Aug 2 (Reuters) - Vilmorin & Cie SA VILM.PA :
* FY SALES 1.477 BILLION EUR
* STRONG GROWTH IN SALES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR: +8%*,
CONFIRMING
THE SOLID GROWTH IMPETUS OF ALL ITS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
* OUTLOOK FOR THE END OF 2020-2021: SUSTAINED INCREASE IN
THE
CURRENT OPERATING MARGIN RATE AND THE RESULTS COMPARED WITH
2019-2020
* CAN CLEARLY CONFIRM A SUSTAINED INCREASE IN ITS CURRENT
OPERATING MARGIN RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021, WHICH SHOULD BE
CLOSE TO 9%, AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR RESEARCH INVESTMENT OF ALMOST
260 MILLION EUROS
* OUTLOOK 2020/21: NET INCOME FOR FISCAL YEAR WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THAT OF PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR
* IN 2019-2020, NET PROFIT WAS 67.5 MILLION EUR
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