March 29 (Reuters) - Lassonde Industries Inc LASa.TO :
* LASSONDE INDUSTRIES INC. ANNOUNCES ITS RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2018
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$2.26
* Q4 SALES ROSE 6 PERCENT TO C$426.8 MILLION
* COMPANY EXPECTS THAT, FOR 2019, ITS CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL SALES GROWTH RATE WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE THAT OF 2018
* COMPANY EXPECTS ITS USE OF INVESTING CASH FLOWS TO BE HIGHER IN 2019 THAN AVERAGE OF PAST FIVE YEARS
* COMPANY BELIEVES THAT ITS USE OF INVESTING CASH FLOWS COULD REACH BETWEEN $45 MILLION AND $55 MILLION IN 2019
* NOTED THAT, IN U.S. MARKET, INDUSTRY VOLUMES FOR FRUIT JUICE & DRINKS MARKET WERE DOWN SLIGHTLY FOR 12-MONTHS ENDED DEC. 31, 2018
* HIGH COSTS FOR RESIN AND OTHER RAW MATERIALS PURCHASED IN Q4 WILL HAVE AN UNFAVOURABLE IMPACT ON COST OF SALES IN Q1 OF 2019