Ota Floriculture Auction <7555.Q>-2008/09 parent

May 15 (Reuters) -

OTA FLORICULTURE AUCTION 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 26.74 28.96 27.60 13.27

(-7.7 pct) (+1.5 pct) (+3.2%) (+4.4%)
Operating 171 mln 188 mln 280 mln 88 mln

(-9.0 pct) (-12.5 pct) (+62.9%) (+235.0%)
Recurring 220 mln 309 mln 294 mln 95 mln

(-28.8 pct) (-5.0 pct) (+33.6%) (+87.7%)
Net 107 mln 209 mln 171 mln 55 mln

(-48.7 pct) (+27.1 pct) (+59.2%) (+93.8%)
EPS Y19.56 Y38.09 Y31.13 Y10.14
Shares 6 mln 6 mln
Annual div Y12.00 Y12.00 Y12.00
-Q2 div nil nil nil
-Q4 div Y12.00 Y12.00 Y12.00

NOTE - Ota Floriculture Auction Co Ltd is a major flower wholesaler.

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.

For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, please
double click on 7555.TK1.