MILAN (AIMnews.it) - Zephyro closed 2017 with revenues of € 69.4 million, substantially in line with the € 70.1 million achieved in 2016. Ebitda grew by 49.4% to € 15.9 million, the profit was 1.7 million, against a loss of 0.3 million in the previous year. The net financial position is positive with 4.6 million. The BoD will propose to the Shareholders' Meeting, called for April 24th, a dividend of € 0.10 per share with ex-dividend date May 28 and the cancellation of treasury shares (698,504) and those redeemable (886,163). The share capital will thus remain unchanged at 1.2 million euros, while the total number of outstanding shares will decrease to 9.9 million. "In a year as extremely difficult as 2017 and after a substantial stagnation of the market, the company was able to take advantage of the corporate operations completed in 2016 when it focused on its core business - commented the chairman Domenico Catanese - the consolidated results testify to the correctness of the strategic choices made, make us optimistic for growth on solid foundations and make us able to support excellent performances".