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

Hikari Tsushin

14/11/2017 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, 2017        Sep 30, 2016     Mar 31, 2018  
                     LATEST             YEAR-AGO          COMPANY    
                     RESULTS             RESULT          FORECAST    
  Sales              205.91              205.87           400.00     
                   (+0.0 pct)          (-4.3 pct)       (-6.7 pct)   
  Operating           23.38               20.14            46.50     
                   (+16.0 pct)         (+14.1 pct)      (+11.9 pct)  
  Pretax              29.90               30.37                      
                   (-1.5 pct)          (+1.5 pct)                    
  Net                 17.72               19.40            30.00     
                   (-8.6 pct)          (+13.6 pct)      (-23.1 pct)  
  EPS Basic        382.53 yen          417.35 yen       647.38 yen   
  EPS Diluted      382.08 yen          416.18 yen                    
  Ann Div                              240.00 yen       294.00 yen   
  -Q1 Div           69.00 yen           51.00 yen                    
  -Q2 Div           75.00 yen           60.00 yen                    
  -Q3 Div                               60.00 yen        75.00 yen   
  -Q4 Div                               60.00 yen        75.00 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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