	avon products avp sees higher ings avon products inc the diversifed conglomerate that had a strong turn around in said it expects sales and ings to climb higher this year in its annual report the company also said it expects to maintain its current annual two dlr dividend on the basis of continued upward ings in avon s operational ings rose pct to mln dlrs from mln dlrs a year earlier and sales rose pct to billion dlrs it said the dlrs a share ed last year was the highest in five years but still well below the company s all time high of dlrs a share in reuter 
