(Reuters) – Bouygues should grow its sales and core profit further in 2022, the French conglomerate said on Thursday, as it posted annual earnings slightly ahead of expectations.
Bouygues posted a core profit margin of 4.5%, just exceeding its pre-pandemic margin, as core earnings rose to 1.69 billion euros ($1.90 billion), beating its 2019 figure and analysts’ 1.65 billion euro forecast.
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(Reporting by Sarah Morland; editing by David Evans)
