News: EPD Empired Ltd says Ebitda for first half of FY17 is expected to be between $6.0m and $6.8m

Nov 29 (Reuters) - Empired Ltd (EPD)

• Ebitda for first half of FY17 is expected to be between $6.0m and $6.8m
• New Zealand operations have been disrupted due to recent earthquake near Wellington with an estimated impact of $0.4m EBITDA in half
• Net debt is tracking in line with management expectations
• "Sales pipeline is strong and continue to expect pleasing top line growth and EBITDA margin expansion in FY17 and beyond"
• EBITDA in second half remains on track to be stronger than first half
• EBITDA in second half remains on track to be stronger than first half (in line with historic cyclical trends)