Fresenius Medical Care 3Q 2014 -- Forecast

FRANKFURT--The following is a summary of analysts' forecasts for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (FMS) third-quarter results, based on a poll of nine analysts conducted by Dow Jones Newswires (figures in million dollars, EPS in dollar, dividend and target price in euro,according to US-GAAP). Earnings figures are scheduled to be released November 4.

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                    Net               Net attrib.  EPS basic 
3rd Quarter     Revenue    EBIT   EBT      income  ord.share 
AVERAGE           3,961     579   475         271       0.90 
Prev. Year        3,666     557   454         273       0.91 
+/- in %           +8.0    +4.0  +4.5        -0.8       -1.3 
 
MEDIAN            3,958     586   472         272       0.90 
Maximum           4,073     598   497         278       0.94 
Minimum           3,813     546   453         263       0.86 
Amount                9       9     5           7          9 
 
Baader-Helvea     3,813     546   453         266       0.88 
Berenberg         4,052     589   491         273       0.91 
Commerzbank       3,951     579    --         270       0.89 
Credit Suisse     4,036     588    --         272       0.90 
Deutsche Bank     4,073     598   497         278       0.92 
Equinet           3,951     591    --          --       0.94 
Morgan Stanley    3,958     570   472         263       0.87 
RBC CM            3,852     567   460          --       0.86 
Warburg Research  3,960     586    --         273       0.91 
 
 
            Target price  Rating                  DPS 2014 
 
AVERAGE            57.89  positive 6    AVERAGE       0.87 
Prev. Quarter      56.31  neutral  3    Prev. Year    0.77 
+/- in %            +2.8  negative 0    +/- in %       +13 
 
MEDIAN             58.00                MEDIAN        0.85 
Maximum            70.00                Maximum       1.02 
Minimum            47.00                Minimum       0.77 
Amount                 9                Amount           7 
 
Baader-Helvea      55.00  Hold                        0.80 
Berenberg          70.00  Buy                         0.79 
Commerzbank        61.00  Buy                         0.77 
Credit Suisse      59.00  Outperform                  0.86 
Deutsche Bank      55.00  Hold                          -- 
Equinet            64.00  Accumulate                  1.01 
J.P.Morgan         47.00  Neutral                       -- 
Morgan Stanley     52.00  Overweight                  1.02 
Warburg Research   58.00  Buy                         0.85 
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Year-earlier figures are as reported by the company.

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