Feb 9 (Reuters) -
* RAISING EPS AND DIVIDEND GUIDANCE FOR 2023
* ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY FIGURES FOR 2021, SALES CLIMBED
TO
APPROX. EUR 266 MILLION (PY: 243.93 / +9% OR +8% VERSUS 2019)
* FY OPERATING PROFIT EBIT GREW TO APPROX. EUR 34.6 MILLION
(PY:
31.03 / +11.5%)
* FY NET PROFIT AFTER MINORITY SHARES AMOUNTING TO APPROX.
EUR
21.3 MILLION (PY: 18.71 / +14%)
* OPERATING CASH FLOWS, WHICH DURING YEAR HAD REMAINED
SLIGHTLY
BELOW PREVIOUS YEAR, ACHIEVED APPROX. EUR 36.5 MILLION (PY:
33.73 / 2019: 26.35)
* COMMITS TO INCREASE DIVIDEND BY +20% TO 120 CENTS
* RAISES GUIDANCE: 'OUR +18-24 CENTS NET PROFIT PER SHARE
(EPS)
TARGET CORRIDOR FOR 2022 INCREASES TO +20-30 CENTS FOR 2023,
WHILE TARGETED DIVIDEND PLUS BY +15-20 CENTS FOR 2022 IS
EXTENDED TO +15-25 CENTS FOR 2023'
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