Takefuji Corporation -- Brief Statement of Financial Results at the Third Quarter for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2004 (Consolidated)


Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 28, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Company Name: TAKEFUJI CORPORATION

Stock Listings: Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section / London Stock Exchange

Code Number: 8564

URL: http://www.takefuji.co.jp

Head Office: 15-1 Nishi-Shinjuku 8-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-8654, Japan

Representative Personnel: Akira Kiyokawa, President

Administrative personnel to contact: Osamu Sasaki, Managing Director of Public Relation Department Tel: 3-3365-8030

1. Information at the Third Quarter for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2004

a. Accounting change during the nine months period: None

b. Changes in scope of consolidation and application of equity method during the nine months period: None

2. Business Results at the Third Quarter for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2004 (From April 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003)

(1) Consolidated Operating Results Notes: Figures are rounded to the nearest appropriate unit.


                 Operating Revenues Operating Income Ordinary Income
                 mill.of Yen %       mill.of Yen %   mill.of Yen %
 9 months Period  298,436 ( - )        90,380 ( - )   105,402 ( - )
 ended Dec.2003
 9 months Period        - ( - )             - ( - )         - ( - )
 ended Dec.2002
 FY ended Mar.2003 421,974 (-0.8)   161,074 (-24.5)  183,255 (-20.9)

                        Net Income Net Income Per Share Net Income
                                                   Per Share-Diluted
                        Mill.of Yen %     Yen             Yen
 9 Months Period          55,514 ( - )  389.44           381.96
 ended Dec.2003
 9 Months Period
 ended Dec.2002                - ( - )       -               -
 FY ended Mar.2003       95,146 (47.5)  650.93               -

Notes: Brief statement of financial results at the quarter for the previous fiscal year wasn't released, so the figures for the nine months period for the previous fiscal year and increase or decrease ratio aren't indicated.

(Progress situation concerned consolidated financial position at the third quarter for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004)

The domestic economy at the third quarter for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004, though there have been the negative factors like the protraction of Iraq issue or the progress of strong yen, has appeared as the steady recovery from long depression with the uptrend of stock quotations and the increase of the number of well profitable company. However, about the general household income, although the signs of the slowdown to the increase in personal bankruptcy are seen, the situation in which we can't still expect the expansion of consumption has continued by the factors such as the high unemployment rate, the continuous control of personnel expenses by companies and the future uneasiness of the increase of a pension burden.

Although we are surrounded by such severe circumstance, we can see the substantial improvement in quality of loan balance due to the reinforced management since previous period. Operating revenues of nine months at the end of the third quarter is 298,436 million yen and Ordinary income is 105,402 million yen. Those are in line with the forecast for the consolidated fiscal year ending March 31, 2004 which was shown at the last interim closing.


 (2) Consolidated Financial Position

                                  Total assets    Shareholders' Equity
                                  mill. of Yen         mill.of Yen
 9 Months Period ended Dec.2003      1,837,485           867,393
 9 Months Period ended Dec.2002            -                 -
 FY ended Mar.2003                   1,939,530           831,616

                                  Shareholders'   Shareholders'Equity
                                  Equity Ratio         per Share
                                        %                  Yen
 9 Months Period ended Dec.2003        47.2             6,142.14
 9 Months Period ended Dec.2002          -                  -
 FY ended Mar.2003                     42.9             5,795.54


 (3) Consolidated Cash Flows
                                Operating   Investing     Financing
                                Cash Flows  Cash flows    Cash Flows
                                mill.of Yen mill.of Yen   mill.of Yen
 9 Months Period ended Dec.2003   74,694       -6,711       -117,643
 9 Months Period ended Dec.2002         -           -              -
 FY ended Mar.2003               261,732        8,534       -224,959

                             Cash and cash equivalents
                as of the end of the nine months period (fiscal year)
                                           mill.of Yen
 9 Months Period ended Dec.2003                73,436
 9 Months Period ended Dec.2002                     -
 FY ended Mar.2003 121,                           586

(The changed situation concerned consolidated financial position) Consolidated cash and cash equivalents (hereinafter called 'the funds') at the end of the current nine months period decreased by 48,150 million yen to 73,436 million yen compared with the end of the previous fiscal year.

The situation and sources of cash flows by each activity for the current nine months period are as follows;

(Cash flows from operating activities) The funds provided by operating activities were 74,694 million yen. The principal sources of these cash flows are as follows; Income before income taxes of 106,432 million yen, direct cash loans made to customers of 495,761 million yen and direct cash loans collected from customers of 469,323 million yen, which represented the stricter credit assessment for new direct cash loans made to customers in the consumer finance as the company's core business, and the payment of income taxes of 109,168 million yen, etc.

(Cash flows from investing activities) The funds used in investing activities were 6,711 million yen. This was mainly due to net increase of time deposits of 4,305 million yen and net increase of pledged bank deposits of 3,032 million yen.

(Cash flows from financing activities) The funds used in financing activities were 117,643 million yen. This was mainly due to proceeds from long-term borrowings of 62,869 million yen, repayments of long-term borrowings of 210,640 million yen and issuance of bonds of 65,575 million yen.

3. Forecasts of Consolidated Operating Results for the Fiscal Year ending March 31,2004 (From April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004)


                      Operating Revenues Ordinary Income Net Income
                      mill. of Yen       mill.of Yen     mill.of Yen
 Fiscal Year ending
 March 31, 2004
 (Full Year)              383,800            133,900         70,000

Reference data: Forecast of net income per share (full year) : 490.60 yen

January 28, 2004

Brief Statement of Financial Results at the Third Quarter for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2004 (Non-Consolidated)

Company Name: TAKEFUJI CORPORATION

Stock Listings: Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section / London Stock Exchange

Code Number: 8564

URL: http://www.takefuji.co.jp

Head Office: 15-1 Nishi-Shinjuku 8-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-8654, Japan

Representative Personnel: Akira Kiyokawa, President Administrative personnel to contact: Osamu Sasaki, Managing Director of Public Relation Department@ Tel: 3-3365-8030

1.Information at the Third Quarter for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2004

a. Accounting change during the nine months period: None

2. Non-Consolidated Business Results at the Third Quarter for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2004 (From April 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003)

(1) Non-Consolidated Operating Results Notes: Figures are rounded to the nearest appropriate unit.



                 Operating Revenues Operating Income Ordinary Income
                 mill.of Yen %      mill.of Yen %    mill. of Yen %
 9 Months Period
 ended Dec.2003     295,868 ( - )      89,074 ( - )    103,829 ( - )
 9 Months Period
 ended Dec. 2002          - ( - )           - ( - )          - ( - )
 FY ended Mar.2003  419,086 (-1.0)  160,004 (-24.6)   182,821(-20.6)


        Net Income Net Income Per Share Net Income Per Share-Diluted
                 millions of Yen %    Yen                  Yen
 9 Months Period
 ended Dec.2003    55,402 ( - )       381.64               374.31
 9 Months Period
 ended Dec.2002         - ( - )            -                    -
 FY ended Mar.2003 94,552 (45.3)      646.86                    -

Notes: Brief statement of financial results at the quarter for the previous fiscal year wasn't released, so the figures for the nine months period for the previous fiscal year and increase or decrease ratio aren't indicated.



 (2) Non-Consolidated Financial Position

                             Total assets Shareholders' Shareholders'
                                             Equity     Equity Ratio
                             mill.of Yen   mill.of Yen        %
 9 Months period
 ended Dec. 2003               1,868,981    872,263          46.7
 9 Months Period
 ended Dec. 2002                     -          -               -
 FY ended Mar. 2003            1,975,741    837,480          42.4

                                   Shareholders' Equity per share
                                                  Yen
 9 Months period ended Dec. 2003                6,176.62
 9 Months Period ended Dec. 2002                     -
 FY ended Mar. 2003                             5,836.42



 3. Forecasts of Non-Consolidated Operating Results for the Fiscal
 Year ending March 31, 2004 (From April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004)

                       Operating Revenues Ordinary Income Net Income
                       mill.of Yen        mill.of Yen     mill.of Yen
 Fiscal Year ending
 March 31, 2004            380,400           132,100          68,800
 (Full year)
 Reference data: Forecast of net income per share (full year) : 482.19
 yen


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