Half-year results 2020: sales and margin up, boosted by international business. Covid-19 impact under control.
(WorldNews Belgium)

1. Key figures half-year 2020 In thousands of EUR H1 2020 H1 2019 Variation Income 48,769 47,425 + 3% Earnings before interest, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) 3,502 2,751 + 27 % Operating margin % 7.2% 5.8% Result before tax 298 - 49 347 Net result 23 - 32 + 55 2. Key events in the first half of 2020 a) Impact of COVID-19 pandemic As announced in early June 2020, the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the first half of 2020 remained under control. In fact, bearing in mind (i) the good first quarter of 2020, (ii) the growth in international business, (iii) the precautionary measures taken to temporarily reduce costs in the hardest hit zones and (iv) the implementation of...