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2009-07-28 07:30:00 CEST 2009-07-28 07:31:34 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Oriola-KD Oyj - Corporate ActionPreliminary information: Oriola-KD's January-June 2009 operating profit increased 103 per cent to EUR 25.9 millionOriola-KD Corporation Stock Exchange Release 28 July 2009 at 8.30 a.m. Oriola-KD Corporation has decided to publish preliminary information of its January-June 2009 result because the result in the review period is higher than expected. Key figures 1 January - 30 June 2009 * Net sales increased 11 percent to EUR 815.8 million (1-6/2008: EUR 733.3 million) * Operating profit increased 103 per cent to EUR 25.9 million (1-6/2008: EUR 12.7 million) * Net profit increased 94 per cent to EUR 18.7 million (1-6/2008: EUR 9.7 million) * Earnings per share were EUR 0.13 (1-6/2008: EUR 0.07) Key figures 1 April - 30 June 2009 * Net sales decreased one per cent to EUR 412.3 million (4-6/2008: EUR 415.4 million) * Operating profit increased 219 per cent to EUR 13.5 million (4-6/2008: EUR 4.2 million) * Net profit increased 261 per cent to EUR 9.8 million (4-6/2008: EUR 2.7 million) * Earnings per share were EUR 0.07 (4-6/2008: EUR 0.02) President and CEO Eero Hautaniemi: "Oriola-KD's business developed very positively in January-June 2009. Net sales increased 11 per cent and operating profit 103 per cent from previous year mainly due to the strong business performance in Russia." Interim report will be published on Thursday 13 August 2009 at 8.30 a.m. Oriola-KD Corporation will organise a meeting for investors, analysts and the press on Thursday, 13 August 2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Hotel Scandic Simonkenttä, Freda-cabinet, Simonkatu 9, 00100 Helsinki, Finland. A teleconference will be held on the same day starting at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time, tel. +358 969 379 735, confirmation number 1755360. The language of the teleconference will be English. Oriola-KD Corporation Eero Hautaniemi President and CFO Kimmo Virtanen Executive Vice President and CFO Further information: Eero Hautaniemi President and CEO tel. +358 (0)10 429 2109 e-mail: eero.hautaniemi@oriola-kd.com Kimmo Virtanen Executive Vice President and CFO Tel. +358 (0)10 429 2069 e-mail: kimmo.virtanen@oriola-kd.com Distribution NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Principal media Published by: Oriola-KD Corporation Corporate Communications Orionintie 5 FI-02200 Espoo, Finland www.oriola-kd.com |
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