Prestige Consumer's First Quarter Exclusively In OTCs Is Prelude To Growth
Executive Summary
Prestige Consumer's sales in its latest quarter were lifted by gas relief and ear wax products, but the gains were offset "revenue recognition" accounting changes and slower sales of BC and Goody's as supplies of the analgesics transitioned to new packaging.
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