Venezuelan Currency Devaluation Hits Consumer Goods, Oil
February 11, 2013 by Paul AusickThere are not likely to be the only firms in this fix. Other consumer goods makers are also likely to feel some pain. Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP), Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX), Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG), and H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ) are also exposed to Venezuela’s devaluation. Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) participates in six projects in the country and France’s Total SA (NYSE: TOT) also holds interests in several projects in Venezuela. So far none has indicated any charge-offs related to the devaluation.
Today’s revelations from Colgate and Halliburton have had little impact on share prices. Colgate’s stock is flat in the early afternoon, and Halliburton’s shares posted a new 52-week high of $41.44 earlier today.
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