Aug 26 (Reuters) - SFS GROUP AG SFSN.S :
* SFS EXCEEDS ITS GROWTH TARGETS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2022
* AT CHF 1,223.6 MILLION, SALES IN FIRST HALF OF 2022 WERE
27.8%
UP ON LAST YEAR
* H1 EBIT MARGIN ADJUSTED FOR ONE-OFF EFFECTS STOOD AT 14.7%
* H1 NET SALES CHF 1,224.1 MILLION
* H1 ADJUSTED EBIT AT CHF 179.5 MILLION
* H1 EBIT AT CHF 162.9 MILLION
* H1 EBITDA AT CHF 217.1 MILLION
* H1 CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES AT CHF 62.5
MILLION
* SFS EXPECTS SALES GROWTH TO REMAIN UNCHANGED AT 3–6% FOR
THE
YEAR AS A WHOLE – BEFORE THE CONSOLIDATION OF HOFFMANN – EVEN
THOUGH UNCERTAINTY HAS INCREASED IN THE COURSE OF THE FINANCIAL
YEAR
* SFS A SALES EFFECT OF CHF 720–770 MILLION IS EXPECTED FOR
THE
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR AS A RESULT OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF
HOFFMANN (EIGHT MONTHS OF CONSOLIDATION IN 2022)
* FOR SFS GROUP AS A WHOLE, INCLUDING HOFFMANN, AN ADJUSTED
EBIT
MARGIN OF 12–15% IS EXPECTED DUE TO MIX SHIFTS RESULTING FROM
THE ACQUISITION OF HOFFMANN
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