OSLO, Norway, Nov. 7, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Orkla (Other OTC:ORKLY):
Key figures Q302 (NOKm, Q301 in parentheses):
Revenues 10,545 (11,283) EBITA excl. other revenues and expenses 1,071 (1,044) Portfolio gains 26 (335) Profit before tax 779 (370) Enclosed to www.orkla.com please find quarterly report, spreadsheets and presentation.Highlights - Satisfactory operational performance in challenging environments - Strong performance for Brands - Improvements for Beverages partly offset by currency effects and weak performance in some markets - Media weak as expected, but improvement from last year - The return on the investment portfolio was 14.2 % year to date compared with OSE 33.8 %
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