Classify the given a piece of financial news into three classes: positive, negative, and neutral. Output must be 'positive', 'negative', or 'neutral'.

Input: Consider Input: Finnish flexible packaging manufacturer Suominen Corporation reports net sales of EUR 54.5 mn in the first quarter of 2008 , compared with EUR 54.3 mn a year earlier .

Output: positive

Input: Consider Input: The company expects its net sales in the first half of 2008 to reach the previous year 's level .

Output: positive

Input: Consider Input: Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) rose to EUR 0.52 versus EUR 0.09 .
Output: positive