Surteco SE provided earnings guidance for the first half year and full year ended June 2014. For the first half, the company succeeded in improving consolidated sales within the projected framework by 4% to EUR 327.2 million compared to EUR 315.3 million. The operating result (EBITDA) at EUR 34.6 million was therefore below the comparable value of EUR 39.6 million for the equivalent year-earlier period. The same applies to the pre-tax result, which achieved a value of EUR 16.8 million compared to EUR 17.8 million a year ago.

The company continues to forecast unchanged a slight increase in sales compared with the previous year (2014: EUR 618.5 million). Conversely, the pre-tax profit is not likely to be marginally above the year-earlier value after adjustment for restructuring expenses (EUR 9.4 million) in line with expectations. Rather, it is projected to be in the range below EUR 30 million. The value of EUR 22.3 million actually posted before adjustment in 2014 will therefore be significantly exceeded.