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	Howa Machinery, Ltd.		Country:	Japan
	1900-1, Sukaguchi, Shinkawa-cho, Nishi Kasugaigun, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Phone 81-52-408-1251.
	www.howa.co.jp	Brands:	Howa
	Listed: Tokyo and Nagoya exchanges, No. 6203
	Boring machines, machining centers, special-purpose machines incl. flexible transfer lines. Non-machine-tool products include building products, textile equipment, firearms. Subs in Brazil; sales co. in Singapore.  Traces to textile-machinery maker founded 1907.
	Values in Millions
	Fiscal Year Ended	Mar. 2009	Change	Mar. 2008	Change	Mar. 2007
	Total Consolidated Revenue, ¥	27,567.0	-8%	29,852.0	-20%	37,280.0
	M-T Revenue, ¥	14,059.2	-4%	14,627.5	-26%	19,758.4
	Net Profit (Loss), ¥	(1,091.0)		(530.0)		1,313.0
	U.S. $ Conversion Factor	0.01000		0.00878		0.00856
	Total Revenue, U.S. $	275.7	5%	262.1	-18%	319.1
	M-T Revenue, U.S. $	140.6	9%	128.4	-24%	169.1
	Net Profit (Loss), U.S. $	(10.9)		(4.7)		11.2
	Financial Notes:
	Machine tools (40%) and M-T accessories (11%) are 51% of total sales.