Brief: Bigben Interactive H1 net result rises to 4.2 million euros

Bigben Interactive SA

20/11/2017 17:18

Nov 20 (Reuters) - BIGBEN INTERACTIVE SA  BGBN.PA : 
    * H1 CURRENT OPERATIONAL RESULT EUR 6.0 MILLION VERSUS EUR 1.8 MILLION YEAR AGO 
    * H1 NET RESULT EUR 4.2 MILLION VERSUS EUR 2.1 MILLION YEAR AGO 
    * PROSPECTS: CONFIRMING GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY TARGETS 
    * SEES IN 2ND HALF OF FY 2017/2018, BIGBEN INTENDS TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM GENERATED BY ITS 
THREE 
BUSINESSES 
    * H1 REVENUE EUR 110.0 MILLION VERSUS EUR 84.9 MILLION YEAR AGO 
    * SEES CONFIRMS ITS 2017/2018 TARGETS WITH SALES BETWEEN EUR 235 AND 245 MILLION AND A 
CURRENT 
OPERATING PROFITABILITY IN EXCESS OF 7% 
    * DECIDED TO DISTRIBUTE AN INTERIM DIVIDEND OF  0.10 PER SHARE 
    * ANTICIPATES A SHARP SALES INCREASE IN FIRST HALF OF FY 2018/19 
    * CONFIRMS TARGETS OF ITS "BIGBEN 2020" PLAN: SALES IN EXCESS OF EUR 280 MILLION AND A 
CURRENT 
OPERATING PROFITABILITY OF 9% 
 
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