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Essilor : H1 2018 largely as expected. Unchanged guidance but China has approved the link-up with Luxottica which is set to be official by end-2018!

>Q2 2018 sales +4.8% l-f-l, +0.2% acquisitions, 1% shy of forecasts - Essilor has reported Q2 2018 sales (€ 1.901bn, +4.8% l-f-l, +0.2% acquisitions), 1% shy of consensus forecasts and H1 underlying operating profit (€ 684m, margin of 18.4%, -20bp) 1% below estimates.Q2 2018 sales by division: Lenses and optical instruments (€ 1.619bn, 4.2% l-f-l, 0.2% acquisitions) fell 2% short of our expectations // Equipment (€ 59m, 4.2% l-f-l, 0% acquisitions) matched our ex...
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EssilorLuxottica SA

Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique) designs, manufactures and sells ophthalmic lenses, ophthalmic optical instruments and equipment. Co.'s activities are divided into three segments: Lenses and Optical Instruments (Co. designs, manufactures and customizes corrective lenses such as: Varilux (progressive lenses); anti-reflective, smudge-proof and anti-static lenses (Crizal); Nikon lenses, Transitions variable-tint lenses and Kodak lenses under agreements; polarized lenses (Xperio) and fog-proof lenses (Optifog)), Equipment (Co. produces, distributes and sells equipment and consumables used by prescription laboratories) and Readers (Co. designs and sells reading glasses).

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