CORRECT:Essilor 1st Half Sales Up 9.4%, Sees Steady Operational Profit
17 Luglio 2009 - 7:56AM
Dow Jones News
("Essilor 1H Sales Up 9.4%, Sees Steady Operational Profit"
published at 0129 GMT misstated the revenue figure in the first
paragraph. The error was repeated in "*Essilor SA 1H Sales EUR1.66M
>EI.FR" at 0124 GMT. The correct version follows:)
French eye care company Essilor SA (EI.FR) said on Friday that
its first-half sales rose 9.4%, to EUR1.66 billion from EUR1.52
billion in the year-earlier period.
The company expressed confidence that it can maintain
operational profitability at the same level as last year.
The company's first-half organic growth rate declined 0.7%.
By region, sales saw sluggishness in North America and Europe,
but rose in Asia and Latin America.
Company Web site: http://www.essilor.com
-Dow Jones Newswires; dennis.baker@dowjones.com