Colgate's World Fact Sheet
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- Worldwide sales rose 1.5% to an all-time record level.
- Gross profit margin increased 30 basis points to an all-time record high of 59.1%.
- Global advertising increased 8% to $1,656 million.
- Operating cash flow declined only 2% when compared with the record 42% growth achieved in 2009.
- The quarterly dividend rate increased by 20% in 2010.
* Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company and diluted earnings per share in 2010 include a one-time aftertax charge of $271 million ($0.53 per share) related to the transition to hyperinflationary accounting in Venezuela as of January 1, 2010 and certain other items. A complete reconciliation between reported results (GAAP) and results excluding the Venezuela hyperinflationary charge and other items (Non-GAAP), including a description of such items, is available on Colgate's web site.
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