31.   However, managing director Hugh Morgan said he expected the company to record a better result in the second half of the financial year.

32.   Johnson and Johnson chairman Ralph Larsen stressed that the company recorded strong sales increases in all its geographic regions.

33.   Mohd Salleh said the automotive, property and construction companies recorded double-digit growth, while its services unit recorded marginal profits.

34.   The company recorded its best results in Latin America and Spain.