Kikkoman <2801.T>-2008/09 parent results

April 27 (Reuters) -

KIKKOMAN CORP

PARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in billions of yen unless specified)

Year ended Year ended Year to

Mar 31, 2009 Mar 31, 2008 Mar 31, 2010

LATEST YEAR-AGO COMPANY

RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS
Sales 120.91 123.33

(-2.0 pct) (+2.8 pct)
Operating 2.89 4.07

(-29.0 pct) (+0.6 pct)
Recurring 4.70 6.08

(-22.7 pct) (+0.3 pct)
Net 6.60 5.80

(+13.7 pct) (-0.8 pct)
EPS Y32.47 Y29.86
Diluted
EPS Y32.47 Y29.84
Annual div Y15.00 Y15.00 Y15.00
-Q2 div nil nil nil
-Q4 div Y15.00 Y15.00 Y15.00

NOTE - Kikkoman Corp is a major soy sauce maker.

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 2801.TK1.