April 29 (Reuters) - Leifheit AG LEIG.DE :
* Increases result in the first quarter of 2015 and raises
earnings forecast for the financial year 2015
* EBIT of 7.5 million euros ($8 million) in Q1 of 2015
(Q1/2014: 4.0 million euros)
* Turnover forecast for 2015 remains unchanged: on group
level expects turnover growth of 2 percent to 3 percent
* Adjusted its earnings forecast for full financial year
2015
* On assumption of an unchanged us dollar exchange rate at
end of year compared to March 31, expects an increase in EBIT to
about 19 million euros to 20 million euros in 2015
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