Hasegawa <8230.OS>-2008/09 parent results

May 19 (Reuters) -

HASEGAWA 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 19.13 19.07 21.23 10.41

(+0.3 pct) (+4.8 pct) (+11.0%) (+5.7%)
Operating 906 mln 1.11 1.17 723 mln

(-18.5 pct) (+53.3 pct) (+28.6%) (+0.3%)
Recurring 522 mln 837 mln 834 mln 562 mln

(-37.5 pct) (+79.5 pct) (+59.5%) (-3.0%)
Net 159 mln 61 mln 306 mln 247 mln

(+158.2 pct) (+38.7 pct) (+92.3%) (-11.5%)
EPS Y8.91 Y3.45 Y17.21 Y13.89
EPS Y3.44
Annual div Y7.50 Y3.75 Y7.50
-Q2 div Y3.75 Y3.75
-Q4 div Y3.75 Y3.75 Y3.75

NOTE - Hasegawa Co Ltd is a major speciality store chain operator of Buddhist altars.

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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