Koninklijke Brill NV announced consolidated unaudited earnings results for the six months ended June 30, 2017. For the period, the company reported revenue of EUR 15,993,000 as compared to EUR 14,373,000 for the same period last year. Operating profit was EUR 771,000 as compared to EUR 1,285,000 for the same period last year. Profit before tax was EUR 509,000 as compared to EUR 1,154,000 for the same period last year. Profit from continued operations attributable to the shareholders of Koninklijke Brill NV was EUR 383,000 as compared to EUR 867,000 for the same period last year. Profit for the period was EUR 383,000 as compared to EUR 699,000 for the same period last year. Basic and diluted earnings per share for the period attributable to the shareholders of the company was EUR 0.20 as compared to EUR 0.37 for the same period last year. Net cash outflow from operating activities was EUR 1.1 million as compared to EUR 1.4 million for the same period last year.

The company expects total revenue growth for the full year 2017 to be above 10% including organic growth of 2% to 3% and some margin improvement. The company expects this to result in a commensurate increase of EBITDA and growth of earnings per share.