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Sonton Food <2898.T>-2008/09 group results

Thu May 14, 2009 11:30pm EDT
   May 15 (Reuters) -
                SONTON FOOD INDUSTRY CO LTD
                CONSOLIDATED 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              26.57           25.57           27.80           13.80   
                 (+3.9 pct)      (+8.9 pct)         (+4.6%)         (+5.2%)
 Operating            783 mln        1.23             790 mln         350 mln
                (-36.3 pct)      (-7.3 pct)         (+0.8%)        (+64.2%)
 Recurring            759 mln        1.19             770 mln         350 mln
                (-36.0 pct)      (-4.1 pct)         (+1.4%)        (+61.1%)
 Net                  447 mln         495 mln         470 mln         170 mln
                 (-9.7 pct)     (-47.6 pct)         (+4.9%)        (+54.0%)
 EPS                   Y26.85          Y29.71          Y28.17          Y10.19
 Annual div            Y24.00          Y24.00          Y24.00               
  -Q2 div              Y10.00          Y10.00          Y10.00               
  -Q4 div              Y14.00          Y14.00          Y14.00               
 NOTE - Sonton Food Industry Co Ltd is a major manufacturer of jams and other spreads.
 For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, please
double click on 2898.TK1.



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