Table: Hikari Tsushin -9-MTH group results (IFRS)

Hikari Tsushin

14/02/2018 03:00

Feb 14 (Reuters)-  
              Hikari Tsushin Inc  
              CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
     (in billions of yen unless specified)  
                   9 months ended      9 months ended       Year to  
                  Dec 31, 2017        Dec 31, 2016     Mar 31, 2018  
                     LATEST             YEAR-AGO          COMPANY    
                     RESULTS             RESULT          FORECAST    
  Sales              311.15              313.71           400.00     
                   (-0.8 pct)          (-4.6 pct)       (-6.7 pct)   
  Operating           36.28               29.30            46.50     
                   (+23.8 pct)         (+10.2 pct)      (+11.9 pct)  
  Pretax              43.18               49.90                      
                   (-13.5 pct)         (+21.8 pct)                   
  Net                 27.38               31.83            32.00     
                   (-14.0 pct)         (+52.1 pct)      (-18.0 pct)  
  EPS Basic        591.06 yen          684.81 yen       690.41 yen   
  EPS Diluted      590.38 yen          682.97 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           75.00 yen           60.00 yen                    
  -Q4 Div                               69.00 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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