July 13 (Reuters) - Efecte Oyj EFECTE.HE :
* REG-POSITIVE PROFIT WARNING: EFECTE PLC UPDATES GUIDANCE
FOR
2021 AND ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON SAAS NET SALES
GROWTH AND EBITDA MARGIN
* WE EXPECT SAAS NET SALES TO GROW 21-24% DURING 2021 AND
EBITDA
MARGIN TO BE 1-6%, INSTEAD OF 20-24% SAAS NET SALES GROWTH AND
EBITDA MARGIN OF 1-4% AS PER PREVIOUS GUIDANCE.
* NARROWING OF SAAS RANGE SIMPLY REFLECTS CLEARER LINE OF
SIGHT ON
FULL YEAR FORECAST THAT WE HAVE AFTER FIRST HALF
* BROADENING OF EBITDA MARGIN RANGE IS BASED ON A
COMBINATION OF
GOOD FIRST HALF PROFITABILITY AND UNCERTAINTY AROUND TIMING OF
PLANNED GROWTH INVESTMENTS IN SECOND HALF.
* PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, WE ESTIMATE THAT SAAS NET SALES
INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 23% OVER PERIOD 4-6/2021
* EBITDA MARGIN IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN 6% OVER PERIOD
4-6/2021
AND 5% OVER PERIOD 1-6/2021
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