Slovenia’s Istrabenz 9-mo Group Net Profit Slumps to 12.2 Mln Euro

Group operating profit rose by 15% to 29.9 million euro in the first nine months of 2008, Istrabenz said in a statement to the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE), where its shares are listed.

Group sales through September rose by 5.0% to 472.9 million euro.

Shares of Istrabenz shed 0.03% to an average price of 37.45 euro on the LJSE on Wednesday. The company released its statement after the end of trading.

($ = 0.7922 euro)