Energizer

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Energizer Holdings, Inc.
TypePublic
NYSE: ENR
S&P 400 Component
IndustryConsumer goods
Founded1896; 125 years ago (1896) (as the American Electrical Novelty and Manufacturing Company, spun off from Ralston Purina Company in 2000)
HeadquartersTown and Country, Missouri, U.S.
Key people
Alan Hoskins, CEO
Products
Revenue$3.4 billion [1]
$434 million [1]
$321 million [1]
Total assets$3.5 billion [1]
Total equity$654 million [1]
Number of employees
7,500[2]
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.energizer.com
www.energizerholdings.com

Energizer Holdings, Inc. is an American manufacturer and one of the world's largest manufacturers of batteries, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.[3][4][5][6] It produces batteries under the Energizer, Ray-O-Vac, Varta, and Eveready brand names, and formerly owned a number of personal care businesses until it separated that side of the business into a new company called Edgewell Personal Care in 2015.

In January 2018, Energizer announced it was purchasing the global battery and lighting division from Spectrum Brands, which includes the Ray-O-Vac and Varta brands, for $2 billion in cash.[7] This acquisition was finalized in January 2019 after a lengthy regulatory approval process. In November 2018, Energizer also purchased the global auto care division from Spectrum (brands which include Armor All, STP, and A/C Pro) for $1.25 billion in cash and stock.

History[]

An Energizer AA battery

The company has its foundation in the Eveready Battery Company, which in 1980 changed the name of its Eveready Alkaline Power Cell to Energizer. In 1986, corporate parent Union Carbide sold Eveready Battery to Ralston Purina. In 2000, Ralston spun off Eveready, and the company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange as Energizer Holdings, Inc.

In 2003 under the leadership of then Chief Executive Officer J. Patrick Mulcahy, Energizer Holdings started expanding into the personal care product sector by buying personal care and razor brand Schick and razor brand Wilkinson Sword from Pfizer.

In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, Energizer worked with the Red Cross to donate flashlights, batteries, razors and funds to help Hurricane Katrina relief workers and victims.[8] On November 3, 2005, Energizer Holdings Inc. said that higher sales of its Schick razors and blades partially offset lower sales of its batteries in North America. On a constant-currency basis, sales at Energizer rose 4 percent in its fourth quarter.[9]

In October 2007, the company acquired Playtex Products, Inc. for $1.9 billion. The purchase included sunscreen brand Hawaiian Tropic, which Playtex had bought a few months earlier, and Sun Pharmaceuticals Corp., which manufactures the Banana Boat sunscreen products.[10]

In 2009, Energizer acquired Edge and Skintimate shaving gels from S.C. Johnson & Son.[11][12]

In October 2010, Energizer announced it was the winning bidder for privately held American Safety Razor in a bankruptcy court auction.[13]

On October 19, 2012 Energizer Holdings said it was withdrawing 23 varieties of its Banana Boat brand of UltraMist spray-on sunscreen lotion from stores due to the risk of it igniting when exposed to fire.[14]

On July 31, 2013, Energizer bought the Stayfree, Carefree and o.b. brands from Johnson & Johnson for $185 million. The purchase was only for the brands in North America – Johnson & Johnson continues to own the brands in all other regions of the world.[15]

On April 30, 2014, Energizer announced that by September 2015 it would separate its two lines of business into two publicly traded companies. The household business, with revenue of $1.9 billion in the latest fiscal year, would have Energizer chairman J. Patrick Mulcahy as its chairman and unit chief Alan Hoskins as CEO, and would sell batteries, flashlights and lamps. The personal care company, whose revenue was $2.6 billion, would have Energizer CEO Ward Klein serving as chairman and current unit head David Hatfield as CEO, and would sell feminine products from Playtex, Carefree, o.b. and Stayfree; shaving products from Schick, Edge, Skintimate and Wilkinson Sword; and suntan products from Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat.[16][17]

In 2016, Energizer acquired HandStands Holding Corporation, a leading designer and marketer of automotive fragrance and appearance products. In 2018, Energizer further expanded its auto care portfolio with the Nu Finish auto appearance brands.[18]

In January 2018, Energizer announced it was purchasing the global battery and lighting division from Spectrum Brands, which includes the Ray-O-Vac and Varta consumer batteries brands, for $2 billion in cash.[7] This acquisition was finalized in January 2019. In the same year the EU antitrust authorities ordered the household battery production of the Varta brand to be let go. This was quickly bought by Varta to reunite the brand.[19][20]

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References[]

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  19. ^ "Batteriehersteller: Varta kauft Geschäft mit Haushaltsbatterien zurück". www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  20. ^ "Evertiq - VARTA AG buys back its consumer batteries business". evertiq.com. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

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