Notification of Revision of Earnings and Dividend Forecast (Fiscal Year 2007)
| DISCO Corporation today released a revised earnings and dividend payment forecast for Fiscal Year 2007 previously released on November 12, 2007.
This revision is as follows: |
| 1. |
Revised forecast of consolidated earnings for Fiscal Year 2007
(From April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008) |
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Previous forecast (A)
(As of Nov.12,2007) |
Revised forecast (B) |
Amount
of change
(B) - (A) |
Percent of change |
(Reference)
Fiscal Year 2006
Consolidated |
| Sales |
97,200 |
94,500 |
(2,700) |
(2.8%) |
86,160 |
| Operating Income |
21,900 |
20,900 |
(1,000) |
(4.6%) |
19,524 |
| Ordinary Profit |
21,900 |
21,000 |
(900) |
(4.1%) |
19,667 |
| Net Income |
12,800 |
12,300 |
(500) |
(3.9%) |
10,936 |
Earnings per Share
(Yen) |
376.68 |
361.96 |
(14.72) |
(3.9%) |
322.32 |
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| 2. |
Revised forecast of non-consolidated earnings for Fiscal Year 2007
(From April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008) |
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Early this year DISCO Corporation reviewed the orders and inquiries received from all sales areas and capital expenditure plans of customers and revised the earnings forecast as follows: |
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Previous forecast (A)
(As of Nov.12,2007) |
Revised forecast (B) |
Amount
of change
(B) - (A) |
Percent of change |
(Reference)
Fiscal Year 2006
Non-consolidated |
| Sales |
77,700 |
75,200 |
(2,500) |
(3.2%) |
70,832 |
| Operating Income |
17,400 |
16,200 |
(1,200) |
(6.9%) |
16,642 |
| Ordinary Profit |
19,200 |
18,200 |
(1,000) |
(5.2%) |
19,038 |
| Net Income |
11,500 |
10,800 |
(700) |
(6.1%) |
10,761 |
Earnings per Share
(Yen) |
338.42 |
317.81 |
(20.61) |
(6.1%) |
317.18 |
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Note: The forecasts above were based on information available at the time of announcement. Actual performance may differ from this forecast owing to a variety of factors. |
| 3. |
Revised dividend forecast |
| Dividend per share |
Previous forecast
(As of Nov. 12, 2007) |
Revised forecast
Fiscal Year 2007 |
(Reference)
Actual Fiscal Year 2006 |
| Interim |
35 |
35 |
30 |
| Year-end |
41 |
38 |
45(*) |
| For a year |
76 |
73 |
75(*) |
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* including 10 yen 70th anniversary commemorative dividend |
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| 4. |
Reason for the revision |
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DISCO Corporation revised the dividend forecast responding to the revision of earnings forecast for Fiscal Year 2007.
DISCO Corporation revised its dividend policy on February 2006 as a result of a resolution by its Board of Directors. The dividend payout ratio was set at 20% of consolidated net income.
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Contact: Keizo Sekiya
Phone: 81-3-4590-1099 |
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