LUXEMBOURG, 18 JULY 2011 - METRO INTERNATIONAL S.A. ("METRO" OR "THE GROUP") (MTROA, MTROB), TODAY ANNOUNCED ITS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER ENDED 30 JUNE 2011. INFORMATION WAS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION ON 18 JULY 2011 AT 8:00 CET.
"DELIVERING ON TARGETS"
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
€'000 | Q2 2011 | Q2 2010 | YTD 2011 | YTD 2010 |
Net revenue | 54,952 | 46,792 | 102,678 | 85,880 |
EBIT | 6,748 | 2,566 | 8,521 | (13) |
Net profit/(loss) | 2,830 | 485 | 1,586 | (4,229) |
The figures relate to continuing operations (excluding France and Hungary), refer Note 10
Q2 HIGHLIGHTS
CONFERENCE CALL
Metro International will host a conference call today at 10.00 A.M. CET which will be broadcast live on the internet and as a conference call. Participants can take part in the call either through the audiocast or the conference call.
To follow the internet audiocast:
A live audiocast of the presentation will be available on www.metro.lu, on 18 July 2011 at 10.00 A.M. CET.
To participate in the conference call, please dial in on the following numbers:
Sweden Tel: +46 8 505 598 53
UK / International Tel: +44 20 304 324 36
US free phone number Tel: +1 866 458 40 87
Conference call participants can access the presentation slides on http://www.metro.lu/node/79 . A re-play will be available on Metro's website www.metro.lu approximately one hour after the event.
For further information please visit www.metro.lu or contact:
Per Mikael Jensen, President and CEO Tel: +44 78 41 67 32 30
Anders Kronborg, CFO Tel: +44 79 125 40 800
Linda Fors, Head of Investor Relations Tel: +46 704 15 95 30
DATE OF NEXT REPORT
Metro's financial results for Q3 ended 30 September will be published on 17 October 2011.