TABLE-Cota <4923.OS>-6mth parent results

Nov 6 (Reuters) -

COTA 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 1.94 1.83 5.00

(+5.9 pct) (+10.0%)
Operating 196 mln 177 mln 929 mln

(+10.4 pct) (+8.6%)
Recurring 193 mln 183 mln 936 mln

(+5.3 pct) (+8.2%)
Net 75 mln 73 mln 513 mln

(+2.3 pct) (+21.3%)
EPS Y9.47 Y9.25 Y64.60
Shares 8 mln 8 mln
Annual div Y17.00 Y15.00
-Q2 div nil nil
-Q4 div Y15.00 Y17.00

NOTE - Cota Co Ltd is a maker of products for beauty salons.

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 4923.TK1.