Brief: Detection Technology Oct-Dec EBIT Falls To EUR 7.0 Mln

DETECTION TECHNOLOGY Oyj

02/02/2018 07:02

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Detection Technology Oyj  DETEC.HE : 
    * OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2017  NET SALES INCREASED BY 17.0% TO 
EUR 27.5 
MILLION (23.5) 
    * OCT-DEC OPERATING PROFIT (EBIT) WAS EUR 7.0 MILLION (5.2) 
    * FY DIVIDEND EUR 0.35 PER SHARE 
    * EXPECTS SALES FOR SECURITY AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS TO 
INCREASE SLIGHTLY IN 2018 
    * PRICE COMPETITION WILL BE TOUGHER IN ALL OF COMPANY'S 
MARKETS 
IN 2018 
    * DETECTION TECHNOLOGY'S MEDIUM-TERM BUSINESS OUTLOOK IS 
UNCHANGED 
    * IN TERMS OF MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, COMPANY ESTIMATES THAT 
SALES 
WILL INCREASE IN FIRST HALF OF 2018 
    * IN TERMS OF MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, COMPANY ESTIMATES THAT 
SALES 
WILL DECREASE IN SECOND HALF OF YEAR 
 
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