secunet Security Networks AG announced earnings results for the second quarter and first half ended June 30, 2020. The secunet Group's Sales in the second quarter of 2020 amounted to €80.8 million, a significant increase of €20.2 million, or 33%, on sales in the prior-year quarter (€60.6 million). The positive EBIT was achieved primarily as a result of the increased product sales revenue in the second quarter: at €16.3 million, the EBIT is considerably higher than in the second quarter of 2019 (€9.4 million). In the first half-year 2020, secunet Group generated sales revenue of €113.4 million. Compared to the same period of the previous year (€101.0 million), this represents an increase of 12% or €12.4 million. At €16.2 million, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of secunet Group after the first half-year 2020 were up 38%, or €4.4 million, on the EBIT in the same period of the previous year (€11.8 million). After taxes, the Group profit for the period from January to June 2020 amounted to €10.9 million, compared with €7.7 million in the previous year. This corresponds to an increase of 42% or €3.2 million. Earnings per share were €1.22 in the first half of 2019 and €1.71 in the first half of the current year.