Aug 19 (Reuters) - MAYR MELNHOF KARTON AG MMKV.VI :
* RESULTS FOR THE 1ST HALF-YEAR 2021
* AT EUR 92.1 MILLION, H1 OPERATING PROFIT WAS 24.8 % OR EUR
30.4
MILLION LOWER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEAR (1ST HALF OF 2020: EUR 122.5
MILLION)
* CONSOLIDATED SALES INCREASED SLIGHTLY FROM EUR 1,266.5
MILLION
TO EUR 1,289.6 MILLION IN H1
* H1 FINANCIAL INCOME OF EUR 1.0 MILLION (1ST HALF OF 2020:
EUR
0.9 MILLION) WAS OFFSET BY FINANCIAL EXPENSES OF EUR -10.3
MILLION (1ST HALF OF 2020: EUR -3.8 MILLION)
* H1 PROFIT BEFORE TAX TOTALED EUR 82.9 MILLION, COMPARED TO
EUR
117.7 MILLION IN PREVIOUS YEAR
* NEW MILLS' EARNINGS WILL ONLY BE FULLY REFLECTED FROM 2022
ONWARDS
* DISPOSAL OF EERBEEK AND BAIERSBRONN MILLS IS EXPECTED TO
GENERATE A DECONSOLIDATION GAIN OF BETWEEN EUR 45 - 55 MILLION
IN 3RD QUARTER
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