KEKKILA SEES FULL-YR 1996 PROFIT VS LOSS .
HELSINKI 1996-08-29
Fertilisers and saplings maker Kekkila Oy said on Thursday in a statement it expected a falling result trend in the latter half of the year , but a full-year profit was nevertheless likely .
" Due to natural seasonal fluctuations in operations , the end-year result trend will be falling , but based on the early year result trend a profitable result is likely to be achieved , " Kekkila said in its January-June interim report .
In 1995 , Kekkila reported a 5.6 million markka loss before extraordinary items and tax .
In the first half , Kekkila posted a 6.1 million markka profit , up from 0.7 million .
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