Table: Hikari Tsushin -6-MTH group results (IFRS)

Hikari Tsushin

14/11/2016 03:00

Nov 14 (Reuters)-  
              Hikari Tsushin Inc  
              CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
     (in billions of yen unless specified)  
                   6 months ended      6 months ended       Year to  
                  Sep 30, 2016        Sep 30, 2015     Mar 31, 2017  
                     LATEST             YEAR-AGO          COMPANY    
                     RESULTS             RESULT          FORECAST    
  Sales              205.87              215.19           410.00     
                   (-4.3 pct)                                        
  Operating           20.14               17.66            42.00     
                   (+14.1 pct)                                       
  Pretax              30.37               29.91                      
                   (+1.5 pct)                                        
  Net                 19.40               17.08            30.00     
                   (+13.6 pct)                                       
  EPS Basic        417.35 yen          369.49 yen       645.23 yen   
  EPS Diluted      416.18 yen          368.11 yen                    
  Ann Div                              186.00 yen       231.00 yen   
  -Q1 Div           51.00 yen           45.00 yen                    
  -Q2 Div           60.00 yen           45.00 yen                    
  -Q3 Div                               45.00 yen        60.00 yen   
  -Q4 Div                               51.00 yen        60.00 yen   
  
  NOTE - Hikari Tsushin Inc.  
  (Figures are reported based on international accounting rules (IFRS).)  
  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. 
  *Net - represents Net profit attributable to owners of the parent company.  
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