Brief: Highlight Communications 9-month net profit up 12.6 pct

Highlight Communications AG

10/11/2015 16:44

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Highlight Communications AG  HLGZ.DE : 
    * Earnings forecast raised for fiscal year 2015 
    * 9-month consolidated net profit rose by 1.3 million Swiss 
francs or 12.6 pct to 11.6 million Swiss francs ($11.52 million) 
    * Consolidated sales in first nine months of current fiscal 
year amounted to 231.1 million Swiss francs. Decline of 81.1 
million francs as against figure for same period of 2014 (312.2 
million francs) 
    * 9-Month EBIT improved by 3.7 million francs or 19.2 pct to 
23.0 million Swiss francs (previous year's period: 19.3 million 
francs) 
    * Sees FY consolidated net profit attributable to 
shareholders of between 16 million and 18 million Swiss francs 
    * Previous forecast for consolidated sales of between 310 
million and 330 million francs remains unchanged 
 
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