BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Celesio AG (CAKFF.PK) on Tuesday reported lower net profit for the the first nine months in 2014.
Net profit for the period plummeted to 36.7 million euors from 120.8 million euros last year. Basic earnings per share dropped to 0.18 euros from 0.68 euros a year ago.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortizationor EBITDA fell to 369.5 million euros from 399.3 million euros last year, while excluding certain items, it rose to 410.2 million euros from 406.9 million euros in the year-ago period.
The company generated group revenue of 16.46 billion euros, up 2.9 per cent from 15.99 billion euros last year.
Looking ahead, the firm expects annual adjusted EBIT to be slightly down from last year.
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