LONDON : Aveva, the British software company targeted by its top shareholder Schneider Electric, said on Tuesday it expected revenue to grow in the second half, while increases in its cost base that squeezed first-half profit would abate.
The company reported a 2.5 per cent drop in revenue on an organic constant-currency basis to 553.8 million pounds for the six months to end-September. Higher costs, particularly in research and development and sales, resulted in adjusted operating profit falling 42 per cent to 72.9 million pounds, it said.
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