May 28 (Reuters) - JOST Werke AG JSTG.DE :
* DGAP-NEWS: JOST WERKE AG: JOST STARTS SUCCESSFULLY INTO 2019 AND CONFIRMS GROUP OUTLOOK
* Q1 SALES INCREASE BY 4.9% TO EUR 199.5 MILLION
* Q1 PROFIT AFTER TAXES UP 18.3% TO EUR 14.2 MILLION AND EARNINGS PER SHARE RISE TO EUR 0.95
* GROUP OUTLOOK CONFIRMED FOR 2019
* Q1 ADJUSTED EBIT GREW BY 0.8% TO EUR 23.9 MILLION (Q1 2018: EUR 23.7 MILLION)
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