Aug 14 (Reuters) - Max Automation AG MAXG.DE :
* Outlook for full year 2015 confirmed based on high order
backlog
* H1 group sales increase by 4 percent to 171 million euros
($190.75 million)
* Consolidated new orders for group rose by 9.5 percent to
176.0 million euros in first six months of year (same period
last year: 160.7 million euros)
* H1 net profit for period turned to positive value of 2.3
million euros after a loss of 0.4 million euros in prior-year
period.
* EBIT after PPA amounted to 5.3 million euros in first half
of 2015 and was thus more than three times higher than last
year's figure (H1 2014: 1.6 million euros)
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