Nichireki <5011.T>-2007/08 parent results

May 14 (Reuters) -

NICHIREKI CO LTD

PARENT-ONLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in billions of yen unless specified)

Year ended Year ended Year to Six months to

Mar 31, 2008 Mar 31, 2007 Mar 31, 2009 Sep 30, 2008

LATEST YEAR-AGO COMPANY COMPANY

RESULTS RESULTS FORECASTS H1 FORECASTS
Sales 27.38 22.68 26.30 9.60

(+20.7 pct) (+11.1 pct) (-4.0%) (-0.5%)
Operating prft 750 mln prft 392 mln prft 550 mln loss 450 mln

(+91.4 pct) (+156.6 pct) (-26.7%)
Recurring prft 862 mln prft 486 mln prft 600 mln loss 400 mln

(+77.3 pct) (+64.9 pct) (-30.4%)
Net prft 363 mln prft 223 mln prft 300 mln loss 200 mln

(+62.7 pct) (+43.7 pct) (-17.4%)
EPS prft Y11.95 prft Y7.32 prft Y9.87 loss Y6.58
Annual div Y8.00 Y6.00 Y6.00
-Q4 div Y8.00 Y6.00 Y6.00

NOTE - Nichireki Co Ltd is a producer of asphalt emulsion.

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.

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