July 24 - VERKKOKAUPPA.COM OYJ VERK.HE :
* REG-VERKKOKAUPPA.COM'S HALF-YEAR REPORT FOR 1 JANUARY – 30
JUNE
2020: STRONG SALES AND RECORD PROFIT IN AN EXCEPTIONAL
ENVIRONMENT
* Q2 REV EUR 123 MLN VS EUR 108 MLN YR AGO
* Q2 OPER PROFT EUR 4.4 MLN VS EUR 0.2 MLN YR AGO
* BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS RESOLVED TO PAY A QUARTERLY
DIVIDEND OF
0.054 EUROS PER SHARE AFTER REPORTING PERIOD
* VERKKOKAUPPA.COM OYJ'S BUSINESS OPERATIONS ARE ESTIMATED
TO
DEVELOP POSITIVELY WITHIN A MEDIUM-TERM TIME FRAME
* BELIEVES THAT IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON DEMAND MAY
NOT BE
AS LARGE AS PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED
* BELIEVES CONSUMER DEMAND MAY CONTINUE OR NOT SIGNIFICANTLY
DECREASE DURING SECOND HALF OF YEAR
* COMPANY EXPECTS SECOND HALF OF YEAR TO POSSIBLY BE MORE
CHALLENGING AND UNPREDICTABLE
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