Brief: Viking Line Q2 operating profit rises to EUR 2.7 million

Viking Line Abp

17/08/2017 07:00

Aug 17 (Reuters) - VIKING LINE ABP  VIK1V.HE  
    * CONSOLIDATED SALES OF VIKING LINE GROUP FOR PERIOD JANUARY 
1 - JUNE 30, 2017 INCREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT TO 239.2 MILLION 
EUROS (EUR 238.0 M FOR PERIOD JANUARY 1 - JUNE 30, 2016) 
    * Q2 SALES EUR 137.1 MILLION VERSUS EUR 131.1 MILLION YEAR 
AGO 
    * Q2 OPERATING PROFIT EUR 2.7 MILLION VERSUS EUR 1.1 MILLION 
YEAR AGO 
    * A REVISION IN FINLAND'S RESTITUTION LAW FOR 2017 IS 
EXPECTED TO HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON EARNINGS. 
    * OPERATING INCOME IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER OVERALL IN 2017 
THAN IN 2016. 
 
Source text for Eikon:  ID:nHSU7272  
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