House of Rose <7506.T>-2008/09 parent results

May 11 (Reuters) -

HOUSE OF ROSE CO LTD

PARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in billions of yen unless specified)

Year ended Year ended Year to Six months to

Mar 31, 2009 Mar 31, 2008 Mar 31, 2010 Sep 30, 2009

LATEST YEAR-AGO COMPANY COMPANY

RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS
Sales 15.01 15.05 14.65 7.15

(-0.3 pct) (+3.9 pct) (-2.4%) (-4.5%)
Operating 681 mln 883 mln 460 mln 120 mln

(-22.8 pct) (-9.4 pct) (-32.5%) (-63.0%)
Recurring 639 mln 896 mln 450 mln 115 mln

(-28.6 pct) (-7.4 pct) (-29.7%) (-62.5%)
Net 59 mln 494 mln 200 mln 42 mln

(-88.0 pct) (-8.0 pct) (+237.4%)
EPS Y12.60 Y105.17 Y42.53 Y8.93
Shares 5 mln 5 mln
Annual div Y40.00 Y40.00 Y40.00
-Q2 div Y20.00 Y20.00 Y20.00
-Q4 div Y20.00 Y20.00 Y20.00

NOTE - House of Rose Co Ltd operates a chain of cosmetics stores.

If there is no Q1 or Q3 dividend, Q2 will in most cases
correspond to the first-half dividend and Q4 to the second-half
dividend announced before a new corporate law in 2006 allowed
companies to pay and report dividends on a quarterly basis.

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