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RAMIRENT PUBLISHES SEGMENT EBITA FIGURES FOR 2012 AND FOR JANUARY–SEPTEMBER 2013


RAMIRENT PLC                COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT       28 NOVEMBER 2013 at 8:00




Ramirent publishes additional financial information connected to today's
Capital Markets Day in Helsinki. Ramirent publishes EBITA and EBITA margin
figures by segment level as well as at Group level. EBITA is operating result
before amortisation and impairment of intangible assets. 

Comparison figures of net sales, EBITA and EBITA margin for 2012 and for the
first nine months of 2013 are presented in tables below. 



QUARTERLY NET SALES FOR 2012 AND 2013

NET SALES                Q3     Q2     Q1     Q4     Q3     Q2     Q1
                       2013   2013   2013   2012   2012   2012   2012
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(MEUR)                                                               
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FINLAND                41.8   36.4   35.1   41.7   45.0   41.4   38.4
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SWEDEN                 51.1   53.1   50.3   57.9   53.0   50.9   48.1
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NORWAY                 35.9   38.8   38.1   51.0   41.1   38.1   43.7
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DENMARK                11.9   11.2    9.1   12.2   11.4   11.2    9.8
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EUROPE EAST             9.8    7.6    9.7   17.4   18.8   15.0   12.2
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EUROPE CENTRAL         16.9   14.1   11.0   16.2   17.9   15.3   13.3
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Elimination of sales   −1.2   −0.4   −0.4   −2.3   −1.4   −2.2   −1.2
between segments                                                     
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NET SALES TOTAL       166.2  160.8  152.8  194.1  185.9  169.7  164.3
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QUARTERLY EBITA AND EBITA MARGIN FOR 2012 AND 2013

EBITA                         Q3     Q2       Q1  Restated     Q3     Q2      Q1
                            2013   2013     2013         *   2012   2012    2012
                                                        Q4                      
                                                      2012                      
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(MEUR and % of net                                                              
 sales)                                                                         
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FINLAND                     10.2    6.0      3.4       7.6   11.2    7.4     5.3
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% of net sales             24.5%  16.6%     9.7%     18.3%  24.9%  17.7%   13.7%
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SWEDEN                       8.6    9.6      7.4      10.0    9.5    9.3     7.2
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% of net sales             16.8%  18.0%    14.6%     17.2%  18.0%  18.3%   15.0%
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NORWAY                       6.3    7.9      5.0       7.1    7.0    6.0     4.5
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% of net sales             17.6%  20.4%    13.0%     13.9%  17.0%  15.8%   10.3%
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DENMARK                   −2.01)   −0.0     −1.4       0.9    0.8    0.3    −0.1
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% of net sales           −17.3%1  −0.4%   −15.9%      7.0%   7.3%   2.5%   −1.5%
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EUROPE EAST                  3.5    0.1   11.02)       5.0    4.4    1.7     0.0
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% of net sales             35.6%   0.8%  113.5%2     28.9%  23.5%  11.2%   −0.3%
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EUROPE CENTRAL             1.23)    0.4     −2.3       0.4    0.6    0.4    −2.0
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% of net sales            7.0%3)   2.7%   −21.2%      2.2%   3.2%   2.4%  −15.1%
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Costs not allocated to      −1.8   −1.2     −0.4      −1.5   −1.8   −0.3    −0.5
 segments                                                                       
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GROUP EBITA               25.94)   22.7     22.6      29.4   31.8   24.7    14.4
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% of net sales           15.6%4)  14.1%    14.8%     15.2%  17.1%  14.6%    8.7%
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1) EBITA excluding non-recurring items was EUR −0.6 (0.8) million or −4.7%
(7.3%) of net sales in July-September 2013. The non-recurring items included a
EUR 1.5 restructuring provision for the third quarter of 2013. 
2) EBITA excluding non-recurring items was EUR 0.9 (0.0) or 9.1% (−0.3%) of net
sales in January-March 2013. 
The non-recurring items included a non-taxable capital gain of EUR 10.1 million
from the formation of Fortrent booked in the first quarter of 2013. 
3) EBITA excluding non-recurring items was 3.0 (0.6) million or 18.1% (3.2%) of
net sales in July-September 2013. The non-recurring items included a EUR 1.9
million loss from disposal of Hungary. 
4) Group EBITA excluding non-recurring items was EUR 29.3 (31.8) million or
17.6% (17.1%) of net sales. 
*Retrospective application of amendment to IAS 19 affecting Sweden and Norway
segments 




NET SALES: JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 2013

NET SALES                              1-9/13  1-9/12    Change  1-12/12
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(MEUR)                                                                  
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FINLAND                                 113.3   124.8     −9.2%    166.5
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SWEDEN                                  154.5   152.1      1.6%    209.9
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NORWAY                                  112.8   123.0     −8.3%    174.0
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DENMARK                                  32.1    32.4     −1.0%     44.7
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EUROPE EAST                              27.1    45.9  −41.0%1)     63.3
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EUROPE CENTRAL                           42.0    46.4   −9.6%2)     62.7
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Elimination of sales between segments    −2.0    −4.7               −7.1
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Net sales, total                        479.8   519.9   −7.7%3)    714.1
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1) Adjusted for the transfer of the Russian and Ukrainian operations to
Fortrent as of March 1, 2013 net sales increased by 3.5% in January-September
2013. 
2) Adjusted for the divestment of the Hungarian business the decrease in net
sales was 8.1% in January-September 2013. 
3) Adjusted for transferred or divested operations, net sales decreased by 4.0%
in January-September 2013 at comparable exchange rates. 



EBITA AND EBITA MARGIN: JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 2013

EBITA                              1-9/13  *Restated  Change  *Restated
                                              1-9/12            1-12/12
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(MEUR)                                                                 
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FINLAND                              19.7       23.8  −17.4%       31.4
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% of net sales                      17.4%      19.1%              18.9%
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SWEDEN                               25.5       26.1   −2.4%       36.1
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% of net sales                      16.5%      17.2%              17.2%
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NORWAY                               19.1       17.5    9.4%       24.6
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% of net sales                      17.0%      14.3%              14.1%
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DENMARK                            −3.51)        1.0     n/a        1.8
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% of net sales                   −11.0%1)       3.0%               4.1%
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EUROPE EAST                        14.62)        6.0  140.9%       11.1
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% of net sales                    53.8%2)      13.2%              17.5%
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EUROPE CENTRAL                     −0.83)       −1.1  −27.2%       −0.7
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% of net sales                    −1.9%3)      −2.3%              −1.1%
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Costs not allocated to segments      −3.4       −2.5               −4.0
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GROUP EBITA                        71.24)       70.9    0.4%      100.3
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% of net sales                    14.8%4)      13.6%              14.1%
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1) EBITA excluding non-recurring items was EUR −2.0 (1.0) million or −6.4%
(3.0%) of net sales in January-September 2013. The non-recurring items included
the EUR 1.5 restructuring provision for the third quarter of 2013. 
2) EBITA excluding non-recurring items was EUR 4.4 (6.0) or 16.4% (13.2%) of
net sales in January-September 2013. 
The non-recurring items included the non-taxable capital gain of EUR 10.1
million from the formation of Fortrent booked in the first quarter of 2013. 
3) EBITA excluding non-recurring items was 1.1 (−1.1) million or 2.6% (−2.3%)
of net sales in January-September 2013. The non-recurring items included the
EUR 1.9 million loss from disposal of Hungary. 
4) Group EBITA excluding non-recurring items was EUR 64.4 (70.9) million or
13.4% (13.6%) of net sales. 
*Retrospective application of amendment to IAS 19 affecting Sweden and Norway
segments 




Vantaa, 28.11.2013



RAMIRENT PLC

Magnus Rosén
President and CEO



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Franciska Janzon, SVP, Marketing, Communications and IR, tel. +358 20 750 2859



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Ramirent is a leading equipment rental group delivering Dynamic Rental
Solutions™ that simplify business. We serve a broad range of customers,
including construction and process industries, shipyards, the public sector and
households. In 2012, the Group's net sales totalled EUR 714 million. The Group
has 2,600 employees at 306 customer centres in 10 countries in the Nordic
countries and in Central and Eastern Europe. Ramirent is listed on the NASDAQ
OMX Helsinki Ltd.