RNS Number:0601U
Maruwa Co Ld
09 May 2008


                                                                                                  9 May 2008
MARUWA CO., LTD.
3-83, Minamihonjigahara-cho, Owariasahi-city, Aichi-pref., 488-0044
JAPAN

                                       Final Results for Fiscal 2008

MARUWA CO., LTD. today announced its consolidated business results for the full fiscal year ended 31 March,
2008 as follows;

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
Japan.
*US dollar amounts are converted for convenience only at the rate of US$1 = 100.19 yen.
*Consolidated subsidiaries:11 companies  (Maruwa (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Taiwan Maruwa Co., Ltd., MARUWA
Electronics (Taiwan) Co., Ltd., Maruwa Europe Ltd., Maruwa America Corp., Maruwa Korea Co., Ltd., Maruwa
(Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd., Maruwa Electronics (Philippines), Inc. , MARUWA QUARTZ Co., Ltd., MARUWA
SHOMEI Co., Ltd., and Hokko Denshi Co., Ltd.)

I. Summary of Consolidated Results
(1) Summary of consolidated statement of income
                                                             JPY million                        USD thousand
                                     For year ended       For year ended      Change %        For year ended
                                           31 March             31 March                            31 March
                                               2007                 2008                                2008
Net sales                                    21,062               20,635          -2.0%              205,959
Operating income                              1,924                1,576         -18.1%               15,730
Income before income taxes                    1,912                1,584         -17.2%               15,810
Net income                                    1,334                1,100         -17.5%               10,979
                                                                     JPY                                 USD
Net income per share (Basic)                 122.04               101.80         -16.6%                 1.02
(Diluted)                                    121.45               101.68         -16.3%                 1.01
*Average number of issued shares         10,932,798           10,809,627

(2) Summary of consolidated financial condition
                                                             JPY million                        USD thousand
                                     As of 31 March       As of 31 March      Change %        As of 31 March
                                               2007                 2008                                2008
Total Assets                                 33,872               32,850          -3.0%              327,877
Total net assets                             27,907               27,774          -0.5%              277,213
Equity ratio                                  82.4%                84.5%           2.1%
                                                                     JPY                                 USD
Total net assets per share                 2,572.66             2,571.59           0.0%                25.67
*Number of issued shares at the          10,847,360           10,800,410
year end

(3) Summary of consolidated statement of cash flows
                                                             JPY million                        USD thousand
                                     For year ended       For year ended      Change %        For year ended
                                           31 March             31 March                            31 March
                                               2007                 2008                                2008
Net cash provided by operating                1,422                2,590          82.1%               25,851
activities
Net cash used in investing                  (3,029)              (1,921)          36.6%             (19,174)
activities
Net cash used in financing                    (700)                (416)          40.6%              (4,152)
activities
Cash and cash equivalents at end              5,939                6,146           3.5%               61,343
of term

                                                       III. Outlook for fiscal 2009 ending 31 March 2009
II. Dividends

                                      JPY per share                                              JPY million
                    Fiscal 2008      Fiscal 2009                                Half year       Full year
                                      (forecast)       Net sales                       9,700          20,650
Interim                         12               14    Operating income                  610           1,760
Year-end                        12               14    Net income                        370           1,140
Annual                          24               28    Net income per share            34.26          105.55

*Cautionary statements: the above forecasts are forward-looking statements involving risks and
uncertainties.  Due to a number of factors, actual results may differ significantly from these estimates.





Review of Operations and Financial Condition

1. Operating Results
                                                                                        JPY million
                                     Fiscal 2007                         Fiscal 2008
                               1Q     2Q     3Q         4Q         1Q        2Q        3Q        4Q
Net sales                   4,878  4,885  5,644      5,655      4,719     5,118     5,265     5,533
Operating income              420    402    489        613        359       417       451       349
Net income                    357    274    331        372        272       295       329       204


                                                                JPY million
                                  Previous                 Current
                                   For year ended            For year ended
                                    31 March 2007             31 March 2008
Net sales                                  21,062                    20,635
Operating income                            1,924                     1,576
Net income                                  1,334                     1,100



(1) Review of operations

Japanese economy in this year has been solid, supported by brisk private
consumption as well as continuous increasing trend of corporate profits led by
the strong export sector.  The economy, however, gradually slowed down due to
global credit shrinkage which has risen from the subprime loan crisis in the US,
soaring energy and raw material prices, and decelerating trend of private
consumption.

Under these circumstances, the electronic components/semiconductor sector has
decelerated; particularly after the new year, inventory adjustments in Asian
markets and yen's sharp appreciation brought about intense competition among
companies, resulting a drop of product prices.

Our consolidated net sales in this year were 20,635 million yen, down 2.0%
compared to last year.

Operating income in this year was 1,576 million yen, a decrease of 18.1% from
last year, influenced by the increase of fixed expenses including depreciation
costs, falling product prices, and expenses for the transfer of manufacturing
equipment. Net income in this year decreased 17.5% from last year to 1,100
million yen due to a loss on disposal of fixed assets of 237 million yen, and a
loss on dissolution of a subsidiary of 96 million yen.




(2) Review of operating results by business segment
                                                        JPY million
                                                    Current
                              For year ended         For year ended
                               31 March 2007          31 March 2008
Ceramic Components:
Net sales                             18,341                 18,479
Operating income                       2,576                  2,092

Lighting Equipment:
Net sales                              2,721                  2,156
Operating income                        (73)                    (6)

Total:
Net sales                             21,062                 20,635
Operating income                       2,503                  2,086

Elimination:
Net sales                                 --                     --
Operating income                       (579)                  (510)

Consolidated:
Net sales                             21,062                 20,635
Operating income                       1,924                  1,576



Quarterly sales results of Ceramic Components segment by product division
                                                                                           JPY million
                        Fiscal 2007                            Fiscal 2008
                            1Q        2Q         3Q         4Q        1Q        2Q        3Q        4Q
Circuit Ceramics         1,778     1,908      2,227      1,690     1,692     1,868     1,936     1,673
Machinery Ceramics       1,148     1,189      1,354      1,255     1,325     1,330     1,258     1,186
RF* Products               407       354        504        370       474       492       500       456
EMC Components           1,046     1,013      1,069      1,029     1,041     1,064     1,138     1,046
Total                    4,379     4,464      5,154      4,344     4,532     4,754     4,832     4,361
*Radio Frequency


                                                           JPY million
                               Previous                       Current
                               For year ended           For year ended
                                31 March 2007            31 March 2008
Circuit Ceramics                        7,603                    7,169
Machinery Ceramics                      4,946                    5,099
RF Products                             1,635                    1,922
EMC Components                          4,157                    4,289
Total                                  18,341                   18,479




Ceramic Components segment

Total sales of the Ceramic Component segment were 18,479 million yen, up 0.8%,
and operating income was 2,092 million yen, down 18.8% from last year,
influenced by the increase of depreciation costs and other expenses mainly for
the reorganization of manufacturing equipment of our overseas manufacturing
subsidiaries.



Circuit Ceramics

The Circuit Ceramics division includes ceramic substrates for chip resistors
which are essential for a wide range of electronic appliances, glazed substrates
for thermal printer head (TPH) used for FAX or bar code label printers, large
ceramic substrates for hybrid ICs, and Aluminum Nitride (AlN) substrates used
for power modules and automotive components.

Total sales of this division were 7,169 million yen, down 5.7% compared to last
year, reflected a decline in demand for information communication devices such
as PCs and mobile phones, and industrial equipment.

As for our ceramic substrates for chip resistors, sales decreased since demand
sharply fell down in Asia from early this term.  Decreasing demand for glazed
substrates and large ceramic substrates, which had been solid in the previous
term, was another factor for the downturn in sales.



Machinery Ceramics

The Machinery Ceramics division includes quarts glass products especially for
semiconductor equipment, ceramic faucet valves, and ferrite magnet materials
used for measuring equipment or medical purposes.  Products in this division
require high precision processing techniques.

Total sales of this division increased 3.1% to 5,099 million yen from the
previous year due mainly to that the ferrite magnet products, which were
acquired in last year, posted sales throughout the year even though a
semiconductor equipment-related market has slowed down since the second half of
this year.



Radio Frequency Products

The Radio Frequency Products division includes device products such as band pass
filters used for wireless communication industries, dielectric ceramic filters
required in mobile communication industries, thin film substrates used for
optical information/communication industries, and multi-layer ceramic substrates
for automotive components.

Total sales of this division in this year were 1,922 million yen, up 17.6%
compared to last year by including sales of multi-layer ceramic substrates from
this year, and enjoying the market expansion of thin film substrates for optical
communication.



EMC Components

The EMC Components division includes multi-layer ceramic capacitors of
high-voltage/high-capacitance especially used for digital cameras, LCD
backlights, or power supply parts of electronic devices, and a product line as a
countermeasure against noise/surge, including EMI filters, chip varistors, chip
beads and inductors.  There are increasing demands for such components for
various electronic appliances such as communication tools, including mobile
phones and PCs, digital home appliances, amusement equipment or automotive
electronic devices.

Total sales of this division in this year were 4,289 million yen, up 3.2%
compared to the previous year.

The sales of EMI filters grew thanks to demand for flat screen TVs-related uses.




Lighting Equipment segment

This segment includes lighting equipment for public works such as roads and
bridges, and most of sales are particularly posted in the end of a fiscal year
while expenses exceed sales until then.

Total sales of this segment in this year decreased 20.8% to 2,156 million yen
from last year, and operating loss was 6 million yen.

Although sales of lighting equipment for public works significantly dropped,
operating loss was lower than the previous results due to increasing sales of
our new LED lightings.





(3) Outlook for the full fiscal 2008
                                                           JPY million
                               For year ended          For year ending     Change
                                31 March 2008            31 March 2009       %
Net sales                              20,635                   20,650           0.1%
Operating income                        1,576                    1,760          11.7%
Net income                              1,100                    1,140           3.6%



Sales by business segment
                                                             JPY million
                                For year ended           For year ending     Change
                                 31 March 2008             31 March 2009       %
Ceramic Components                      18,479                    18,700           1.2%
Lighting Equipment                       2,156                     1,950          -9.6%
Total                                   20,635                    20,650           0.1%



There is concern about demand trends for digital/IT related products as a global
economic slowdown is now prevailing.  Due to the uncertain market environment,
we have a tight outlook for sales growth; however, we expect a profit increase
based on this year's reorganization of manufacturing equipment in the business
acquired through M&A in the past to reinforce our business foundation.

For the Circuit Ceramic division, we forecast a revenue increase by expanding
production capacity for Alumina substrates and enhancing product lineups of
Aluminum Nitride substrates.  According to these measures, forecast total sales
of this division for next term are 7,980 million yen, up 11.3% compared to the
current year.

As for the Machinery Ceramics division, demand for our core products, quartz
glass products, is expected to decline in the semiconductor equipment-related
industry; forecast total sales of this division for next year are 4,610 million
yen, down 9.6% from this year.

In the Radio Frequency Products division, the sales of multi-layer substrates
for automotive components are expected to grow.  Therefore, total sales of this
division are expected to increase by 7.2% to 2,060 million yen from this year.

The EMC Components division is expected to decrease its sales by 5.6% to 4,050
million yen compared to this term because of concern for declining demand of
components for digital/IT-related products.

In the Lighting Equipment segment, sales are expected to significantly increase
with our sales enhancement as we shift our business model to the LED lightings
area despite decreasing sales in other lighting equipment for public works.
According to this outlook, forecast total sales in this segment are 1,950
million yen, down 9.6% from this year.  Operating income is expected to improve
due to a sales increase in new LED lightings.



According to the above, forecast net sales are 20,650 million yen, up 0.1% from
last year, forecast operating income is 1,760 million yen, up 11.7%, and
forecast net income is 1,140 million yen, up 3.6% million yen.  Forecast net
income includes an expected loss on disposal of fixed assets of 120 million yen.



*Cautionary statements: the above forecasts are based on the present business
environment and currently-available information, and include forward-looking
statements involving risks and uncertainties.  The reader is cautioned not to
place reliance entirely on the above forecasts for making investment decisions.
Due to a number of factors such as future economic situations and market
environment changes, actual results may differ significantly from these
estimates.



2. Financial Condition
                                                                                     JPY million
                              As of 31 March      As of 31 March      As of 31 March        Change
                                        2006                2007                2008   Amount        %
Total assets                          33,044              33,872              32,850      -1,022     -3.0%
Total liabilities                      6,487               5,965               5,076        -889    -14.9%
Total net assets                      26,557              27,907              27,774        -133     -0.5%
Equity ratio                           80.4%               82.4%               84.5%        2.1%

                                                                                     JPY million
                              For year ended      For year ended      For year ended        Change
                               31 March 2006       31 March 2007       31 March 2008   Amount        %
Net cash provided by                   2,036               1,422               2,590       1,168     82.1%
 operating activities
Net cash used in                     (1,234)             (3,029)             (1,921)       1,108    -36.6%
 investing activities
Net cash used in                          51               (700)               (416)         284    -40.6%
 financing activities
Cash and cash equivalents              7,899               5,939               6,146         207      3.5%
 at end of year

Net sales                             20,278              21,062              20,635        -427     -2.0%
Capital expenditure                    1,737               2,350               3,097         747     31.8%
Depreciation                           1,614               1,740               1,910         170      9.8%



Total assets at the end of this year were 32,850 million yen, a decrease of
1,022 million yen from the last year-end as a result of operating activities in
this year.  It is due to a decrease of current assets by 924 million yen,
including trade notes and accounts receivable. Fixed assets decreased by 98
million yen as investments decreased according to a decrease in stocks of
consolidated subsidiaries due to new consolidation, despite an increase of net
property, plant and equipment with capital expenditure.

Liabilities were 5,076 million yen, down 889 million yen compared to the last
year-end due particularly to a decrease of trade notes and accounts payable.

Total net assets decreased 133 million yen due to a decrease in foreign currency
translation adjustment, in spite of a increase in retained earnings.

As a result, equity ratio was 84.5 %, up 2.1 points from the last year-end.



Net cash provided from operating activities was 2,590 million yen, an increase
of 1,168 million yen compared to last year especially because of a decrease of
trade notes and accounts receivable.



Net cash used in investing activities decreased 1,108 million yen to 1,921
million yen from last year mainly because proceeds from withdrawal of time
deposits were greater than net increase in payments for purchase of property,
plant and equipment.



Net cash used in financing activities was 416 million yen, down 284 million yen
compared to last year, mainly used for purchase of own shares, 107 million yen,
and dividends paid by the parent company, 259 million yen.



As a result, cash and cash equivalents at the end of this year were 6,146
million yen, an increase of 207 million yen from last year.



Trends of cash-flows indices
                                                                                                JPY million
                         For year ended  For year ended  For year ended   For year ended     For year ended
                               31 March        31 March        31 March         31 March           31 March
                                   2004            2005            2006             2007               2008
Equity ratio                      87.9%           87.9%           80.4%            82.4%              84.5%
Equity ratio at market            62.8%           80.3%          100.8%            76.2%              39.8%
value
Interest-bearing debt               0.3             0.1             0.2              0.1                0.1
to cash flows ratio
(year)
Interest coverage                 967.7           316.1           251.9            374.2              497.2
ratio



Note)

Equity ratio : (Total net assets - Minority interests) / Total assets

Equity ratio at market value : Total market value of shares / Total assets

Interest-bearing debt to cash flows ratio : Interest-bearing debts / Cash flows
from operating activities

Interest coverage ratio : Cash flows from operating activities / Interest
payment

*Each index is calculated with the consolidated financial figures.

*Total market value of shares is calculated by multiplying the share value as of
the end of the fiscal year by the total number of issued shares after deduction
of own shares at the end of the year.

*For cash flows from operating activities, figures in the consolidated cash
flows statements are used.  Interest-bearing debt includes all debts for which
interests are paid among the liabilities booked in the consolidated balance
sheets.





3. Dividend policy and dividend of this year and next year

MARUWA considers allocating acquired cash flows from business operations for
active investment into new growing fields, dividends calculated through
comprehensive analysis of consolidated business results, and saving for internal
reserves to control flexibly changes in a business environment.  While we secure
internal reserves for strategic investment necessary for sustainable expansion
of our core business, we focus on profit returns to our shareholders.

Dividend for next year will be 28 yen per share, up 4 yen from this year
(interim: 14 yen, year-end: 14yen).


Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                                             JPY million                    USD thousand
                                      As of 31 March      As of 31 March   Change         As of 31 March
                                                2007                2008                            2008
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash & deposits                                6,593               6,263       (330)              62,511
Trade notes and accounts                       7,797               6,649     (1,148)              66,364
receivable
Inventories                                    3,559               4,137         578              41,292
Deferred tax assets                              277                 236        (41)               2,356
Other current assets                             411                 414           3               4,132
Allowance for doubtful accounts                 (16)                 (2)          14                (21)
Total current assets                          18,621              17,697       (924)             176,634

Property, plant & equipment:
Land                                           3,434               3,215       (219)              32,089
Buildings & structures                         4,146               4,231          85              42,230
Machinery & equipment                          4,300               4,473         173              44,645
Other                                            654                 641        (13)               6,398
Construction in progress                         192                 423         231               4,222
Net property, plant &                         12,726              12,983         257             129,584
equipment

Investments & other assets:
Investment securities                            612                 445       (167)               4,442
Deferred tax assets                              149                 103        (46)               1,028
Property & equipment for                         961                 945        (16)               9,432
 investments
Other                                            807                 684       (123)               6,827
Allowance for doubtful accounts                  (4)                 (7)         (3)                (70)
Total investments & other assets               2,525               2,170       (355)              21,659

Total assets                                  33,872              32,850     (1,022)             327,877

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Trade notes & accounts payable                 2,289               1,708       (581)              17,048
Current portion of                                53                   5        (48)                  50
 long-term debt
Accrued income taxes                             256                 110       (146)               1,098
Accrued bonus                                    351                 357           6               3,563
Accrued bonus for directors                        7                  --          --                  --
Notes payable for property                       635                 898         263               8,963
 acquisitions
Other current liabilities                      1,292               1,190       (102)              11,877
Total current liabilities                      4,883               4,268       (615)              42,599

Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt                                   135                 130         (5)               1,298
Deferred tax liabilities                         234                 248          14               2,475
Negative goodwill                                314                 112       (202)               1,118
Other                                            399                 318        (81)               3,174
Total long-term liabilities                    1,082                 808       (274)               8,065

Total liabilities                              5,965               5,076       (889)              50,664

NET ASSETS
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock                                   6,710               6,710          --              66,973
Capital surplus                                9,747               9,747          --              97,285
Retained earnings                             11,521              12,324         803             123,006
Treasury stock, at cost                        (537)               (639)       (102)             (6,378)
Total shareholders' equity                    27,441              28,142         701             280,886

Valuation and translation adjustments:
Net unrealized gains (losses)                      8                (72)        (80)               (719)
 on available-for-sale securities
Foreign currency                                 458               (296)       (754)             (2,954)
 translation adjustment
Total valuation and                              466               (368)       (834)             (3,673)
 translation  adjustments
Minority interests                                --                   0          --                   0
Total net assets                              27,907              27,774       (133)             277,213
Total liabilities & net assets                33,872              32,850     (1,022)             327,877





Consolidated Statements of Income
                                                               JPY million                  USD thousand
                                        For year ended      For year ended   Change       For year ended
                                              31 March            31 March                      31 March
                                                  2007                2008                          2008
Net sales                                       21,062              20,635      (427)            205,959
Cost of sales                                   15,003              15,214        211            151,852
Gross profit                                     6,059               5,421      (638)             54,107
Selling, general &                               4,135               3,845      (290)             38,377
 administrative expenses
Operating income                                 1,924               1,576      (348)             15,730
Other income (expenses):
Interest                                            46                  79         33                789
Interest expenses                                  (5)                 (5)          0               (50)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net                (196)                  88        284                878
Other, net                                         143               (154)      (297)            (1,537)
Other income (expenses), net                      (12)                   8         20                 80
Income before income taxes                       1,912               1,584      (328)             15,810

Income tax expenses:
Current                                            448                 311      (137)              3,104
Deferred                                           130                 173         43              1,727
                                                   578                 484       (94)              4,831

Minority interests                                 (0)                   0          0                  0
Net income                                       1,334               1,100      (234)             10,979




Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
                                                                                                         JPY million
                               Shareholders' equity                   Valuation and translation
                                                                              adjustment
                  Common  Capital Retained Treasury     Total        Net       Foreign      Total     Total
                   stock  surplus earnings  stock   shareholders' unrealized  currency    valuation    net
                                                       equity      gains on  translation     and     assets
                                                                  available- adjustment  translation
                                                                   for-sale              adjustment
                                                                  securities

Balance at 31       6,710   9,747   11,521    (537)        27,441          8         458         466  27,907
March 2007

Net income                           1,100                  1,100                                      1,100
Cash dividends                       (259)                  (259)                                      (259)
Increase due to                         62                     62                                         62
new consolidation
Decrease due to                       (99)                   (99)                                       (99)
new consolidation
Changes in                             (1)    (102)         (103)                                      (103)
treasury stock,
net
Other changes                                                           (80)       (754)       (834)   (834)
Total changes                          803    (102)           701       (80)       (754)       (834)   (133)
during the year
Balance at 31       6,710   9,747   12,324    (639)        28,142       (72)       (296)       (368)  27,774
March 2008




                                                                                                     USD thousand
                                 Shareholders' equity                    Valuation and translation
                                                                                 adjustment
                    Common  Capital  Retained Treasury     Total        Net       Foreign      Total    Total net
                    stock   surplus  earnings  stock   shareholders' unrealized  currency    valuation   assets
                                                          equity      gains on  translation     and
                                                                     available- adjustment  translation
                                                                      for-sale              adjustment
                                                                     securities

Balance at 31        66,973   97,285  114,992  (5,360)       273,890         80       4,571       4,651   278,541
March 2007

Net income                             10,979                 10,979                                       10,979
Cash dividends                        (2,585)                (2,585)                                      (2,585)
Increase due to                           619                    619                                          619
new consolidation
Decrease due to                         (989)                  (989)                                        (989)
new consolidation
Changes in                               (10)  (1,018)       (1,028)                                      (1,028)
treasury stock,
net
Other changes                                                             (799)     (7,525)     (8,325)   (8,324)
Total changes                           8,014  (1,018)         6,996      (799)     (7,525)     (8,325)   (1,328)
during the year
Balance at 31        66,973   97,285  123,006  (6,378)       280,886      (719)     (2,954)     (3,673)   277,213
March 2008




Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                                           JPY million                      USD thousand
                                    For year ended      For year ended     Change         For year ended
                                          31 March            31 March                          31 March
                                              2007                2008                              2008
Cash flows from operating activities:
Income before income taxes                   1,912               1,584          (328)             15,810
Adjustments for:
Depreciation                                 1,740               1,910            170             19,064
Amortization of                              (208)               (202)              6            (2,016)
 negative goodwill
Decrease in allowance                          (2)                (11)            (9)              (110)
 for doubtful accounts
Decrease in accrued                          (477)                  --             --                 --
 retirement benefits
Loss on disposal of                            108                 192             84              1,916
 property, plant & equipment
Interest & dividend income                    (52)                (83)           (31)              (828)
Foreign exchange (gain) loss                  (12)                   0             12                  0
Gain on sales of                              (14)                 (4)             10               (40)
 investment securities
Decrease (increase) in                       (557)               1,111          1,668             11,089
 trade notes & accounts receivable
Increase in inventories                      (550)               (643)           (93)            (6,418)
Decrease in trade notes &                    (448)               (616)          (168)            (6,148)
 accounts payable
Other                                          338               (230)          (568)            (2,295)
Sub-total                                    1,778               3,008          1,230             30,024
Interest & dividend income                      52                  80             28                798
 received
Interest expenses paid                         (4)                 (5)            (1)               (50)
Income taxes paid                            (404)               (493)           (89)            (4,921)
Net cash provided by                         1,422               2,590          1,168             25,851
 operating activities

Cash flows from investment activities:
Payments into time deposits                  (653)               (101)            552            (1,008)
Proceeds from withdrawal of                     --                 629             --              6,278
 time deposits
Payments for purchase of                   (2,285)             (2,780)          (495)           (27,747)
 property, plant & equipment
Proceeds from sales of                         349                 503            154              5,020
 property, plant & equipment
Payments for purchase of                     (246)               (156)             90            (1,557)
 investment securities
Proceeds from sales of                         242                  99          (143)                988
 investment securities
Payments for investments                      (96)                (21)             75              (210)
 in subsidiaries
Payments of loan receivable                  (354)                (68)            286              (679)
(Increase) decrease in                          14                 (6)           (20)               (60)
 intangible fixed assets
Other                                            0                (20)           (20)              (199)
Net cash used in investing                 (3,029)             (1,921)          1,108           (19,174)
 activities

Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of long-term debt                   (147)                (53)             94              (529)
Cash dividends paid                          (263)               (259)              4            (2,585)
Payments for purchase of                     (328)               (107)            221            (1,068)
 treasury stock
Proceeds from sales of                          38                   3           (35)                 30
 treasury stock
Net cash used in financing                   (700)               (416)            284            (4,152)
 activities

Effect of exchange rate                        253               (127)          (380)            (1,267)
 changes on cash & cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in                 (2,054)                 126          2,180              1,258
 cash & cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents                    7,899               5,939        (1,960)             59,277
 at beginning of year
Increase in cash and cash                       94                  81           (13)                808
equivalents
 from newly consolidated subsidiary
Cash and cash equivalents                    5,939               6,146            207             61,343
 at end of year




Segment Information



(1) Business segments
                                                                                            JPY million
                                                For year ended 31 March 2007
                          Ceramic         Lighting         Total     Eliminations or    Consolidated
                         Components       Equipment                     corporate
Net sales:
External customers              18,341           2,721        21,062               --            21,062
Inter-segment                       --              19            19             (19)                --
Total net sales                 18,341           2,740        21,081             (19)            21,062
Operating expenses              15,765           2,813        18,578              560            19,138
Operating income                 2,576            (73)         2,503            (579)             1,924
(loss)

                                                                                            JPY million
                                                For year ended 31 March 2008
                          Ceramic         Lighting         Total     Eliminations or    Consolidated
                         Components       Equipment                     corporate
Net sales:
External customers              18,479           2,156        20,635               --            20,635
Inter-segment                       20              --            20             (20)                --
Total net sales                 18,499           2,156        20,655             (20)            20,635
Operating expenses              16,407           2,162        18,569              490            19,059
Operating income                 2,092             (6)         2,086            (510)             1,576
(loss)

                                                                                           USD thousand
                                                For year ended 31 March 2008
                          Ceramic         Lighting         Total     Eliminations or    Consolidated
                         Components       Equipment                     corporate
Net sales:
External customers             184,440          21,519       205,959               --           205,959
Inter-segment                      199              --           199            (199)                --
Total net sales                184,639          21,519       206,158            (199)           205,959
Operating expenses             163,759          21,579       185,338            4,891           190,229
Operating income                20,880            (60)        20,820          (5,090)            15,730
(loss)





(2) Geographic segments
                                                                                            JPY million
                                                For year ended 31 March 2007
                         Japan        Asia       Europe &       Total      Eliminations   Consolidated
                                                  America                  or corporate
Net sales:
External customers          15,426       4,162         1,474       21,062             --         21,062
Inter-segment                1,536       1,266           167        2,969        (2,969)             --
Total net sales             16,962       5,428         1,641       24,031        (2,969)         21,062
Operating expenses          15,390       4,474         1,571       21,435        (2,297)         19,138
Operating income             1,572         954            70        2,596          (672)          1,924




                                                                                            JPY million
                                                For year ended 31 March 2008
                         Japan        Asia       Europe &       Total      Eliminations   Consolidated
                                                  America                  or corporate
Net sales:
External customers          15,515       3,712         1,408       20,635             --         20,635
Inter-segment                1,366       1,430             3        2,799        (2,799)             --
Total net sales             16,881       5,142         1,411       23,434        (2,799)         20,635
Operating expenses          15,310       4,635         1,351       21,296        (2,237)         19,059
Operating income             1,571         507            60        2,138          (562)          1,576

                                                                                           USD thousand
                                                For year ended 31 March 2008
                         Japan        Asia       Europe &       Total      Eliminations   Consolidated
                                                  America                  or corporate
Net sales:
External customers         154,856      37,050        14,053      205,959             --        205,959
Inter-segment               13,634      14,273            30       27,937       (27,937)             --
Total net sales            168,490      51,323        14,083      233,896       (27,937)        205,959
Operating expenses         152,810      46,263        13,484      212,557       (22,328)        190,229
Operating income            15,680       5,060           599       21,339        (5,609)         15,730





(3) Net overseas sales by customer's geographic location
                                                                            JPY million
                                          For year ended 31 March 2007
                             Asia          Europe          Other           Total
Overseas sales                  6,434              933           629              7,996
Consolidated net sales                                                           21,062
Percentage (%)                  30.5%             4.4%          3.1%              38.0%

                                                                            JPY million
                                          For year ended 31 March 2008
                             Asia          Europe          Other           Total
Overseas sales                  7,305              813           623              8,741
Consolidated net sales                                                           20,635
Percentage (%)                  35.4%             3.9%          3.1%              42.4%

                                                                           USD thousand
                                          For year ended 31 March 2008
                             Asia          Europe          Other           Total
Overseas sales                 72,911            8,115         6,218             87,244
Consolidated net sales                                                          205,959



*Countries are divided in geographical vicinity.
*Principal countries or jurisdictions in each geographic segment are as follows:
Asia: Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, and China
Europe: Germany and the United Kingdom
Other: The United States

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