ESLOY Essilor Luxottica (PK)

By Inti Landauro

PARIS-- Essilor International SA (EI.FR) Thursday said its efforts to boost online sales and its corrective-lenses and sunglasses businesses will lift overall revenue, excluding currency swings and possible acquisitions, by 8% to 11% in 2015.

The French optical lenses maker said it would continue developing in fast-growing countries and enter new territories.

The company made its forecast after its overall revenue rose 12% to 5.67 billion euros in 2014 and its net profit for the year rose to EUR986 million, up from EUR646 million.

The company's board has recommended shareholders to approve a dividend of EUR1.02 per share, 8.5% higher than last year's.

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