Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) is an American consumer goods corporation based in Cincinnati that manufactures a wide range of consumer products. The company has approximately 106,000 employees and its stock symbol on the NYSE is PG.
Procter & Gamble was started in 1837 as a family-owned soap and candle company in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company's current operations are divided into five areas:
| Financial Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales (US$M) | Net income (US$M) | |||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | |
| Baby, Feminine and Family Care | 11,877 | 11,991 | 1,170 | 1,052 |
| Beauty Care | 8,079 | 7,257 | 1,177 | 967 |
| Fabric and Home Care | 11,618 | 11,660 | 1,831 | 1,643 |
| Health Care | 4,979 | 4,353 | 521 | 390 |
| Food & Beverage | 3,801 | 4,139 | 384 | 332 |
| Corporate | (116) | (156) | (1,462) | (570)
|
| Total (US$M) | 40,238 | 39,244 | 4,352 | 2,922 |
They got some strange press attention in the 80s when a rumor accused their corporate logo of being a satanic symbol. This charge has been denied by company officials as a coincidence, and no evidence linking the company to the Church of Satan or any other occult organization has ever been presented.