Brief: Coltene Holding H1 Net Profit Up 14.8 Pct To CHF 6.9 Million

COLTENE Holding AG

22/08/2018 17:19

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Coltene Holding AG  CLTN.S :
    * H1 NET SALES OF CHF 85.6 MILLION IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2018
(2017
H1: CHF 78.0 MILLION)
    * EBIT FOR H1 AMOUNTED TO CHF 11.3 MILLION (2017 H1: CHF 9.6
MILLION)
    * H1 NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD ROSE BY 14.8% TO CHF 6.9
MILLION
(2017 H1: CHF 6.0 MILLION)
    * EXPECTS DYNAMIC SALES GROWTH IN H2, AGAIN SURPASSING THE
UNDERLYING MARKET GROWTH RATE
    * COLTENE HOLDING -EXPECTS TEMPORARY DILUTION IN FY
OPERATING
MARGIN COMPARED TO YEAR AGO DUE TO ANTICIP. TRANSACTION AND
INTEGRATION COSTS

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