Brief: Gesco H1 EBIT at EUR 20.4 mln, +92.1%

Gesco SE

14/11/2017 06:40

Nov 14 (Reuters) - GESCO AG  GSC1n.DE : 
    * DGAP-NEWS: GESCO: STRONG FIRST HALF OF 2017/2018 FINANCIAL YEAR, SALES AND EARNINGS AT THE 
UPPER 
END OF THE FORECAST RANGE EXPECTED 
    * H1 INCOMING ORDERS INCREASED BY 10.4 % COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEAR, FROM EUR 250.3 MILLION 
TO EUR 
276.3 MILLION 
    * H1 SALES CLIMBED FROM EUR 228.7 MILLION TO EUR 264.7 MILLION, WHICH REPRESENTS GROWTH OF 
15.7 
% 
    * H1 EBIT AT EUR 20.4 MILLION, GAINED 92.1 % (PREVIOUS YEAR'S PERIOD: EUR 10.6 MILLION) 
    * H1 GROUP NET INCOME AFTER MINORITY INTEREST MORE THAN DOUBLED TO EUR 10.6 MILLION (EUR 
4.8 
MILLION) 
    * OUTLOOK 2017: SALES AND EARNINGS AT UPPER END OF FORECAST RANGE EXPECTED FOR FULL YEAR 
 
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