Brief: Naturhouse Health EBITDA falls 3.5 percent in FY 2016

Naturhouse Health SA

27/02/2017 06:30

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Naturhouse Health SA  NTH MC>: 
    * Said on Friday FY sales up 2.1 percent at 97.8 million 
euros ($103.3 million) versus year ago 
    * FY EBITDA down 3.5 percent at 32.6 million euros versus 
year ago 
    * FY net profit down by 1.6 percent at 22.5 million euros 
versus year ago 
    * FY EBITDA margin at 33.4 percent versus 35.3 percent year 
ago 
    * Sees FY 2017 EBITDA margin at between 30 percent and 35 
percent 
    * Sees to open 121 new centres, sees number of centres at 
the end of 2017 at 2,400 
    * Sees to maintain payout in 2017 at above 85 percent 
    * Said EBITDA is influenced by expansion to new markets, 
mainly UK and United States, the weakness of the French market 
and increase in staff costs 
    * To pay out gross dividend of 0.18 euro per share on May 5 
 
     
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