kimberlyclark corp kmb stock was up by 22 in premarket trading on tuesday after the household products maker said its secondquarter profit fell by 77 but its revenue and adjusted profit exceeded analyst estimates the dallasbased company said its net income for the three months ended june 30 dropped to 102 million or 30 cents a share from 437 million or 129 a share in the yearago quarter adjusted earnings for the latest quarter totaled 165 a share well ahead of the analyst forecast of 148 a share according to estimates compiled by factset kimberlyclark’s revenue for the second quarter increased by 1 to 5134 billion just ahead of the analyst estimate of 5126 billion looking ahead kimberlyclark said it now expects 2023 organic sales to increase by 3 to 5 compared to its earlier expectation for growth of 2 to 4 the company’s 2023 operating margin is expected to increase by up to 15 compared to its previous estimate of 13