Refile: TABLE-Hikari Tsushin -2015/16 group results

Hikari Tsushin

20/05/2016 04:59

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May 20 (Reuters)-  
Hikari Tsushin Inc  
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
(in billions of yen unless specified) 
 
                   Year ended      Year ended       Year to       NEXT 
                Mar 31, 2016    Mar 31, 2015   Mar 31, 2017     YEAR 
                   LATEST         YEAR-AGO        COMPANY      COMPANY 
                   RESULTS         RESULTS       FORECAST    H1 FORECAST 
  Sales            574.52          562.51         390.00        185.00       
                 (+2.1 pct)      (-0.5 pct) 
  Operating         37.48           32.08          42.00         17.00       
                 (+16.8 pct)     (+1.0 pct) 
  Recurring         38.36           36.55 
                 (+4.9 pct)      (-8.0 pct) 
  Net               25.02           20.76          30.00         17.00       
                 (+20.5 pct)     (-29.3 pct) 
  EPS            538.13 yen      450.27 yen     645.61 yen     365.85 yen     
  EPS Diluted    536.05 yen      448.11 yen 
  Ann Div        186.00 yen      160.00 yen     204.00 yen 
  -Q1 Div         45.00 yen       40.00 yen      51.00 yen 
  -Q2 Div         45.00 yen       40.00 yen      51.00 yen 
  -Q3 Div         45.00 yen       40.00 yen      51.00 yen 
  -Q4 Div         51.00 yen       40.00 yen      51.00 yen 
 
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