Bellevue Group AG provided consolidated earnings guidance for the first half of 2020. Based on provisional figures for the first half of 2020, The Group expects its consolidated operating profit from continuing businesses (earnings before depreciation, impairments and taxes) to amount to approximately CHF 18 million compared to CHF 15.3 million in the prior-year period. Net profit after ordinary depreciation and tax expense, but before extraordinary items, amounted to approx. CHF 12 million (prior-year period: CHF 7.2 million). Provisional consolidated net profit after impairment losses on goodwill from the Group's subsidiary StarCapital (more than CHF 6 million) is forecast to amount to about CHF 6 million. The higher asset basis also lifted total operating income by more than 4% to approx. CHF 49 million.