Brief: Villeroy & Boch H1 group result up 34.2 pct at EUR 9.8 mln

Villeroy & Boch AG

20/07/2015 07:00

July 20 (Reuters) - Villeroy & Boch AG  VIBG_p.DE : 
    * Records substantial revenue and earnings growth  
    * H1 group result improves by 34.2 pct to 9.8 million euros  
($10.61 million) 
    * H1 consolidated revenue up 4.0 pct year-on-year to 386.9 
million euros 
    * H1 operating EBIT climbs 16.3 pct to 15.7 million euros 
    * Growth and earnings targets for 2015 as a whole confirmed 
    * Continues to forecast an increase in consolidated revenue 
of between 3 pct and 5 pct, above-average growth in the 
operating result, i.e. an improvement in excess of 5 pct in FY 
2015 
 
     
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($1 = 0.9235 euros) 
 
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