Fazerles (

) booked 3.77 mln leva profit for the first half of 2008, up by 3.4% year on year, the financial report of the company shows.

The operating revenue of the company amounted to 15.18 mln leva as at the end of June 2008, down by 3.6% compared to year earlier. The net sales revenue declined from 15.6 mln leva to 14.99 mln leva.

The total operating costs of the company stood at 12.12 mln leva in the first half of the year, down by 5.9% compared to the corresponding period of 2007. Business costs marked a decline from 12.08 mln leva as at the end of June 2007, to 11.32 mln leva a year later.

A total of 67 shares in the company have traded hands on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange so far today at an average price of 147.19 leva per share.