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Largest Health & Beauty Public Companies in the UK
Benchmark revenue and EBITDA valuation multiples for public comps like
Unilever, Haleon, Reckitt, PZ Cussons and The Beauty Tech Group.
 | Unilever is a diversified beauty, wellbeing, and personal care (44% of 2024 sales by value), homecare (20%), and packaged food (36%) company. Its brands include Dove personal-care products, Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Axe and Rexona deodorants, and TRESemme haircare. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years; notable purchases include Paula's Choice, Liquid I.V., Horlicks, and Wild deodorants. The company derives 58% of its sales from emerging markets and 42% from developed markets. The US is its largest market, accounting for around 20% of sales, followed by India, which accounts for 11% of sales. | $57 | -19% | $125B | $151B | 2.5x | 11.1x | ||
| Haleon is one of the largest consumer health companies in the world. Formed by a combination of consumer health divisions of GSK, Pfizer, and Novartis, Haleon separated from GSK and went public in July 2022. The firm generates 60% of sales from global power brands including Sensodyne, Advil, Centrum, and Poligrip, that play in many geographies and are often leaders in their respective categories. It also has a number of local brands, including Emergen-C, Eno, Tums, and Caltrate, that are more tailored to regional needs and have strong local brand equity. Overall, Haleon’s brands tackle a variety of silos within consumer health including oral care, digestive health, pain relief, and nutrition. | $5 | -16% | $41B | $51B | 3.4x | 13.2x | ||
| Reckitt Benckiser was formed in 1999 through the merger of the British firm Reckitt & Colman and Dutch-based Benckiser. Recently rebranded under the corporate name Reckitt, it sells a portfolio that includes a variety of household and consumer health brands, such as Lysol, Finish, Durex, and Mucinex, many of which hold a number-one or number-two position in their categories globally. Reckitt has repositioned its portfolio and has entered the infant formula market through the acquisition of Mead Johnson in 2017, expanded its consumer health presence by acquiring Schiff Nutrition, K-Y, and Biofreeze, and has exited the food industry. The firm operates in 60 countries and sells products in more than 200, generating over 35% of sales from emerging markets. | $63 | -10% | $40B | $49B | 2.6x | 7.7x | ||
| PZ Cussons PLC is a household and personal-care company. Its main business categories are personal care and beauty, home care, food and nutrition, and electricals. The principal activities of the Group are the manufacture and distribution of soaps, detergents, toiletries, beauty products, pharmaceuticals, electrical goods, edible oils, fats and spreads, and nutritional products. The geographical segments of the company are Europe and the Americas, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Central regions. The company derives its maximum revenue from Europe and the Americas. | $1 | -3% | $478M | $610M | 0.9x | 6.7x | ||
| The Beauty Tech Group PLC operates in the at-home beauty technology market. The company includes three beauty technology brands - CurrentBody Skin, ZIIP Beauty and Tria Laser. It develops, manufactures, and sells beauty devices designed for home use, incorporating technologies such as LED light, radiofrequency, microcurrent, and laser-based treatments. The company distributes its products in the UK and internationally through direct-to-consumer e-commerce channels and selected retail partners. | $4 | -- | $477M | $427M | 2.2x | 8.4x | ||
| Warpaint London PLC sells branded cosmetics under the brand names, W7 and Technic. The reportable segments of the company are Branded and Closeout. The branded sales relate to the sale of own branded products whereas 'close-out' relates to the purchase of third-party stock which is then repackaged for sale. The company generates a majority of its revenue from its branded segment. Geographically, the company derives maximum revenue from the UK and operates in Europe, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, and the Rest of the World. | $3 | -62% | $204M | $195M | 1.4x | 5.5x | ||
| Median | $5 | -16% | $20B | $25B | 2.4x | 8.0x |
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