regulatory, tax and legal matters (including product liability, patent, intellectual property and competition law matters) and to resolve pending legal matters within current estimates may impact our results.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - Three Months Ended March 31, 2009

The following discussion provides a review of results for the three months ended March 31, 2009 versus the three months ended March 31, 2008.

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