Brief: Bell posts FY net profit of CHF 87.7 mln, up 14.5 pct

Bell Food AG

19/02/2015 05:35

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Bell AG  BELL.S : 
    * FY net profit improved by 14.5 pct to 87.7 million Swiss 
francs ($93 million)  
    * Will request a dividend increase of 5 Swiss francs to 65 
Swiss francs per share 
    * At 2.6 billion Swiss francs, Bell group's sales revenue 
for 2014 was down 0.9 pct on the previous year 
    * FY EBITDA increased by around 6.5 million Swiss francs to 
196 million Swiss francs 
    * Will exercise its option to buy another 2 pct of Hilcona 
on May 1, thus becoming the majority shareholder with 51 pct 
    * Expects raw material prices to start rising again in 
Switzerland and Europe in the second half of 2015 
 
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($1 = 0.9409 Swiss francs) 
 
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