Maruha Nichiro : Summary of Consolidated Financial Results For the Third Quarter of the Year Ending March, 2016

Summary of Consolidated Financial Results

Summary of Consolidated Financial Results For the Third Quarter of the Year Ending March, 2016 (Based on Japanese GAAP)

Company name: Maruha Nichiro Corporation

Stock exchange listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section

February 8, 2016

Stock code: 1333 URL http://www.maruha-nichiro.co.jp/english/ Representative:

Title: President

Name: Shigeru Ito

Inquiries: Toru Sakamoto

Manager of Investor Relations & Public Relations Department

Phone: [phone]

Scheduled date for fling the quarterly report: February 15, 2016 Scheduled date for Commencement of Dividend Payments: -

Preparation of Explanatory Materials for Financial Results: No Information Meetings Arranged Related to Financial Results: No

(Yen in millions, rounded down)

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of the Year Ending March, 2016 (April 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015)
2. Consolidated Result of Operations (cumulative)

   (% figures denote year-on-year change)

   
   

   Net Sales		Operating Income		Ordinary Income		Profit attributable to owners of parent
   3rd Quarter of the Year Ending March, 2016	Millions of yen	％	Millions of yen	％	Millions of yen	％	Millions of yen	％
   	683,013	2.3	14,952	52.9	16,106	32.7	9,048	3.1
   3rd Quarter of the Year Ended March, 2015	667,942	-	9,779	-	12,135	-	8,778	-

   (Note) Comprehensive Income: Third Quarter of the year ending March, 2016 ¥ 7,880 million (-46.5%)

   Third Quarter of the Year ended March, 2015 ¥ 14,738 million (- %)

   
   

   Net Income per Share	Diluted Net Income Per Share
   3rd Quarter of the Year Ending March, 2016 3rd Quarter of the Year Ended March, 2015	Yen 171.90 177.19	Yen - 166.67

   
   

3. Consolidated Financial Position

   Total Assets	Net Assets	Equity Ratio
   3rd Quarter of the Year Ending March, 2016	Millions of yen	Millions of yen	％
   	552,919	113,215	16.9
   Year Ended March, 2015	502,016	109,177	17.7

   (Reference) Shareholders' Equity: ¥93,298 million (3rd Quarter of the Year Ending March,2016), ¥88,893 million (Year Ended March, 2015)

   
   

   
   

4. Dividends

   Annual Dividends per Share
   1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	Year End	Total
   Year Ended March, 2015 Year Ending March, 2016	Yen - -	Yen - -	Yen - -	Yen 30.00	Yen 30.00
   Year Ending March, 2016 (Estimate)	30.00	30.00

   (Note) Revisions of dividend projections in the current quarter : No

   
   

5. Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2016 (April 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016)

(% figures denote change from the same period in the previous year)

Net Sales		Operating Income		Ordinary Income		Profit attributable to owners of parent		Net Income per Share
Full year	Millions of yen 900,000	％ 4.2	Millions of yen 15,500	％ 78.4	Millions of yen 14,500	％ 22.5	Millions of yen 7,000	％ -3.0	Yen 132.98

(Note) Revisions of the forecast in the current quarter : No




• Remarks

• Major changes among subsidiaries during period under review : No

  
  

• Application of special accounting methods for presenting quarterly consolidated financial statements: Yes

  
  

• Changes in accounting principles, changes in accounting estimates, and retrospective restatements

• Changes due to revisions in accounting standards, etc. : yes

• Changes other than (i) : No

• Changes in accounting estimates : No

• Retrospective restatements : No

  
  

  3rd Quarter of Fiscal 2015	52,656,910	Fiscal 2014	52,656,910
  3rd Quarter of Fiscal 2015	16,718	Fiscal 2014	13,635
  3rd Quarter of Fiscal 2015	52,641,341	3Q / Fiscal 2014	49,541,167

• Number of shares issued (common shares)

• Number of shares issued at the end of the period (including treasury stock)

• Number of treasury stock at the end of the period

• Average number of shares issued during the term




• Status of Performance of Quarterly Review Procedures

  
  

  At the time of this document's release, the quarterly review procedures under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act had not been completed.

  
  

• Explanation of the appropriate use of business forecasts and other remarks




Business forecasts contained in this report are based on information available to the Company and on a certain assumption the Company considers reasonable on the date of this report's announcement, and it does not constitute the Company's intention to promise the accomplishment of the forecasts. Due to unforeseen circumstances, however, actual results may differ significantly from such forecasts due to various risks and uncertainties which include, but are not limited to, global economic environment, intensified sales competition, fluctuations in exchange rate and interest rate, etc.