Brief: R. Stahl updates FY 2017 outlook

R. Stahl AG

02/08/2017 13:01

Aug 2 (Reuters) - R STAHL AG  RSL2.DE : 
    * DGAP-ADHOC: R. STAHL AG: UPDATE OF FY 2017 OUTLOOK, FIRST 
MEASURES IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE EARNINGS SITUATION 
    * UPDATE OF FY 2017 OUTLOOK: ORDER INTAKE UNCHANGED, SALES 
AND EBIT PRE EXCEPTIONALS EXPECTED TO COME IN SOFTER 
    * Q2 ORDER INTAKE OF EUR 76.5 MILLION, ALREADY HIGH LEVEL OF 
PREVIOUS QUARTER WAS SLIGHTLY EXCEEDED (Q1 2017: EUR 75.8 
MILLION) 
    * ORDER BACKLOG GREW BY EUR 8.6 MILLION TO EUR 99.9 MILLION 
AT END OF Q2 (Q1 2017: EUR 91.3 MILLION) 
    * SALES OF EUR 66.8 MILLION IN Q2 2017 MARKED A SLIGHT 
IMPROVEMENT COMPARED TO PREVIOUS QUARTER (Q1 2017: EUR 65.5 
MILLION) 
    * Q2 EBIT PRE EXCEPTIONALS CAME IN AT EUR -2.7 MILLION, 
STILL AT LOW LEVEL OF PREVIOUS QUARTER (Q1 2017: EUR -2.3 
MILLION) 
    * FY OUTLOOK: SALES ARE NOW EXPECTED TO COME IN BETWEEN EUR 
270 MILLION AND EUR 280 MILLION (PREVIOUSLY: EUR 285 MILLION AND 
EUR 295 MILLION) 
    * FY OUTLOOK: EBIT PRE EXCEPTIONALS IS EXPECTED BETWEEN EUR 
-4 MILLION AND EUR 0 MILLION 
    * AN ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ORDER BACKLOG SHOWS THAT AROUND 40 
PERCENT OF IT WILL TRANSLATE INTO SALES AND EARNINGS ONLY IN FY 
2018 
 
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