Aug 8 (Reuters) - Asiakastieto Group Plc ATG1V.HE :
* REG-ASIAKASTIETO GROUP’S HALF YEAR REPORT 1.1. –
30.6.2019:
CONTINUED NORDIC GROWTH
* Q2 NET SALES EUR 35.6 MILLION VERSUS EUR 15.7 MILLION YEAR
AGO
* APRIL-JUNE ADJUSTED EBITDA EXCLUDING ITEMS AFFECTING
COMPARABILITY WAS EUR 12,2 MILLION (EUR 6,6 MILLION), AN
INCREASE OF 84,8 %.
* APRIL-JUNE OPERATING PROFIT (EBIT) WAS EUR 5,0 MILLION
(EUR 1,0
MILLION)
* EXPECTS ITS ADJUSTED EBITDA, EXCLUDING EFFECT OF IFRS 16
TRANSITION, TO GROW IN 2019 AT A PERCENTAGE RATE THAT EXCEEDS
RATE OF NET SALES GROWTH COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEAR'S PRO FORMA
ADJUSTED EBITDA.
* ASIAKASTIETO GROUP EXPECTS ITS CAPITALISED PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
AND SOFTWARE EXPENSES IN 2019 TO EXCEED PREVIOUS YEAR'S LEVEL ON
A PRO FORMA BASIS.
* EXPECTS ITS NET SALES GROWTH IN 2019 TO BE IN MIDDLE OF
RANGE OF
ITS LONG-TERM TARGET (5-10 %) COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEAR'S PRO
FORMA NET SALES
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