Questions related to information provided at P & G’s US website
- Refer to “Our Story” and go to the topic of “A legacy of forward thinking”. Please state fully
and accurately the information provided under “Serendipitous moments” with regard to the
product Swiffer Wet Jet. (2 marks) - Refer again to “Our Story”. What does the company mean by “Putting people first”?
(2 marks) - Refer to “Our Brands”. How many brands does the company have? (2 marks)
- Refer to “Our Company”. How many Executive Officers (members of the Leadership team)
are there at The Procter & Gamble Company and which one, in your opinion, bears the
heaviest responsibility? (2 marks) - Refer to “Our Company” again. How many members are there on the Board of Directors of
the company and how many of them are outsiders (not employees or retirees of the
company)? And who is the Chairman of the Board? (3 marks) - Refer to “Our Company” again. State fully and accurately the purpose of P & G.
(2 marks) - State accurately, fully, and in numbered fashion, all the principles which guide the
management of the Procter & Gamble Company. (6 marks) - List, in numbered fashion, the values that are explicitly embraced by P & G. (2 marks)
Questions related to P & G’s 2020 Annual Report
- Your fiscally prudent grandmother had purchased 6,000 common shares of P & G stock ten
years ago and has not sold any of the shares up to the present time. How much did she earn
in dividends from P & G for the fiscal year 2020? (1 mark) - State the revenues (net sales) in $B, net income (net earnings) in $B, and the dividends per
common share for the 2020 to 2016 fiscal years. Be sure that there is absolute accuracy in
your use of numbers and symbols. (6 marks)2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Rev. ($B)
Net in. ($B)
Div. ($)
- List accurately the five business segments of P & G for the FY 2020. (2 marks) A. B. C. D. E.
- State the percentage of total revenues of P & G for the fiscal 2020 year contributed by the
various geographic regions in which the company is competing. (3 marks) Name of geographic region Percentage of revenue contribution - How many of product categories are there in P & G’s portfolio of products? (1 mark)
- State fully and accurately the five elements of superiority embraced by P & G, as discussed
in the Letter to Shareowners? (5 marks) A. B. C. D. E. - As a follow-up to question 14, to which one of the five elements would relate the matter of
P & G’s exceptional advertising? (2 marks) - The Letter to Shareowners discusses P & G’s intent to lead in the constructive disruption of
their industry across all areas of the value chain. What are these areas? Please present your
answers in listed and numbered fashion. (4 marks) - What are the five areas P & G’s Citizenship, as discussed in the Letter to Shareowners?
(2 marks)A. B. C. D. E. - Offer a very personal statement of what real value to you was this assignment (Part B), as a
first semester student in The Business School. (2 marks)