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206	206	Government actions such as foreign exchange or price controls can impact on the growth and profitability of our local operations. Unilever has more than half of its turnover in emerging markets which can offer greater growth opportunities but also expose Unilever to related economic and political volatility.
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	209	+Apart from these risks described above, the company is exposed to other kinds of risks such as legal and regulatory, ethical, treasury and tax, and business transformation risk.
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	211	+= Financial Performance =
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	213	+Financial year of Unilever ends on 31 December. Unilever has posted a profit of €52 billion, which is a 4.5% growth year-on-year. Based on sale volume, sales growth of the company is 1.6%. Sales of the company in 2020 was €50.7 billion, which is €52.4 billion 2021. The company has reported operating profit of €8.7 billion in 2021, which was €8.3 billion in 2020, a growth of 4.8% year-on-year. After paying all the finance costs and adjusting other incomes, the profit before taxation of the company becomes €8.556 billion, which was €7.996 billion a year earlier. Net profit of the company for the year ended 31 December, 2021 is €6.621 billion which was €6.073 billion in 2020.
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	215	+Total non-current assets in the company’s balance sheet is reported €57.69 billion which was €51.502 billion a year earlier. Total current assets of the company during the year is reported €17 billion, which was €16.16 billion a year earlier. Total current liabilities of the company have increased from €20.59 billion in 2020 to €24.78 billion in 2021. Total balance of financial liabilities stayed almost static at €22 billion. Total non-current liabilities of the company at the end of 2021 is €55.35 billion which was €50 billion a year earlier. Shareholders’ equity of the company in 2021 is reported €17 billion, which was €15 billion. Total assets of the company reported in 2021 is €75 billion, which was €67.66 billion.
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	219	+Total operating cash flow of the company stood at €7.97 billion in 2021, which was €9.06 billion a year earlier. The company has invested heavily in the last outgoing year which is negative €3.246 billion; it was negative €1.48 billion in 2020. The company has experienced negative cash flows in 2021 from financing activities, which is bigger than that of a year earlier. In 2021, the cash flow from financing activities of the company is negative €7.099 billion, which was negative €5.804 billion in 2020. Thus, the company ended up with less cash balance in 2021 than in a year earlier. The balances are €3.387 billion and €5.475 billion in 2021, and 2020, respectively.
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	221	+Basic earnings per share (EPS) of the company is €2.33 in the latest year, while it was €2.13 a year earlier. Net asset value (NAV) per share of the company is negative €539.34 in the latest financial year. Revenue per share is €1,917.3; pre-tax profit per share is €285.48. Return on capital employed for the company is 25.11%; dividend yield and dividend per share growth rate is 2.62% and 9.63%, respectively. Price to earnings (P/E) ratio of the company is 21.57 times.
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	223	+= Recent developments =
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	225	+* SAP, Unilever pilot blockchain technology to support deforestation-free palm oil production on 21 January, 2022. A SAP solution named GreenToken will increase further the traceability and transparency of Unilever’s global palm oil supply chain.
	226	+* Unilever announced on 7 March, 2022 that it will be the first global Foods company to publicly report the performance of its product portfolio against at least six different government-endorsed Nutrient Profile Models (NPM) as well as its own Highest Nutritional Standards (HNS).
	227	+* Unilever announced on 8 February, 2022 that it will sell its direct business in Thailand – Unilever Life, to RS Group.
	228	+* A press release of the company discloses the sales growth of 4.5%, highest in nine years, on 10 February, 2022.
	229	+* Unilever’s ice cream factory in TaiCang, China the first of its kind recognised as an ‘Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution Lighthouse’ by the World Economic Forum on 27 September, 2021.
	230	+* Unilever announced on 26 April, 2021 that it has signed an agreement to acquire Onnit, a holistic wellness and lifestyle company, based in Austin, Texas (US).
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