Teikoku Piston Ring <6463.T>-2008/09 parent

May 15 (Reuters) -

TEIKOKU PISTON RING 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 40.42 45.31 32.50 14.30

(-10.8 pct) (+3.0 pct) (-19.6%) (-38.6%)
Operating prft 682 mln prft 4.49 loss 1.20 loss 1.30

(-84.8 pct) (+5.5 pct)
Recurring prft 1.63 prft 4.84 loss 1.00 loss 1.30

(-66.4 pct) (-6.6 pct)
Net prft 627 mln prft 3.21 loss 1.50 loss 1.50

(-80.4 pct) (+34.4 pct)
EPS prft Y17.97 prft Y91.77 loss Y42.93 loss Y42.93
Diluted
EPS Y17.97 Y91.75
Annual div Y13.50 Y18.00 Y6.00
-Q2 div Y9.00 Y7.50 Y3.00
-Q4 div Y4.50 Y10.50 Y3.00

NOTE - Teikoku Piston Ring Co Ltd is a big automobile parts maker, holding a major share in global cylinder liner market.

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 6463.TK1.