"We expect these headwinds to continue in the quarters to come, causing prolonged uncertainty," Herna Verhagen, the group's Chief Executive, said in a statement.

The group, which delivers parcels and letters across Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, posted total revenues of 709 million euros, a normalised earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) loss of 20 million euros ($19.89 million) and free cash outflow of 49 million euros in the third quarter, as pre-announced in October.

($1 = 1.0055 euros)

(Reporting by Dagmarah Mackos; editing by Christian Schmollinger)