Reckitt Benckiser (RB)’s disappointing run continued unabated into Q3 17 (trading update), with the company reporting its second successive sales contraction (-1% lfl in the RB base business, Q2 17: -2%, Q3 16: +2%), albeit a tad healthier than the previous quarter’s near carnage (at -2% lfl, the worst quarter ever for the staples behemoth). The key culprit was the July 2017 cyberattack (Petya, lopping off a good c.2ppt from the top-line), with the situation getting exacerbated by
03 Dec 2017
Multiple ailments undermining RB’s Health

