| Consolidated
Financial Statements for the Year Ended March 31, 1998
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| ・ Shionogi Co., Ltd. |
May 25, 1998 |
| ・Code Number:4507 |
・Stock Exchange Listings:Osaka, Tokyo,
Nagoya |
| ・1-8, Doshomachi 3-chome, Chuo-ku,
Osaka 541-0045 |
Fukuoka, Sapporo |

・For further information, contact: |
Ken Endoh, General Manager,
General Administration Dept.
Tel:06-202-2161 |
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| ・Date of meeting of board of directors:May
25, 1998 |
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1. Operating Results For the Year Ended March 31,
1998 (April 1, 1997 to March 31, 1998)
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| (1) Sales and Income |
Note: All amount are rounded down
to the nearest million yen. |
| |
Net sales
(% change from previous year) |
Operating income
(% change from previous year) |
Ordinary income
(% change from previous year) |

|

Yen million |

% |

Yen million |

% |

Yen million |

% |
| Year ended March 31, 1998 |
348,745 |
(Δ 5.8) |
18,228 |
(Δ 26.0) |
20,824 |
(Δ 25.9) |
| Year ended March 31, 1997 |
370,116 |
(3.0) |
24,624 |
( 12.6) |
28,119 |
( 16.9) |
| |
Net income
(% change from previous year) |
Earnings per share |
Earnings per share (diluted) |
Return on equity |
Ordinary income/total assets |
Ordinary income/net sales |

|

Yen million |

% |

¥ |

¥ |

% |

% |

% |
| Year ended March 31, 1998 |
9,570 |
(Δ 28.4) |
27.26 |
26.90 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
| Year ended March 31, 1997 |
13,364 |
(12.9) |
38.06 |
37.35 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
|
| (Note) Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
subsidiaries and affiliates: xx, xxx million yen |

|

Total assets |

Shareholders' equity |

Shareholders equity/total assets |

Shareholders' equity per share |
| |
Yen million |
Yen million |
% |
¥ |
| Year ended March 31, 1998 |
391,065 |
232,033 |
59.3 |
660.81 |
| Year ended March 31, 1997 |
396,772 |
225,208 |
56.8 |
641.37 |
| (3) Scope of Consolidation and Application
of the Equity Method |
|

Consolidated subsidiaries: 12 |
: |
(Japan Elanco Co., Ltd. Osaka Yakuhin
Co., Ltd. Takada Toei Yakuhin Co., Ltd. Ohmori Yakuhin
Co., Ltd. Aiyaku Co., Ltd. Tensen Sankyu Yakuhin Co.,
Ltd. Sanko Yakuhin Co., Ltd. Futami Yakuhin Co., Ltd. Shionogi
Europe B.V. Shionogi Qualicaps, Inc. Shionogi Qualicaps,
S.A. Taiwan Shionogi & Co., Ltd.) |
| Unconsolidated subsidiaries:
10 |
: |
(to which the equity method is applied:
none) |
| Affiliates: 14 |
: |
(to which the equity method is applied:
none) |
| (4)Changes in Accounting Methods |
| 1) change in scope of
consolidation and application of the equity method |
 |

|

Consolidation |

(new) |

none |

|

Equity method |

(new) |

none |
| |
|
(exclusions) |
none |
|
|
(exclusions) |
none |
| 2) changes in accounting
method・・・None |
2. Projected Results for the year ending March 31,
1999 (April 1, 1998 to March 31, 1999)
|

|

Net sales |

Ordinary income |

Net income |
| |
Yen million |
Yen million |
Yen million |
| Year ending March 31, 1999 |
365,000 |
22,500 |
9,000 |

(Reference) |

Estimated earnings per share (consolidated): ¥25.63
|
| |
Estimated earnings per share (non-consolidated):
¥24.21 |
| Reference: Non-consolidated results
for the year ended March 31, 1998 (April 1, 1997 - March
31, 1998) |
Net sales
(% change from previous year) |
Operating income
(% change from previous year) |
Ordinary income
(% change from previous year) |

Yen million |

% |

Yen million |

% |

Yen million |

% |
| 211,679 |
(Δ 7.9) |
15,427 |
(Δ 24.7) |
19,103 |
(Δ 24.1) |
Net income
(% change from previous year) |
Earnings per share |
Earnings per share
(diluted) |
Total assets |
Shareholders' equity |

Yen million |

% |

¥ |

¥ |

Yen million |

Yen million |
| 9,003 |
(Δ 25.2) |
25.64 |
25.34 |
320,366 |
219,485 |
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