September 3 (SeeNews) - Slovenian port operator Luka Koper [LJE:LKPG] said on Monday it plans to end 2018 with a consolidated net profit of 55.8 million euro ($64.8 million), up from its earlier target of 49.1 million euro, on the back of strong first-half results.
The company expects its net sales to reach 228.9 million euro this year, with strong EBITDA of 95.4 million euro, it said in a filing to the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.
Maritime throughput is projected at 23.2 million tonnes, while container throughput is seen at 984,005 TEUs.
On Friday, Luka Koper reported a 27% year-on-year jump in its consolidated first-half net profit to 34.8 million euro.
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