Digia Plc reported earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended of September 30, 2017. For the quarter, the company reported net sales of EUR 20,899,000 compared to EUR 18,939,000 a year ago. Operating loss was EUR 691,000 compared to operating result of EUR 1,132,000 a year ago. Loss for the period was EUR 805,000 compared to result for the period of EUR 818,000 a year ago. Loss per share was EUR 0.03 compared to earnings per share of EUR 0.04 a year ago.

For the nine months, the company reported net sales of EUR 68,255,000 compared to EUR 62,768,000 a year ago. Operating result was EUR 749,000 compared to EUR 3,819,000 a year ago. Result for the period was EUR 156,000 compared to EUR 3,034,000 a year ago. Earnings per share were EUR 0.01 compared to EUR 0.15 a year ago. Return on equity was 0.5% compared to 10.3% a year ago. Return on investment was 1.9% compared to 11.1% a year ago.

For the year 2017, the company expected net sales growth is expected to accelerate in 2017 (2016: net sales up 6.8%). The company expects its operating result to decline compared to 2016 (2016: EUR 5.4 million).