Oct 10 (Reuters) - AGRANA BETEILIGUNGS AG AGRV.VI :
* H1 OPERATING PROFIT (EBIT) OF EUR 51.7 MILLION, A DECREASE
OF
17.9% YEAR-ON-YEAR (H1 PRIOR YEAR: EUR 63.0 MILLION)
* H1 REVENUE WAS STABLE, AT EUR 1,250.0 MILLION (H1 PRIOR
YEAR:
EUR 1,261.0 MILLION)
* H1 PROFIT FOR PERIOD WAS EUR 28.9 MILLION (H1 PRIOR YEAR:
EUR
39.9 MILLION)
* OUTLOOK 2019|20: EXPECTS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN GROUP
EBIT
DESPITE CONTINUING MAJOR CHALLENGES IN SUGAR SEGMENT
* OUTLOOK 2019|20: REVENUE IS PROJECTED TO SHOW MODERATE
GROWTH
* IN 2019|20 FINANCIAL YEAR AGRANA GROUP PLANS TO INVEST EUR
140
MILLION
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