Laundry & Home Care

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Key financials
in million euros	2011 restated²	2012	+/–
Sales	4,304	4,556	5.9 %
Operating profit (EBIT)	419	621	48.3 %
Adjusted¹ operating profit (EBIT)	570	659	15.5 %
Return on sales (EBIT)	9.7 %	13.6 %	3.9 pp
Adjusted¹ return on sales (EBIT)	13.2 %	14.5 %	1.3 pp
pp = percentage points ¹ Adjusted for one-time charges/gains and restructuring charges. ² Application of IAS 8 "Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors", see also the explanatory notes here.