(Nov. 12, 2004)
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

<Reference for the First Half of FY2005(Apr. 2004 to Sep. 2004)
Consolidated Financial Results>

(in 100 millions of yen)
(in thousands of units)
  RESULTS
1st HALF of FY2004
Apr. 2003 to
Sep. 2003
RESULTS
1st HALF of FY2005

Apr. 2004 to
Sep. 2004
RESULTS
FY2004

Apr. 2003 to Mar. 2004
FORECAST
FY2005

Apr. 2004 to
Mar. 2005
FORECAST
FY2005
(May 2004)
Apr. 2004 to
Mar. 2005
Net Sales
Domestic
Overseas
6,653
2,921
3,732
6,907
3,050
3,857
3.8 %
4.4 %
3.3 %
14,394
6,279
8,115
14,500
6,500
8,000
 0.7 %
 3.5 %
△ 1.4 %
14,700
6,800
7,900
Margin Percentage
Operating Income
2.8 %
183
2.2 %
155
△ 15.3 %
3.5 %
503
3.1 %
450
△ 10.6 %
3.1 %
450
Margin Percentage
Ordinary Income
3.7 %
244
2.2 %
150
△ 38.5 %
3.9 %
566
3.2 %
470
△ 17.0 %
3.2 %
470
Margin Percentage
Net Income
2.9 %
194
1.2 %
82
△ 57.4 %
2.7 %
386
2.2 %
320
△ 17.2 %
2.2 %
320
Factors of Change
in Operating Income
  Gain factors
Reduction in cost
Decrease in R&D
expenses
Decrease of expenses
and others
70

26

15

Loss factors
Foreign exchange
Decrease in sales mix
121
18
  Gain factors
Reduction in cost
Decrease of expenses
and others
Decrease in R&D
expenses
163

28

25

Loss factors
Foreign exchange
Decrease in sales mix
176
93
Gain factors
Reduction in cost
Increase in sales mix
Decrease of expenses
and others
162
27

6

Loss factors
Foreign exchange
Increase in R&D
expenses
238

10
Capital Investment 357 405 745 770 820
Depreciation and Amortization 272 255 532 520 520
R&D Expenses 304 278 575 550 585
Interest bearing debt 3,966 4,055 3,789 4,100 4,100
Performance of Operation   Net Sales to increase
Net Income to decrease
Best Net Sales
  Net Sales to increase
Net Income to decrease
Best Net Sales
 
Domestic Sales
Small Cars
Minicars
113
52
61
124
50
73
9.5 %
△  2.8 %
19.9 %
246
111
134
265
110
155
7.8 %
△  1.3 %
 15.3 %
282
110
172
Overseas Sales
North America
Europe
Other
135
93
22
20
152
94
31
27
12.2 %
 1.0 %
40.6 %
 32.8 %
306
206
54
46
323
210
59
54
5.8 %
 2.1 %
 10.0 %
 17.4 %
329
222
58
50
Units Total 248 275  10.9 % 551 588  6.7 % 611
SIA Isuzu SUVs 13 12 △ 9.1 % 25 13 △ 47.9 % 13

* Figures of Total Sales are the sum of retail sales units of the Japanese subsidiary dealers,
wholesale units of the overseas subsidiary distributors, and wholesale units of FHI to other distributors/dearlers.