Mondi Sees 1H Operating profit Well Above Last Year

30th Jul 2010 07:27

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Mondi Limited (MNDI.LN) said Friday underlying operating profit for the first half of 2010 is expected to be considerably higher than that of the comparable period in the prior year. MAIN FACTS: -Sees basic headline half year earnings per share to be within 22 Euro cents to 27 Euro cents(2009 0.8 loss) -Sees 1H basic underlying earnings per share (euro cents) 17 to 22 (2009 8.3) -Sees basic earnings per share (euro cents) 18 to 23 (2009 7.1 loss) -Sees basic headline earnings per share (euro cents) 22 to 27 (2009 0.8 loss) -Shares closed Thursday at 447.4 pence. By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 30, 2010 02:27 ET (06:27 GMT)