The quarterly net income of the world's largest provider of dialysis treatments dropped 37% to 157 million euros ($165.09 million), against 159 million euros expected by analysts polled by Vara Research.
The group maintained its earlier forecast for revenue and net income growth at low- to mid-single-digit percentage rates in 2022.
($1 = 0.9510 euros)
(Reporting by Milla Nissi and Jagoda Darlak in Gdansk; editing by Uttaresh.V)