PepsiCo, Inc. reported core earnings per share of $1.09 for the fourth quarter of 2012 and $4.10 for the full year, on organic revenue growth of 5 percent for both the quarter and the full year.
"In 2012, we delivered 5 percent organic revenue growth, reflecting PepsiCo's many strengths: we're well positioned in attractive and highly complementary growth categories, our portfolio is diversified with products that have broad appeal and a global footprint that is balanced, and we have an enviable portfolio of iconic brands," chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi said in a prepared statement. "We also took a number of significant steps in 2012 that will even better position our business for sustainable, long-term growth; we increased our brand investment, stepped up our innovation, improved our marketplace execution and embarked on an aggressive productivity program that will contribute to our profitability and act as a funding source of future investment."
