** Shares in Wacker Neuson WACGn.DE rise around 3% in
pre-market trade after the German construction machines maker
reported higher sales last year and gave an upbeat outlook on
2023
** The company's revenue rose 20.7% reaching 2.25 billion
euros
** Wacker Neuson guides for 2023 sales in the range of 2.3 -
2.5 billion euros and EBIT margin of 9.5-10.5%
** The guidance is above consensus, a local trader says,
though adds it includes lower double-digit million positive
one-off
** "It is difficult to judge if every analyst included the
cited one-off in its FY23 estimates, which makes evaluation of
guidance difficult," the trader adds
** The stock is at the top of the German small-caps index
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(Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova)
((Anastasiia.Kozlova@thomsonreuters.com))