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... Hoya Announces Fourth Quarter and FY2006 Financial Results Hoya Announces Fourth Quarter and FY2006 Financial Results TOKYO, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Hoya Corporation today announced its consolidated results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006 ended March 31, 2007.

Fiscal Year 2006 Highlights - Total revenues were up 13.3% to 390.0 billion yen compared to 344.2 billion yen for FY05.

- Operating income increased 6.1% to 107.2 billion yen compared to 101.0 billion yen for FY05.

- Net income increased 10.3% to 83.3 billion yen compared to 75.6 billion yen for FY05.

- Consolidated net sales, operating profits and net income posted historical records.

Fourth Quarter 2006 Highlights - Total revenues increased 10.3% to 99.4 billion yen compared to 90.2 billion yen for the fourth quarter of 2005.

- Operating income was up 2.4% to 24.6 billion yen compared to 24.0 billion yen for the fourth quarter of 2005.

- Net income increased 15.2% to 19.0 billion yen compared to 16.5 billion yen for the fourth quarter of 2005.

Fiscal Year 2006 Overview In the Electro-Optics sector, the general proactive reinforcement of production capacity by clients and the development of new products were vigorous, promoting robust demand overall and leading to increased revenues.

In Vision-Care division, the global market for eyeglass lenses showed an expansion while the Healthcare division also performed well, showing an increase in revenu...

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