Marusho Hotta <8105.T>-2008/09 parent results

May 19 (Reuters) -

MARUSHO HOTTA 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 7.18 7.34 7.20 3.20

(-2.2 pct) (+12.9 pct) (+0.3%) (-2.7%)
Operating loss 139 mln loss 59 mln prft 20 mln loss 29 mln
Recurring loss 79 mln loss 16 mln prft 50 mln loss 11 mln
Net prft 969 mln prft 1.03 prft 35 mln loss 18 mln

(-6.1 pct) (-96.4%)
EPS prft Y20.03 prft Y20.90 prft Y0.72 loss Y0.37
Annual div Y3.00 Y3.00 Y3.00
-Q4 div Y3.00 Y3.00 Y3.00

NOTE - Marusho Hotta Co Ltd is a medium-scale kimono 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.

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