RTL Group: Expects Relatively Weak Start In Q1 Due To Easter Effect - CEO In Conf Call
Reuters
03-20
March 20 (Reuters) - RTL GROUP SA :: *MEDIUM-TERM GOAL: EBIT OF EUR 1 BILLION WOULD TAKE 2 TO 3 YEARS TO ACHIEVE - CEO IN CONF CALL *AFTER TWO YEARS OF NEGATIVE GROWTH, WE KNOW THAT ADVERTISING, ESPECIALLY TV ADVERTISING, IS STRONGLY CORRELATED WITH OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMPTION - CEO IN CONF CALL *SITUATION IN GERMANY REMAINS DIFFICULT - CEO IN CONF CALL *WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN LARGE MERGERS IN VIDEO PRODUCTION SECTOR - CEO IN CONF CALL *WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO MAKE TARGETED ACQUISITIONS AT FREMANTLE, BUT NO OTHER MAJOR ACQUISITIONS OR SALES - CEO IN CONF CALL *JANUARY AND FEBRUARY ARE ROUGHLY AT SAME LEVEL AS LAST YEAR; COMPARABLE FIGURES IN Q1 ARE CHALLENGING, AS Q1 2023 WAS VERY STRONG - CEO IN CONF CALL *EXPECTS RELATIVELY WEAK START IN Q1, WITH MINOR IMPROVEMENT IN MARCH AND APRIL DUE TO EASTER EFFECT - CEO IN CONF CALL *Further company coverage: AUDK.LU * (Gdansk Newsroom) * ((gdansk.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; +48 58 769 66 00;))