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METRO Slips To Loss In Q2 - Quick Facts

7/31/2012 1:44 AM ET

METRO GROUP (MTTRY.PK,MTAGF.PK) posted loss attributable to shareholders of the company of 20 million euros or 0.06 euros per share for the second quarter compared to the profit of 40 million euros or 0.12 euros per share last year.

EBIT for the quarter plummeted to 70 million euros from 267 million euros in the prior year.

Quarterly sales climbed to 15.85 billion euros from 15.57 billion euros in the year-ago quarter.

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