SECURITY: MMM (Common)
EXCHANGE: New York Stock Exchange CURRENCY: US Dollar
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Every day, 3M people find
new ways to make amazing things happen. Wherever they are, whatever they
do, the company's customers know they can rely on 3M to help make their
lives better. 3M's brands include icons such as Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard,
Thinsulate, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, Command and Dyneon. Serving customers
in more than 200 countries around the world, the company's 67,000 people
use their expertise, technologies and global strength to lead in major
markets including consumer and office; display and graphics; electronics
and telecommunications; safety, security and protection services; health
care; industrial and transportation.
3M est un groupe industriel
organisé autour de 6 pôles d'activités :
industrie : principalement
produits abrasifs, rubans et adhésifs ;
transport et sécurité
(21%) : toiles réfléchissantes, matériel de production
de graphiques sur les véhicules et les panneaux, masques à
gaz, composants automobiles, films optiques..
santé : rubans,
rideaux, masques, logiciels de classification, matériel orthopédique,
produits respiratoires, de santé féminine et dentaires, inhalateurs...
biens de consommation
: rubans adhésifs (marque Scotch), Post-it, produits ménagers
(notamment marque Scotch-Brite), filtres, projecteurs...
électronique et télécommunications
: produits d'emballage et d'interconnexion, résines...
matériaux spéciaux
: matériaux de protection de tissus et de mobilier, joints de culasse,
liquides de fabrication de puces...
3M
Increases First-Quarter 2006 Sales and Earnings Guidance
ST.
PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2006--3M (NYSE:MMM) today announced
it expects first-quarter, local-currency sales growth and earnings per
share to be higher than previously indicated.
For
the first quarter ended March 31, the company anticipates organic local-currency
sales growth of approximately 8 percent versus its previous guidance range
of 4 to 7 percent. The company expects total local-currency growth, including
the CUNO acquisition, of more than 10 percent. This strong sales growth
reflects continued momentum in 3M's industrial, safety, consumer and electronics-related
businesses and the results of accelerated growth investments which began
in the second half of 2005. In U.S. dollar terms, first-quarter revenue
growth is expected to be approximately 8 percent.
First-quarter
earnings are now expected to be in the range of $1.15 to $1.16 per share,
versus prior guidance of $1.10 to $1.14 per share. Both ranges include
an anticipated stock options cost of $0.02 per share.
3M
will discuss complete first-quarter results and its outlook for the remainder
of 2006 in a teleconference April 21, at 9 a.m. Eastern Time. This conference
will be available via webcast at http://investor.3M.com.
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