| Type | Public (NYSE: ENR) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consumer Products |
| Founded | 1896 (as the American Electrical Novelty & Manufacturing Company, spun off from Ralston Purina Company in 2000) |
| Headquarters | Town and Country, Missouri, United States |
| Key people | Ward M. Klein, CEO |
| Products | Energizer Batteries Schick Products Playtex Products |
| Revenue | $3.4 Billion (2007)[1] |
| Operating income | $434 Million (2007)[1] |
| Net income | $321 Million (2007)[1] |
| Total assets | $3.5 Billion (2007)[1] |
| Total equity | $654 Million (2007)[1] |
| Employees | 14,848 (2006) |
| Website | Energizer Holdings |
Energizer Holdings (NYSE: ENR) is an American manufacturer of batteries and personal care products, headquartered in Town and Country, Missouri.[2][3][4][5] Its most well known brands are Energizer and Eveready batteries, Schick, Wilkinson Sword and Edge shaving products, Playtex feminine hygiene and baby products, and Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat sunscreen products. The company sells in over 165 countries.[6]
The company has its foundation in the Eveready Battery Company, which in 1986 had been sold to animal and human food manufacturer Ralston Purina. In 2000, Ralston spun off Eveready, and it 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 razor brands Schick and Wilkinson Sword from Pfizer.
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 suncreen products.[7]
In 2009, Energizer acquired Edge and Skintimate shaving gels from S.C. Johnson & Son.
In October 2010, Energizer announced it was the winning bidder for privately held American Safety Razor in a bankruptcy court auction.[8]
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