COURBEVOIE (dpa-AFX) - French building materials company Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA Thursday reported first-half 2016 profit of €596 million or €0.98 per share, compared to €493 million or €1.08 per share last year..
Recurring profit for the first-half rose 13% to €624 million from €552 million a year earlier.
Operating profit for the first-half increased 7.3% year-over-year to €1.37 billion.
First-half sales dropped 1.6% to €19.55 billion from €19.86 billion in the same period last year. On a like-for-like basis, first-half sales edged up 2.9% from a year earlier.
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