Operating profit from ordinary activities 2017 comparable to 2016

Annual sales comparable to 2016 at constant exchange rates after strong fourth-quarter growth

By mutual agreement, Virbac and the other shareholders of Centrovet have decided to postpone the option to buy the Chilean aquaculture specialist for three years, under the same pricing conditions.

Virbac: quarterly sales affected by distributor destocking in the United States

On September 5, 2017, Virbac’s supervisory board co-opted Solène Madelpuech into the supervisory board as a new member. On the same day, Jeanine Dick, aged 81, announced her resignation. 

Slight increase in first half results

Virbac: second quarter sales growth largely offsets the decline in the first quarter

First quarter 2017 sales down, strongly impacted by stock effects in the distribution in the United States