Masaru <1795.Q>-2008/09 parent results

May 20 (Reuters) -

MASARU CORP

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 9.31 9.24 8.00 2.30

(+0.7 pct) (-8.3 pct) (-14.1%) (-13.6%)
Operating prft 133 mln prft 321 mln prft 120 mln loss 110 mln

(-58.6 pct) (-14.3 pct) (-9.8%)
Recurring prft 115 mln prft 294 mln prft 100 mln loss 100 mln

(-60.7 pct) (-14.2 pct) (-13.5%)
Net loss 80 mln prft 73 mln prft 30 mln loss 120 mln

(-59.4 pct)
EPS loss Y19.26 prft Y17.62 prft Y7.18 loss Y28.72
Annual div Y4.00 Y6.00 Y4.00
-Q4 div Y4.00 Y6.00 Y4.00

NOTE - Masaru Corp does sealing work for condominiums and buildings.

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
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