Feb 18 (Reuters) - Coles Group Ltd COL.AX :
* HY SUPERMARKETS COMPARABLE SALES GROWTH 2.0%
* GROSS OPERATING CAPEX CONTINUES TO BE ON TRACK FOR $700 MILLION TO $900 MILLION FY SPEND
* CAPEX GUIDANCE ON TRACK ALTHOUGH CORONAVIRUS IS DELAYING RENEWAL REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT BEING SHIPPED OUT OF CHINA
* IN LIQUOR, EXPECTED THAT EARNINGS WILL REMAIN UNDER PRESSURE IN H2
* HY GROUP EBIT INCLUDES A PROVISION OF $20 MILLION FOR ESTIMATED SALARY RELATED PAYMENTS, INTEREST AND ON COSTS COVERING PRIOR SIX YEARS
* LIQUOR SALES REVENUE WAS $1.7 BILLION FOR HALF, AN INCREASE OF 3.3% ON PRIOR CORRESPONDING PERIOD, WITH COMPARABLE SALES GROWTH OF 1.5%