Accounting

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Significant judgment is required to estimate the fair value of our goodwill reporting units and intangible assets. Accordingly, we typically obtain the assistance of third-party valuation specialists for significant goodwill reporting units and intangible assets. The fair value estimates are based on available historical information and on future expectations. We typically […]

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES In preparing our financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, there are certain accounting policies that may require a choice between acceptable accounting methods or may require substantial judgment or estimation in their application. These include revenue recognition, income taxes, certain employee benefits and goodwill and intangible assets. We believe

Contractual Commitments The following table provides information on the amount and payable date of our contractual commitments as of June 30, 2021. ($ millions) Total Less Than 1 Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years After 5 Years RECORDED LIABILITIES Total debt $ 31,967 $ 8,880 $ 4,928 $ 4,858 $ 13,301 Leases 953 219 349 175

Liquidity At June 30, 2021, our current liabilities exceeded current assets by $10.0 billion, largely due to short-term borrowings under our commercial paper program. We anticipate being able to support our short-term liquidity and operating needs largely through cash generated from operations. The Company regularly assesses its cash needs and the available sources to fund

Investing Cash Flow Net investing activities used $2.8 billion in cash in 2021, primarily due to capital spending. Net investing activities generated $3.0 billion in cash in 2020, mainly due to proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities, partially offset by capital spending. Capital Spending. Capital expenditures, primarily to support capacity expansion, innovation and

CASH FLOW, FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY We believe our financial condition continues to be of high quality, as evidenced by our ability to generate substantial cash from operations and to readily access capital markets at competitive rates. Operating cash flow provides the primary source of cash to fund operating needs and capital expenditures. Excess operating

FABRIC & HOME CARE ($ millions) 2021 2020 Change vs. 2020 Volume N/A N/A 5% Net sales $26,014 $23,735 10% Net earnings $4,622 $4,154 11% % of net sales 17.8% 17.5% 30 bps Fabric & Home Care net sales increased 10% to $26.0 billion in fiscal 2021 on a 5% increase in unit volume. Favorable

Income Taxes Income taxes increased to $3.3 billion due to increased earnings and an increase in the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate increased 130 basis points to 18.5% in 2021 due to: • a 135 basis-point increase related to the prior year tax benefit arising from transactions to simplify our legal entity structure,

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The key metrics included in the discussion of our consolidated results of operations include net sales, gross margin, selling, general and administrative costs (SG&A), operating margin, other non-operating items, income taxes and net earnings. The primary factors driving year-over-year changes in net sales include overall market growth in the categories in which

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND UNCERTAINTIES 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