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Wacker Neuson SE: Strong start to the year for the Wacker Neuson Group - Seite 3

capital, cash flow from operating activities amounted to EUR 38.1 million
(Q1 2014: EUR 35.0 million). Free cash flow came to EUR -45.9 million (Q1
2014: EUR -8.5 million). The company expects free cash flow be positive for
the year as a whole.

Growth forecast for 2015 confirmed
The Group is optimistic about the coming months and the construction season
will pick up during this period. "The growth strategies that we have
initiated are increasingly taking effect. Despite overall economic
uncertainties in individual markets and regions, these measures will
continue to secure our success for the rest of the year," confirms
Peksaglam. "We stand by our forecast of an overall revenue for the year of
between EUR 1.40 and 1.45 billion. This would correspond to growth of
between 9 and 13 percent relative to the previous year." The EBITDA margin
is expected to come in at between 9.5 and 10.5 percent (2014: 10.6
percent). For fiscal 2015, Wacker Neuson has earmarked around EUR 95
million in total for investments (2014: EUR 90 million).

2015 Annual General Meeting
The Group wants its shareholders to participate in its successful
performance over the past fiscal year. The Executive Board and Supervisory
Board will therefore propose a dividend payout of EUR 0.50 per share (2014:
EUR 0.40) at the Annual General Meeting, which will be held in Munich on
May 27, 2015. This corresponds to a distribution ratio of around 38 percent
of Group profit for 2014 and is thus in line with the Group's long-term
dividend policy.

Table: Revenue and earnings

Key figures in EUR Million_Q1/15_Q1/14_Change
Revenue_324.3_291.6_11.2%
EBITDA_47.4_36.2_30.9%
EBITDA margin as a %_14.6_12.4_2.2 PP
EBIT_31.7_22.1_43.4
EBIT margin as a %_9.8_7.6_2.2 PP


Your contact partner:
Wacker Neuson SE
Katrin Yvonne Neuffer
Head of Corporate Communication /
Investor Relations
Preussenstrasse 41
80809 Munich, Germany
Tel. [phone]
[e-mail]
www.wackerneusongroup.com

The Wacker Neuson Group is an international family of companies and a
leading manufacturer of light and compact equipment with over 50 affiliates
and 140 sales and service stations. The Group offers its customers a broad
and deep portfolio of products, a wide range of services and an efficient,
global spare parts service. The product brands Wacker Neuson, Kramer and
Weidemann belong to the Wacker Neuson Group. Wacker Neuson is the partner
of choice among professional users in construction, gardening, landscaping
and agriculture, as well as among municipal bodies and companies in
industries such as recycling and energy. In 2014, the Group achieved
revenue of EUR 1.28 billion, employing around 4,500 people worldwide.



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Language: English
Company: Wacker Neuson SE
Preußenstr. 41
80809 München
Germany
Phone: +49 - (0)89 - 354 02 - 0
Fax: +49 - (0)89 - 354 02 - 390
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.wackerneuson.com
ISIN: DE000WACK012
WKN: WACK01
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,
Munich, Stuttgart


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