NEURONES: 2020 first half-year net profit stands at 5.9%
PRESS INFORMATION
Heading: 1st half 2020 results Nanterre, September 9, 2020 (after the closing of the stock exchange)
2020 first half-year net profit stands at 5.9%
| Accounts at June 30 (audited in € millions) | H1 2019 | 2019 | H1 2020 |
| Revenues | 253.8 | 510.1 | 254.4 |
| Business operating profit * | 28 (11%)* | 54.7 (10.7%)* | 22.8 (9%)* |
| Operating profit | 27.6 (10.9%)** | 53.7 (10.5%)** | 22.1 (8.7%) |
| Net financial income | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Income tax | (9.1) | (18.6) | (8.4) |
| Net profit after tax | 18.5 (7.3%)** | 35.2 (6.9%) | 15.1 (5.9%) |
| of which, group share | 15.9 | 30.8 | 13.5 |
| Staff at end of period | 5,217 | 5,372 | 5,452 |
Achievements
After auditing, it is confirmed that:
- operating profit for the first half was 8.7% of revenue, compared with 9.1% in the first half of 2019 (excluding capital gains on disposals **),
- net cash (excluding IFRS 16 lease liabilities) increased by €46.6 million over one year (and stood at €228.9 million at June 30, 2020).
At €15.1 million, net profit for the half-year is higher than at June 30, 2019 (€14.1 million excluding capital gains on disposals net of tax **), mainly due to the increase in financial income.
Outlook
In a still very uncertain economic context, NEURONES confirms its forecasts for 2020 as a whole:
- revenues of at least €495 million,
- operating profit of at least 8%.
* Before cost of bonus shares
** Capital gains on disposals of +€4.6m (January 2019).
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