May 12 (Reuters) - Gefran SpA GFRN.MI :
* Q1 revenue 29.5 million euros ($33.57 million) versus 30.3 million euros a year ago
* Q1 net loss 0.7 million euros versus profit 1.1 million euros a year ago
* Reports Q1 net profit excluding non-recurring items of 0.7 million euros
* CEO Maria Chiara Franceschetti says "the slight drop in (Q1) revenue compared to the first
quarter of 2015 is due to the performance of the Asian markets"
* CEO says the group sees in FY 2016 consolidated revenues up 8 percent year on year,
recovery of EBITDA margin, forecast to be about 8 percent of revenues, and EBIT between 3
percent and 3.5 percent
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