Feb 15 (Reuters) - Lassonde Industries Inc LASa.TO :
* ANNOUNCES ITS PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018
* SEES FY 2018 SALES C$1.594 BILLION
* SEES Q4 2018 SALES C$425 MILLION
* SEES Q4 2018 SALES UP 6 PERCENT
* LASSONDE INDUSTRIES - OPERATING PROFIT IS EXPECTED TO TOTAL ABOUT $105 MILLION IN FISCAL 2018, DOWN BY ABOUT $28 MILLION FROM $133.3 MILLION IN FISCAL 2017
* OPERATING PROFIT SHOULD TOTAL ABOUT $25 MILLION IN Q4 OF 2018, DOWN BY ABOUT $17 MILLION FROM $42.2 MILLION IN Q4 OF FISCAL 2017
* WORKING TO COUNTER IMPACTS OF HIGHER INPUT COSTS
* LASSONDE INDUSTRIES - FOR FISCAL 2018, PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO CO'S SHAREHOLDERS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT $66 MILLION
* "WILL MAKE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR BUSINESS MODEL TO RESPOND TO DISRUPTIONS IN OUR U.S. MARKET"