June 6 (Reuters) - BATM Advanced Communications Ltd said it expects revenue and profit in the first half of 2013 tobe materially below its expectations, as the telecom hardwaremaker had to postpone deliveries due to a delay in supply fromthird parties.
The company also said that it stopped supplying certainmajor customers in its medical division last month, in line withits policy to ship products only once payment has been made,resulting in lower-than-expected revenue in the unit.
The medical division makes laboratory diagnostic andsterilization equipment and accounted for nearly half of itssales in 2012.
However, BATM, which also manufactures voice and datanetworking and connectivity hardware, added that it expectsfull-year results to be higher than the year earlier, as Junetrading started well and the second half is expected to be inline with its expectations.