April 22 (Reuters) - Villeroy & Boch AG VIBG_p.DE :
* Starts new year with revenue and earnings growth
* Q1 revenue rose 1.2 percent to 195.2 million euros
($209.41 million)
* Q1 operating EBIT improves by 8.0 pct to 9.5 million euros
* Q1 group result increases by 34.9 pct to 5.8 million euros
* Growth and earnings targets for 2015 as a whole confirmed
* Company continues to forecast an increase in consolidated
revenue of between 3 pct and 5 pct and an improvement in
operating result of more than 5 pct in 2015
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