Bellevue Group board of directors announced that based on the preliminary consolidated results, the expected group profit after tax for the 2017 fiscal year is about CHF 21 million. As per June 30, 2017, Bellevue Group reported an operating profit of CHF 11.7 million for the first half of 2017. The increased earnings power in the second half resulted in an expected operating profit of about CHF 29 million for the full fiscal year.

The company also announced that the board of directors will propose a cash distribution of CHF 1.10 per share from capital contribution reserves at the general meeting of shareholders on March 20, 2018.