March 13 (Reuters) - RIETER HOLDING AG RIEN.S :
* PROPOSED DIVIDEND OF CHF 5.00
* FY SALES INCREASES BY 2% TO CHF 966 MILLION
* FY ORDER BACKLOG RISES BY CHF 100 MILLION TO CHF 540
MILLION
* AT CHF 13.3 MILLION (1.4% OF SALES), FY NET PROFIT IS
CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEAR
* EXPECTS SALES AND PROFITABILITY FOR 2018 TO BE ABOVE
LEVEL OF
2017 (BEFORE RESTRUCTURING CHARGES)
* IN FIRST SEMESTER OF 2018, EBIT AND NET PROFIT FOR GROUP
ARE
EXPECTED AT LEVEL OF PREVIOUS PERIOD
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