Provimi releases half-year sales figures

The Dutch company Provimi has just released its figures for the first six months of 2010. Overall operational performance improved in the first six months of 2010 compared with the same period last year. Revenues increased by 6.2 percent to € 892.9 mio, following the raw material prices trend.
The impact of acquisitions and divestments reduced the company’s revenue by € 2.4 mio. Exchange rates had a positive effect on revenue of € 46.7 mio. Recurring operating profit increased by 31.9 percent to € 68.2 mio as compared with € 51.7 mio over the same period in 2009. The impact of acquisitions and divestments reduced the group’s recurring operating profit by € 0.7 mio, while favourable exchange rates had a positive impact of € 3.3 mio.