Cosel <6905.T>-2008/09 parent results

June 17 (Reuters) -

COSEL CO LTD

PARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in billions of yen unless specified)

Year ended Year ended Year to Six months to

May 20, 2009 May 20, 2008 May 20, 2010 Nov 20, 2009

LATEST YEAR-AGO COMPANY COMPANY

RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS
Sales 16.25 21.55 13.00 5.96

(-24.6 pct) (-1.5 pct) (-20.0%) (-41.9%)
Operating 2.34 5.15 1.14 400 mln

(-54.6 pct) (-14.3 pct) (-51.3%) (-81.2%)
Recurring 2.69 5.51 1.45 570 mln

(-51.2 pct) (-15.1 pct) (-46.1%) (-75.3%)
Net 1.59 3.28 850 mln 340 mln

(-51.5 pct) (-15.1 pct) (-46.5%) (-74.7%)
EPS Y40.80 Y81.38 Y21.89 Y8.76
Annual div Y20.00 Y26.00 Y11.00
-Q2 div Y12.00 Y14.00 Y5.00
-Q4 div Y8.00 Y12.00 Y6.00

NOTE - Cosel Co Ltd is a specialised maker of electric switches.

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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