TABLE-Elk <9833.OS>-2008/09 parent results

Nov 6 (Reuters) -

ELK CORP

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 22.33 27.03 22.60 10.70

(-17.4 pct) (+15.5 pct) (+1.2%) (-0.4%)
Operating loss 94 mln prft 674 mln prft 250 mln loss 55 mln

(+12.8 pct)
Recurring loss 95 mln prft 650 mln prft 250 mln loss 55 mln

(+11.1 pct)
Net loss 687 mln prft 849 mln prft 225 mln loss 55 mln

(+114.3 pct)
EPS loss Y116.54 prft Y143.79 prft Y38.11 loss Y9.32
Diluted
EPS loss Y116.32 prft Y142.19
Annual div Y6.00 Y15.00 Y10.00
-Q4 div Y6.00 Y15.00 Y10.00

NOTE - Elk Corp is a major retailer of X-ray film for medical use.

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 9833.TK1.