Oct 17 (Reuters) - ECKERT & ZIEGLER STRAHLEN UND
MEDIZINTECHNIK AG EUZG.DE :
* ECKERT & ZIEGLER ACHIEVES DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH IN Q3 VERSUS
PREVIOUS YEAR. SIGNIFICANT JUMP IN SALES ALSO IN FIRST 9 MONTHS,
EARNINGS STILL BURDENED BY SPECIAL ITEMS COMPARED TO SAME PERIOD
LAST YEAR.
* Q3 SALES OF 65.9 MILLION EUR (PREVIOUS YEAR: 57.2 MILLION
EUR)
* Q3 PROFIT OF 9.4 MILLION EUR (PREVIOUS YEAR: 7.9 MILLION
EUR)
* 9M PROFIT OF 20.3 MILLION EUR (PREVIOUS YEAR: 23.3 MILLION
EUR)
* OUTLOOK 2023: SALES OF JUST UNDER 230 MILLION EUR
(CONFIRMED)
* OUTLOOK 2023: PROFIT OF AROUND EUR 25 MILLION (CONFIRMED)
* OUTLOOK 2023: MAIN DRIVER OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS
CONTINUING
DEMAND FOR RADIOISOTOPES FOR PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS, WHICH
LED TO GROWTH OF AROUND 27% IN MEDICAL SEGMENT
* OUTLOOK 2023: MAIN DRIVERS OF DECLINE IN EARNINGS COMPARED
TO
PREVIOUS YEAR ARE CURRENCY EFFECTS AS WELL AS INFLATION
ADJUSTMENTS IN HYPERINFLATIONARY COUNTRY OF ARGENTINA
* OUTLOOK 2023: THESE AMOUNT TO AROUND 4.5 MILLION EUR
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