Fresenius Medical Care 2Q 2014 -- Forecast

FRANKFURT--The following is a summary of analysts' forecasts for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (FMS) second-quarter results, based on a poll of seven 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 July 31.

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                                 Net 
                   Net        attrib. EPS basic 
2nd Quarter    Revenue   EBIT income  ord.share 
AVERAGE          3,748    528    248      0.82 
Prev. Year       3,615    544    263      0.86 
+/- in %          +3.7   -2.9   -5.6      -4.5 
 
MEDIAN           3,778    532    250      0.83 
Maximum          3,810    544    262      0.87 
Minimum          3,660    504    232      0.77 
Amount               7      7      7         7 
 
Berenberg        3,810    544    252      0.83 
Credit Suisse    3,780    544    262      0.87 
Deutsche Bank    3,778    536    249      0.82 
Equinet          3,717    525    252      0.83 
Helvea           3,713    514    241      0.80 
Kepler Cheuvreux 3,779    532    250      0.83 
Warburg Research 3,660    504    232      0.77 
 
 
            Target price  Rating              DPS 2014 
 
AVERAGE            56.31  positive 5  AVERAGE     0.81 
Prev. Quarter      56.65  neutral  3  Prev. Year  0.77 
+/- in %            -0.6  negative 0  +/- in %    +5.5 
 
MEDIAN             57.00              MEDIAN      0.83 
Maximum            61.00              Maximum     0.85 
Minimum            48.50              Minimum     0.75 
Amount                 8              Amount         4 
 
Berenberg          56.00  Hold                    0.75 
Commerzbank        61.00  Buy                       -- 
Credit Suisse      56.00  Outperform                -- 
Deutsche Bank      48.50  Hold                      -- 
Equinet            58.00  Buy                       -- 
Helvea             55.00  Hold                    0.80 
Kepler Cheuvreux   58.00  Buy                     0.85 
Warburg Research   58.00  Buy                     0.85 
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Year-earlier figures are as reported by the company.

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