Aug 25 (Reuters) - Sitowise Group Oyj SITOWS.HE :
* SITOWISE'S HALF-YEAR REPORT JANUARY - JUNE 2021: STRONG
PROFITABILITY, RECORD HIGH ORDER BOOK
* SITOWISE'S HALF-YEAR REPORT JANUARY - JUNE 2021: STRONG
PROFITABILITY, RECORD HIGH ORDER BOOK
* Q2 ORDER BOOK INCREASED BY 20 PERCENT AND AMOUNTED TO EUR
140
(117) MILLION
* Q2 NET SALES INCREASED BY 8 PERCENT TO EUR 46.5 (43.2)
MILLION
* Q2 ADJUSTED EBITA WAS EUR 5.9 (7.2) MILLION, OR 12.7
(16.6)
PERCENT OF NET SALES
* AS EXPECTED, OUR UTILIZATION RATE IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY
IN Q2
FROM Q1 OF 2021, INCREASING FROM 75 PERCENT TO 78 PERCENT.
* FOLLOWING LONG-TERM FINANCIAL TARGETS: * GROWTH: ANNUAL
NET
SALES GROWTH OF OVER 10 PERCENT, INCLUDING ACQUISITIONS
* LONG-TERM FINANCIAL TARGETS: PROFITABILITY: ADJUSTED EBITA
MARGIN OF AT LEAST 12 PERCENT
* LONG-TERM FINANCIAL TARGETS: LEVERAGE: NET DEBT / ADJUSTED
EBITDA SHOULD NOT EXCEED 2.5X, EXCEPT TEMPORARILY IN CONJUNCTION
WITH ACQUISITIONS
* DIVIDEND POLICY: SITOWISE TARGETS PAYING A DIVIDEND
CORRESPONDING TO 30-50 PERCENT OF NET PROFIT
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