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Essilor 2015 profit rises, sees higher revenue in 2016
PARIS
Feb 19 Essilor, the world's largest maker of ophthalmic lenses, said on Friday that operating profit rose 19.6 percent in 2015 and forecast that revenue would grow over the coming years, helped by demand from an ageing population.
Operating profit rose to 1.18 billion euros ($1.31 billion) last year from 989 million in 2014, while revenue rose 18.4 percent to 6.72 billion.
"In 2015, the optical market continued to bedriven by demand from the world's ageing populations and unmet vision needs," the company said in a statement.
Essilor forecast full-year 2016 revenue growth, at constant exchange rates, of above 8 percent, including a like-for-like gain of around 5 percent.
It predicted revenue growth of over 6 percent in 2018. ($1 = 0.9001 euros) (Reporting byAlister Doyle; Editing by James Regan)
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Essilor 2015 profit rises, sees higher revenue in 2016
PARIS
Feb 19 Essilor, the world's largest maker of ophthalmic lenses, said on Friday that operating profit rose 19.6 percent in 2015 and forecast that revenue would grow over the coming years, helped by demand from an ageing population.
Operating profit rose to 1.18 billion euros ($1.31 billion) last year from 989 million in 2014, while revenue rose 18.4 percent to 6.72 billion.
"In 2015, the optical market continued to bedriven by demand from the world's ageing populations and unmet vision needs," the company said in a statement.
Essilor forecast full-year 2016 revenue growth, at constant exchange rates, of above 8 percent, including a like-for-like gain of around 5 percent.
It predicted revenue growth of over 6 percent in 2018. ($1 = 0.9001 euros) (Reporting byAlister Doyle; Editing by James Regan)
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