Brazil`s Natura: leads losses as operating profit disappoints
(WorldNews Business)

** Shares in Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura Cosmeticos SA dropped on Thursday as lower operating profits and weak results abroad offset a pickup in sales at home ** Natura earned a net 189 million reais, overturning a 69.1 million reais loss the year before, according to a securities filing. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 68 pct to 364.6 million reais ** Still, those figures were boosted by non-recurring effects such as tax provisions reversal. Net of that,...