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Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 17.67 28.17 (10.50) (37.27) Financial costs 0.04 0.04 - - Income tax expenses 1.86 5.46 (3.60) (65.93) Net profit 15.77 22.68 (6.91) (30.46) Earnings before interest

172.65 178.85 (6.21) (3.47) Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 10.58 32.79 (22.21) (67.73) Financial costs 4.75 0.72 4.04 559.72 Income tax expenses (2.87) 2.86 (5.73) (200.35) Net profit 8.70 29.21

111.29 105.32 5.97 5.67 Selling expenses 55.33 50.65 4.68 9.24 Administrative expenses 55.96 54.67 1.29 2.36 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) (2.70) 17.67 (20.37) (115.27) Financial costs 1.09

115.04 -4.98 329.68 299.29 10.15 Selling expenses 50.13 48.46 3.44 57.80 -13.27 157.01 137.38 14.29 Administrative expenses 59.19 55.13 7.37 57.25 3.40 172.67 161.91 6.65 Earnings before interest and taxes

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expenses 42.73 79.69 (36.96) (46.38) 104.01 147.50 (43.49) (29.49) Administrative expenses 32.34 45.05 (12.71) (28.22) 65.37 88.52 (23.15) (26.15) Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) (6.69) 7.28 (13.97

61.27 67.82 (6.55) (9.66) Administrative expenses 33.04 43.47 (10.43) (24.00) Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 10.97 (2.70) 13.67 (506.71) Financial costs 2.77 1.09 1.69 155.39 Income tax