Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) closed the books on its fiscal 2017 year this week. And while a sluggish industry kept the consumer-product giant from hitting the high end of its guidance, P&G still managed to improve on its expansion pace. The company also forecast a solid sales rebound in the year ahead.
More on that rising outlook in a moment, but first, here’s how the headline results stacked up against the prior-year period:
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