July 28 (Reuters) - Fiskars Oyj Abp FSKRS.HE :
* Q2 NET SALES EUR 319.1 MILLION VERSUS EUR 307.2 MILLION
YEAR AGO
* Q2 EBIT INCREASED TO EUR 39.5 MILLION (38.5)
* FISKARS GROUP'S HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT FOR
JANUARY-JUNE 2022
* OUTLOOK 2022: FISKARS EXPECTS COMPARABLE EBIT TO INCREASE
FROM
2021 (2021: EUR 154.2 MILLION)
* OUTLOOK 2022: FISKARS CLOSELY MONITORS DEVELOPMENT OF
CONSUMER
CONFIDENCE, WHICH HAS DROPPED TO LOW LEVELS IN MANY OF COMPANY'S
KEY MARKETS AND COULD IMPACT DEMAND FOR ITS PRODUCTS IN SECOND
HALF
* CHALLENGES RELATING TO GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND RAW
MATERIAL AND
ENERGY PRICE INFLATION CONTINUE
* WHILE COMPANY HAS MANAGED TO MITIGATE IMPACTS OF THESE
FACTORS,
THEY CONTINUE TO POSE A RISK FOR 2022 PERFORMANCE
* COMPANY EXPECTS THAT THERE WILL BE VOLATILITY BETWEEN
QUARTERS
DUE TO TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COST INFLATION AND RESPECTIVE
MITIGATING ACTIONS
* OUTLOOK 2022: WITH HALF YEAR NOW BEHIND US, WE KEEP OUR
GUIDANCE
FOR 2022 INTACT AND CONFIRM THAT WE EXPECT COMPARABLE EBIT TO
INCREASE FROM 2021
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