Fresenius Medical Care 4Q 2014 -- Forecast

FRANKFURT--The following is a summary of analysts' forecasts for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (FMS) fourth-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 February 25.

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                                              Net 
                       Net                attrib.  EPS basic 
4th Quarter        Revenue    EBIT   EBT   income  ord.share 
AVERAGE              4,206     668   552      324       1.08 
Prev. Year           3,867     661   563      349       1.16 
+/- in %              +8.8    +1.1  -2.0     -7.2       -6.6 
 
MEDIAN               4,180     676   557      325       1.08 
Maximum              4,377     707   586      362       1.15 
Minimum              4,020     625   517      296       1.02 
Amount (a)               9       9     5        8          6 
 
Baader-Helvea        4,173     684   557      326       1.07 
Berenberg            4,226     667   557      329       1.09 
Deutsche Bank        4,377     676    --      323       1.07 
Equinet              4,164     686    --       --       1.10 
Independent Research 4,180     707    --      362         -- 
RBC Capital Markets  4,020     625   517      296         -- 
Warburg Research     4,120     641    --      308       1.02 
 
 
              Target price  Rating                 DPS 2014 
 
AVERAGE              68.69  positive 3    AVERAGE      0.86 
Prev. Quarter        57.89  neutral 10    Prev. Year   0.77 
+/- in %               +19  negative 0    +/- in %      +12 
 
MEDIAN               70.00                MEDIAN       0.85 
Maximum              77.00                Maximum      1.05 
Minimum              57.00                Minimum      0.67 
Amount                  13                Amount          7 
 
Baader-Helvea        68.00  Hold                       0.84 
Barclays             66.00  Equalweight                0.67 
Berenberg            77.00  Buy                        0.79 
Credit Suisse        75.00  Outperform                   -- 
Deutsche Bank        65.00  Hold                       0.96 
Equinet              70.00  Hold                         -- 
Exane BNP Paribas    70.00  Neutral                      -- 
Independent Research 70.00  Hold                       1.05 
J.P.Morgan           57.00  Neutral                      -- 
Kepler Cheuvreux     72.00  Buy                        0.85 
Morgan Stanley       68.00  Equalweight                  -- 
UBS                  65.00  Neutral                      -- 
Warburg Research     70.00  Hold                       0.85 
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Year-earlier figures are as reported by the company.

(a) Including anonymous estimates from two more analysts.

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