Passport <7577.Q>-1qtr parent results

July 13 (Reuters) -

PASSPORT CO LTD

PARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in billions of yen unless specified)

3 months ended 3 months ended 6 months to Year to

May 31, 2009 May 31, 2008 Aug 28, 2009 Feb 28, 2010

LATEST YEAR-AGO H1 LATEST

RESULTS RESULTS FORECAST FORECAST
Sales 3.57 3.86 6.70 13.30

(-1.3 pct)
Operating 136 mln 41 mln 140 mln 280 mln

(-22.9 pct)
Recurring 115 mln 17 mln 100 mln 220 mln

(-50.5 pct)
Net prft 152 mln loss 6 mln prft 80 mln prft 100 mln
EPS prft Y30.26 loss Y1.26 prft Y15.84 prft Y19.80

NOTE - Passport Co Ltd is a retailer of interior goods and household items.

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 7577.TK1.