March 1 (Reuters) - BALTA GROUP NV BALTA.BR :
* FY CONS. REVENUE EUR 661.3 MILLION VERSUS EUR 557.7
MILLION YEAR
AGO
* FY CONS. ADJUSTED EBITDA EUR 84.4 MILLION VERSUS EUR 81.4
MILLION YEAR AGO
* AS DISCLOSED AT THE IPO, THE COMPANY INTENDS TO PAY A
DIVIDEND
OF BETWEEN 30 PERCENT AND 40 PERCENT OF NET PROFIT
* PROPOSED DIVIDEND OF €0.08 PER SHARE
* FY CONS. PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD EUR 3.0 MILLION VERSUS EUR
25.3
MILLION YEAR AGO
* NET DEBT AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2017 IS EQUAL TO €253.5M
* EXPECT TRENDS OF SECOND HALF OF 2017 TO CONTINUE IN FIRST
HALF
OF 2018
* EXPECTS 2018 EBITDA TO BE BETWEEN EUR 82 MILLION AND EUR
87
MLN
* EXPECT RUGS DIVISION TO HAVE MID-TEENS REVENUE DECLINE IN
H1 OF
2018; FOLLOWED BY RETURN TO GROWTH IN H2
* WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT MEASURES AND ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING
WILL
DELIVER SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER SECOND HALF RUN RATE
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