Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. announced consolidated earnings results for the six months ended November 30, 2016. For the period, the company's sales increased by 1.2% to EUR 3,198 million compared to EUR 3,159 million a year ago. Over the same period, earnings before interest and taxes adjusted for special effects (adjusted EBIT) increased by 4.9% to EUR 268 million compared to EUR 256 million a year ago. Not taking into account special effects, EBIT increased by 20.9% to EUR 245 million compared to EUR 203 million a year ago.

The company continued to project a currency and portfolio adjusted sales growth as well as a rise in the adjusted EBIT in the mid-single digit percentage range and an adjusted EBIT margin at the prior-year level for financial year 2016-2017.