India, April 24 -- Coloplast (COLO-B.CO,COLOb.CO) reported that its first half net profit before special items was 2.81 billion Danish kroner, a 6% increase from last year, positively impacted by lower net financial items due to gains on exchange rate adjustments. EBIT before special items was 3.67 billion kroner. EBIT before special items in constant currencies increased 5% compared to last year, while reported EBIT before special items decreased 3% from last year. Group organic growth was 6%, for the period.

Second quarter EBIT before special items was 1.82 billion kroner. EBIT before special items in constant currencies increased 6% compared to last year, while reported EBIT before special items decreased 4% from last year. Group organi...