TABLE-Hakuten <2173.OJ>-6mth parent results

Nov 9 (Reuters) -

HAKUTEN CO LTD

PARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in billions of yen unless specified)

6 months ended 6 months ended Full year to Full year ended

Sep 30, 2009 Sep 30, 2008 Mar 31, 2010 Mar 31, 2009

LATEST YEAR-AGO COMPANY YEAR-AGO

H1 RESULTS H1 RESULTS FORECAST RESULTS
Sales 1.60 1.66 3.40

(-3.8 pct) (-4.6%)
Operating loss 60 mln prft 43 mln loss 30 mln
Recurring loss 65 mln prft 37 mln loss 40 mln
Net loss 114 mln prft 24 mln loss 90 mln
EPS loss Y6,836.67 prft Y1,502.46 loss Y5,366.73
Shares 16,774 16,766
Annual div nil Y2,200.00
-Q2 div nil nil
-Q4 div Y2,200.00 nil

NOTE - Hakuten Co Ltd is the full company name.

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 2173.TK1.