Del Labs
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Orajel and cosmetics drove up net sales 20.2% to $77.7 mil. for the third quarter, company says Oct. 26. Net income for the quarter was $1.2 mil., compared to a $6.1 mil. loss in the year-ago period. Nine-month sales totaled $221.7 mil., a 12.6% increase from the prior-year period. Ads for Orajel Ultra Mouth Sore Medicine, which shipped at the end of the quarter, are slated for February 2001 (1"The Tan Sheet" Oct. 9, p. 5)