Lehto Group Oyj provides earnings guidance for the year 2019. The company estimates that the groups net sales for 2019 will be at level of 2018 or lower than on year 2018, i.e. EUR 721.5 million and that full year 2019 operating profit will be negative due to strongly negative first half of 2019, operating profit EUR 37.2 million in 2018. The net sales outlook is weakened due to delays in start of Business Premises projects. The main reason for decrease in the estimated operating profit is due to losses in complete renovation projects which are significantly larger than estimated. The operating profit outlook is also weakened by single loss-making projects in Social Care and Educational Premises and Business Premises service areas and slightly declined sales prices of the apartments.