BRIEF-China Evergrande Group Sees HY Net Profit At Rmb27 Billion

Aug 9 (Reuters) - China Evergrande Group:

* EXPECTS THAT THERE WILL BE A DECREASE IN NET PROFIT AND NET PROFIT FROM CORE BUSINESS OF GROUP FOR HY

* HY NET PROFIT IS EXPECTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY RMB27 BILLION

* HY NET PROFIT FROM CORE BUSINESS IS EXPECTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY RMB30 BILLION

* EXPECTED DECREASE IN PROFIT DUE TO DECREASE IN FLOOR AREA OF PROPERTIES DELIVERED Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: