Aug 20 (Reuters) - MAYR MELNHOF KARTON AG MMKV.VI :
* H1 OPERATING PROFIT 57.9 MILLION EUR
* H1 PROFIT BEFORE TAX OF EUR 117.7 MILLION WAS THUS 4.0 %
BELOW
PREVIOUS YEAR'S FIGURE (1^ST HALF OF 2019: EUR 122.6 MILLION)
* OUTLOOK 2020: EARNINGS IN 2^ND HALF-YEAR EXPECTED TO BE
FURTHER
BELOW PREVIOUS YEAR
* H1 FINANCIAL INCOME OF EUR 0.9 MILLION (1^ST HALF OF 2019:
EUR
0.7 MILLION)
* H1 PROFIT FOR PERIOD ACCORDINGLY WENT DOWN 8.0 % TO EUR
84.9
MILLION (1^ST HALF OF 2019: EUR 92.3 MILLION).
* H1 OPERATING PROFIT OF EUR 122.5 MILLION WAS 1.2 % OR EUR
1.5
MILLION BELOW PREVIOUS YEAR'S FIGURE (1^ST HALF OF 2019: EUR
124.0 MILLION)
* ANNUAL RESULT IS EXPECTED TO BE FURTHER BELOW PREVIOUS
YEAR'S
LEVEL
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