Maruo Calcium Co Ltd Amends Consolidated Mid-year and Full-year Outlook for FY 2013

Maruo Calcium Co Ltd announced that it has lowered its consolidated mid-year outlook for revenue from JPY 4,627 million to JPY 4,556 million, but raised the outlook for operating profit from JPY 80 million to JPY 114 million, ordinary profit from JPY 90 million to JPY 151 million, net profit from JPY 56 million to JPY 78 million and earning per share from JPY 5.02 to JPY 7.03, for the fiscal year ending March 2013. In addition, the Company has also affirmed its consolidated full-year outlook for revenue of JPY 9,500 million, and raised the outlook for operating profit from JPY 170 million to JPY 200 million, ordinary profit from JPY 200 million to JPY 250 million, net profit from JPY 110 million to JPY 140 million and earning per share from JPY 9.86 to JPY 12.55, for the fiscal year ending March 2013. The Company raised the outlook due to less-than-expected impact of the materials and fuel price as well as the less-than-expected impact of derivative valuation, among others.