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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of February, 2004.

 

Commission File Number: 001-31221

 

Total number of pages: 20

 


 

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 


 

Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150

Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

 


 

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Information furnished in this form:

 

 

1. Press release, dated February 4, 2004, announcing the company’s results for the nine months ended December 31.


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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Date: February 5, 2004  

By:

 

/S/    MASAYUKI HIRATA        


       

Masayuki Hirata

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer


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3:00 P.M. JST, February 4, 2004

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

 

 

Earnings Release for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2003


 


DoCoMo’s Performance on Pace with Annual Targets

 

i-mode subscribers exceed 40 million and FOMA subscribers grow faster


 

Consolidated financial results of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively “we” or “DoCoMo”) for the nine months ended December 31, 2003 (April 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003), are summarized as follows.

 

<< Highlights of Financial Results >>

 

  For the nine months ended December 31, 2003, operating revenues were ¥3,828.3 billion, operating income was ¥843.0 billion, income before income taxes was ¥836.0 billion and net income was ¥494.2 billion.

 

  Earnings per share were ¥9,914.38 and EBITDA margin* was 36.5%.

 


Notes:

1. DoCoMo did not prepare consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended December 31, 2002.
2. Consolidated financial statements in this release are unaudited.
3. Amounts in this release are rounded off.

 

* EBITDA and EBITDA margin, as we use them, are different from EBITDA as defined in Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. For an explanation of our definition of EBITDA, see the reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP on page 15.

 

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<< Comment by Keiji Tachikawa, President and CEO >>

 

During the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004, the number of cellular phone subscribers in Japan grew by a net of 4.13 million, of which DoCoMo acquired 1.5 million. Despite the increasing competition, we achieved ¥3,828.3 billion in operating revenues, ¥843.0 billion in operating income and ¥494.2 billion in net income in the nine months ended December 31, 2003.

 

With our “FOMA” service reaching 1.88 million subscribers at the end of December 2003 (exceeding 2 million subscribers as of January 29, 2004), we revised the target number of subscribers as of March 31, 2004 upwards to 2.4 million. Building upon our progress to date, we aim to achieve a leap forward in the “FOMA” business in the year 2004. To this end, we plan to further increase FOMA’s product line-up with the release of “FOMA 900i” series handsets, improve both outdoor and indoor coverage including subway stations, and enhance the quality of services and applications in an effort to ensure subscribers’ smooth migration to “FOMA”.

 

As of December 31, 2003, the number of “i-mode” subscribers grew to 40.33 million, or approximately 88.9% of our total cellular subscriber base. Meanwhile, the number of subscribers using “i-appli” and “i-shot”-compatible handsets exceeded 20 million in both cases. We believe the popularity of these advanced handsets indicates that our “multimedia” strategy is making tangible progress.

 

We intend to make further innovations and enhancements to our “i-mode” services, which will increase convenience in user’s daily lives, while offering even more attractive rate packages, in order to reinforce our competitiveness and thereby solidify our business foundation.

 

<< Business Results and Financial Position >>

 

     Billions of yen

 
<Results of operations>   

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

   

Year ended

March 31, 2003

 

 

Operating revenues (i)

   ¥ 3,828.3     ¥ 4,809.1  

Operating expenses

     2,985.3       3,752.4  

 

Operating income

     843.0       1,056.7  

Other expense, net

     7.0       13.8  

 

Income before income taxes

     836.0       1,043.0  

Income taxes

     338.0       454.5  

Equity in net losses of affiliates

     (3.6 )     (324.2 )

Minority interests

     (0.0 )     (16.0 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change (ii)

     —         (35.7 )

 

Net income

   ¥ 494.2     ¥ 212.5  

 

Notes:

 

(i) In November 2003, we commenced a new billing arrangement called “Nikagetsu Kurikoshi,” in which the subscribers can carry over their unused allowances (free minutes and/or packets) included in the base monthly charges up to the following two months. For the nine months ended December 31, 2003, we deferred revenues from the base monthly charges with respect to the unused allowances that are carried over to January 2004 and the following month. The deferred revenues were ¥19.5 billion at December 31, 2003.

 

(ii) Effective April 1, 2002, DoCoMo adopted Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 01-09, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer or a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products.” The initial adoption of EITF 01-09 resulted in the recognition of cumulative effect of an accounting change in the year ended March 31, 2003.

 

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1.    Business Overview

 

  (1) Operating revenues totaled ¥3,828.3 billion.

 

  Cellular (mova) services revenues were ¥2,414.3 billion.
Despite our efforts to increase the number of cellular (mova) services subscribers by promoting handsets with sophisticated features such as mega-pixel cameras and providing new services such as “Melody Call,” the number of cellular (mova) services subscribers decreased mainly due to progress in the migration of subscribers from “mova” services to “FOMA” services.
  Cellular (FOMA) services revenues were ¥82.0 billion.
The number of cellular (FOMA) services subscribers increased as a result of strengthening both our lineup of handsets and our service functions as well as improving the coverage area by introducing micro base stations.
  Packet communications services revenues were ¥772.8 billion.
The number of “i-mode” services subscribers increased due to wider penetration of handsets equipped with “i-appli” and built-in cameras. Furthermore, the usage of “i-mode” services was boosted mainly through a further increase of content utilizing new functions of “mova 505iS” series handsets and content utilizing “i-appli DX.”

 

     Billions of yen

<Breakdown of operating revenues>   

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

  

Year ended

March 31, 2003


Wireless services

   ¥     3,386.2    88.5%    ¥     4,350.9    90.5%

[Including] Cellular (mova) services revenues (i)

     2,414.3    63.1%      3,286.4    68.3%

[Including] Cellular (FOMA) services revenues (i)(ii)

     82.0    2.1%      13.6    0.3%

[Including] Packet communications services revenues (i)

     772.8    20.2%      886.3    18.4%

[Including] PHS services revenues

     53.4    1.4%      79.3    1.6%

[Including] “Quickcast” services revenues

     4.5    0.1%      7.7    0.2%

Equipment sales (iii)

     442.1    11.5%      458.2    9.5%

Total operating revenues

   ¥ 3,828.3    100.0%    ¥ 4,809.1    100.0%

 

Notes:

(i) Due to a new billing arrangement called “Nikagetsu Kurikoshi,” ¥17.3 billion, ¥2.1 billion and ¥0.1 billion were deferred from cellular (mova) services revenues, cellular (FOMA) services revenues and packet communications services revenues, respectively.
(ii) Cellular (FOMA) services revenues include packet communications services revenues from “FOMA” subscribers, which amounted to ¥26.7 billion and ¥4.7 billion for the nine months ended December 31, 2003 and the year ended March 31, 2003, respectively.
(iii) Due to the adoption of EITF 01-09, equipment sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2003, and the year ended March 31, 2003, decreased by ¥495.5 billion and ¥558.9 billion, respectively.

 

  (2) Operating expenses were ¥2,985.3 billion.

 

  Personnel expenses were ¥187.5 billion.
DoCoMo had 22,021 employees as of December 31, 2003, representing an increase of 1,229 employees since March 31, 2003.
  Non-personnel expenses were ¥1,919.6 billion.
Revenue-linked variable expenses, including cost of equipment sold, sales commissions paid to agent resellers and costs related to point loyalty programs, represented the largest portion of non-personnel expenses and accounted for approximately 70% of the non-personnel expenses.
  Depreciation and amortization expenses were ¥533.5 billion.
Capital expenditures* for the nine months ended December 31, 2003, were ¥521.9 billion.

 

* See the reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP on page 15.

 

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     Billions of yen

<Breakdown of operating expenses>   

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

    

Year ended

March 31, 2003


Personnel expenses

   ¥ 187.5      6.3%      ¥ 243.3      6.5%

Non-personnel expenses (i)

     1,919.6      64.3%        2,297.9      61.2%

Depreciation and amortization

     533.5      17.9%        749.2      20.0%

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

     26.8      0.9%        38.6      1.0%

Communication network charges

     291.7      9.8%        387.7      10.3%

Taxes and public dues

     26.2      0.8%        35.7      1.0%

Total operating expenses

   ¥     2,985.3      100.0%      ¥     3,752.4      100.0%

Note:

(i) Due to the adoption of EITF 01-09, non-personnel expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2003, and the year ended March 31, 2003, decreased by ¥466.5 billion and ¥571.2 billion, respectively.

 

  (3) As a result, operating income was ¥843.0 billion and income before income taxes was ¥836.0 billion.

 

  (4) Net income was ¥494.2 billion.
  Equity in net losses of affiliates was ¥3.6 billion.

 

2.    Segment Information

 

  (1) Mobile phone business

 

    Operating revenues were ¥3,747.4 billion and operating income was ¥870.8 billion.

 

  Cellular (mova) services
  The number of cellular (mova) services subscribers as of December 31, 2003, decreased to 43.48 million (down 0.1% compared to the number of subscribers as of March 31, 2003). We implemented several initiatives such as reinforcing the lineup of the products by releasing the “mova 505iS” series handsets featuring mega-pixel cameras and the “mova 252i” series handsets, and enriching our network services such as our “Melody Call” service that enables subscribers to set their preferred music or voice contents as ring back tones. However, due to progress in migration of subscribers from “mova” services to “FOMA” services, the number of cellular (mova) services subscribers began to decrease in September 2003.
  Voice ARPU, “i-mode” ARPU and aggregate ARPU of cellular (mova) services were ¥6,040, ¥1,960 and ¥8,000, respectively.

 

  Cellular (FOMA) services
  The number of cellular (FOMA) services subscribers as of December 31, 2003, increased to 1.88 million (up 470.0% compared to the number of subscribers as of March 31, 2003), as we expanded the coverage of our “FOMA” network (approximately 98% nationwide population coverage as of December 31, 2003), reinforced indoor coverage areas in buildings and underground malls, and strengthened the handsets lineup and service features by adding new color variations on “FOMA P2102V” handsets featuring videophone capability, releasing the compact flash card type terminal, “FOMA P2402,” improving the receiving function of e-mails under our “Dual Network Service,” and reinforcing the functions related to sending and receiving e-mails with photos attached through the “i-shot” service between “FOMA” and “mova” subscribers.
  Voice ARPU, packet ARPU and aggregate ARPU of cellular (FOMA) services were ¥6,850, ¥3,360 and ¥10,210, respectively.

 

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  “i-mode” services

 

  We actively implemented initiatives to boost the usage of our “i-mode” services subscribers such as enabling subscribers to link with other platforms through “i-mode” services by equipping the “mova 505iS” series handsets with a bar code reader function.

 

  To nurture a sound mobile internet environment, we started an access control service that enables “i-mode” users to limit their mobile internet surfing to sites listed on the official “i-mode” menu, reinforced our measures against unsolicited bulk e-mailers including suspension of their services and termination of their contracts, and enabled “i-mode” users to block all e-mails from user-selected domains of other cellular or PHS companies.

 

  As a result of these initiatives, the number of “i-mode” services subscribers reached 40.33 million (up 6.8% compared to the number of subscribers as of March 31, 2003).

 

  Overseas expansion of “i-mode” services has progressed and the number of “i-mode” users worldwide has been increasing as we signed an “i-mode” license agreement with COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A., a Greek carrier, in November 2003, Telefónica Móviles España, S.A., a Spanish carrier, began “i-mode” service as a part of Movistar e-moción service in June 2003, and Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A., an Italian carrier, began “i-mode” services in November 2003.

Notes:

ARPU: Average monthly revenue per unit

Average monthly revenue per unit, or ARPU, is used to measure average monthly operating revenues attributable to designated services on a per user basis. ARPU is calculated by dividing various revenue items included in operating revenues from our Wireless services, such as monthly charges, voice transmission charges and packet transmission charges, from designated services, by number of active subscribers to the relevant services. We believe that our ARPU figures provide useful information regarding the average usage of our subscribers. The revenue items included in the numerators of our ARPU figures are based on our U.S. GAAP results of operations. This definition applies to all ARPU figures hereinafter.

 

  Voice ARPU (cellular (mova) services): Voice ARPU (cellular (mova) services) Related Revenues (monthly charges and voice transmission charges) / Number of active subscribers (cellular (mova) services)

 

  Voice ARPU (cellular (FOMA) services): Voice ARPU (cellular (FOMA) services) Related Revenues (monthly charges and voice transmission charges) / Number of active subscribers (cellular (FOMA) services)

 

  “i-mode” ARPU (cellular (mova) services): “i-mode” ARPU (cellular (mova) services) Related Revenues (monthly charges and packet transmission charges) / Number of active subscribers (cellular (mova) services)

 

  Packet ARPU (cellular (FOMA) services): Packet ARPU (cellular (FOMA) services) Related Revenues (monthly charges and packet transmission charges) / Number of active subscribers (cellular (FOMA) services)

 

  Aggregate ARPU (cellular (mova) services): Voice ARPU (cellular (mova) services) + “i-mode” ARPU (cellular (mova) services)

 

  Aggregate ARPU (cellular (FOMA) services): Voice ARPU (cellular (FOMA) services) + Packet ARPU (cellular (FOMA) services)

 

  Number of active subscribers (cellular (mova) services): (Number of subscribers at the end of March 2003 + number of subscribers at the end of December 2003) / 2 x 9 months

 

  Number of active subscribers (cellular (FOMA) services): Sum of number of active subscribers ((Number of subscribers at the end of previous month + number of subscribers at the end of current month) / 2) for each month from April to December 2003

 

     Thousand subscribers

< Number of subscribers by services >    December 31, 2003    March 31, 2003

Cellular (mova) services    43,485    43,531
Cellular (FOMA) services    1,881    330
“i-mode” services    40,335    37,758
Satellite mobile communications services    30    29

 

Notes:

  Number of “i-mode” subscribers as of December 31, 2003 = Cellular (mova) “i-mode” subscribers (38,489 thousand) +

                                                     Cellular (FOMA) “i-mode” subscribers (1,846 thousand)

 

  Number of “i-mode” subscribers as of March 31, 2003 = Cellular (mova) “i-mode” subscribers (37,456 thousand) +

                                                                                  Cellular (FOMA) “i-mode” subscribers (303 thousand)

 

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     Billions of yen

<Operating results>    (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2003
   Year ended
March 31, 2003

Mobile phone business operating revenues    ¥    3,747.4    ¥    4,690.4
Mobile phone business operating income    870.8    1,087.2

 

  (2)   PHS business

  Operating revenues were ¥57.7 billion and operating loss was ¥28.1 billion.

 

  The number of PHS subscribers decreased to 1.63 million (down 3.6% compared to as of March 31, 2003). The number of data-card-type PHS subscribers increased as a result of our initiatives to primarily promote usage of a fixed-fee service for data communications, including our efforts to increase system integrators (SI) and internet service providers (ISP) as an access provider for our fixed-fee data-communication service, “@FreeD,” and the optimization of the fixed-fee network in accordance with the data traffic. However, the net decrease in the number of handset-type PHS subscribers exceeded the net increase in the number of data-card-type PHS subscribers.

 

  PHS ARPU was ¥3,490.

 

Notes:

  PHS ARPU: PHS ARPU Related Revenues (monthly charges and voice and data transmission charges) / Number of active subscribers (PHS services)
  Number of active subscribers (PHS services): (Number of subscribers at the end of March 2003 + number of subscribers at the end of December 2003) / 2 x 9 months

 

     Thousand subscribers

<Number of subscribers>    December 31, 2003    March 31, 2003

PHS services

   1,627    1,688

 

     Billions of yen

 
<Operating results>   

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

   

Year ended

March 31, 2003

 

 

PHS business operating revenues

   ¥ 57.7     ¥ 85.0  

PHS business operating loss

     (28.1 )     (28.3 )

 

  (3)   “Quickcast” business

   Operating revenues were ¥4.7 billion and operating loss was ¥1.3 billion.

 

  As the market for pager services in Japan and our subscriber numbers continued to shrink, we continued to reduce costs by reviewing our services.

 

     Thousand subscribers

<Number of subscribers>    December 31, 2003    March 31, 2003

“Quickcast” services

   492    604

 

     Billions of yen

 
<Operating results>   

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

   

Year ended

March 31, 2003

 

 

“Quickcast” business operating revenues

   ¥ 4.7     ¥ 8.1  

“Quickcast” business operating loss

     (1.3 )     (6.5 )

 

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  (4)   Miscellaneous business

  Operating revenues were ¥18.5 billion and operating income was ¥1.5 billion.

 

  We started an international videophone call service between our “FOMA” videophone users and videophone users of Hutchison 3G UK Ltd., a UK carrier, in October 2003.

 

  We expanded the service area of “Mzone,” a public wireless LAN service, which had 218 hot spots as of December 31, 2003 and introduced a “daily plan,” under which users can connect up to 24 hours with a fixed daily fee, in addition to an existing monthly plan.

 

     Billions of yen

<Operating results>   

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

  

Year ended

March 31, 2003


Miscellaneous business operating revenues

   ¥  18.5    ¥  25.5

Miscellaneous business operating income

     1.5      4.3

 

3.    Capital Expenditures

Total capital expenditures* were ¥521.9 billion.

 

  We expanded both the indoor and outdoor coverage areas of our “FOMA” services (approximately 98% nationwide population coverage as of December 31, 2003) through the introduction of economical micro base stations and promoted the construction of fiber-optic transit networks and IP router networks. In addition, we implemented various measures to make our capital expenditures more efficient by reducing acquisition costs of equipment and improving the design and construction process.

 

     Billions of yen

<Breakdown of capital expenditures>   

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

  

Year ended

March 31, 2003


Mobile phone business

   ¥  393.3    ¥  600.8

PHS business

     7.5      8.4

“Quickcast” business

     0.0      0.2

Other (including buildings for telecommunications)

     121.1      244.6

Total capital expenditures

   ¥  521.9    ¥ 854.0

 

* See the reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP on page 15.

 

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4.    Cash Flow Conditions

 

  Net cash provided by operating activities was ¥927.6 billion. Net income, depreciation and amortization and loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment totaled ¥1,048.9 billion and collection of tax refunds receivable amounted to ¥107.2 billion. However, cash transactions that would normally be settled on December 31, 2003 were actually settled in 2004 due to a bank holiday on December 31, which had a net negative impact of approximately ¥260 billion on cash flows from operating activities for the period.

 

  Net cash used in investing activities was ¥605.2 billion due to purchases of property, plant and equipment of ¥567.8 billion, including investments related to expansion of “FOMA” facilities, and loan advances of ¥38.3 billion, including a shareholder loan to Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited.

 

  Net cash used in financing activities was ¥451.5 billion. We repurchased ¥294.9 billion of our own shares, reduced interest bearing liabilities by ¥102.7 billion and paid dividends of ¥49.8 billion. Of the ¥294.9 billion in share repurchases, ¥100.0 billion was repurchased through a tender offer during the three months ended December 31, 2003.

 

  Free cash flows* were ¥322.5 billion. Adjusted free cash flows* excluding the effects of a bank holiday (approximately ¥(260) billion) were ¥582.5 billion.

 

  Both our equity ratio and our debt ratio improved compared to the ratios as of March 31, 2003, because of an increase in shareholders’ equity and a decrease in interest bearing liabilities.

 

     Billions of yen

 
<Statements of cash flows>   

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

      

Year ended

March 31, 2003

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   ¥ 927.6        ¥ 1,584.6  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (605.2 )        (871.4 )

Net cash used in financing activities

     (451.5 )        (333.3 )

Free cash flows*

     322.5          712.7  

Adjusted free cash flows (excluding irregular factors)*

     582.5          468.7  

 

<Financial measures>   

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

 

Year ended

March 31, 2003


Equity ratio

   58.7%   57.4%

Debt ratio

   25.6%   28.0%

 

Notes:

  Free cash flows * = Cash flows from operating activities + Cash flows from investing activities (excluding net payments for short-term loans and deposits)
  Irregular factors represent the effects of uncollected revenues due to a bank holiday at the end of periods.
  Equity ratio = Shareholders’ equity / Total assets
  Debt ratio = Interest bearing liabilities / (Shareholders’ equity + Interest bearing liabilities)

 

  * See the reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP on page 15.

 

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Consolidated Financial Statements   February 4, 2004

For the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2003

  [U.S. GAAP]

 

Name of registrant:   NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Code No.:   9437
Stock exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed:   Tokyo Stock Exchange-First Section
(URL http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/)    
Representative:   Keiji Tachikawa, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Contact:   Yasujyu Kajimura, Senior Manager, General Affairs Department / TEL +81-3-5156-1111

 

1. Notes Related to the Preparation of the Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(1) Difference in the method of accounting recognition from the most recent fiscal year:         Yes

Income taxes are calculated using an estimated annual income tax rate based on the statutory income tax rate.

 

(2) Change of reporting entities

Number of consolidated companies added:

   0    Number of consolidated companies removed:    0

Number of companies on equity method added

   7    Number of companies on equity method removed:    2

 

2. Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2003 (April 1, 2003—December 31, 2003)

 

(1) Consolidated Results of Operations

Amounts are rounded off to the nearest 1 million yen.                                                  (Millions of yen, except per share amounts)

 

    Operating Revenues

  Operating Income

  Income before Income Taxes

Nine months ended December 31, 2003

  3,828,273      842,978      835,964

Year ended March 31, 2003

  4,809,088   1,056,719   1,042,968
    Net Income

  Basic Earnings per Share

  Diluted Earnings per Share

Nine months ended December 31, 2003

  494,248   9,914.38 (yen)   9,914.38 (yen)

Year ended March 31, 2003

  212,491   4,253.83 (yen)   4,253.83 (yen)
Notes: 1. Since the consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended December 31, 2002 were not prepared, year-on-year comparisons are not available.    

2. The weighted average number of shares outstanding for the nine months ended December 31, 2003 and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003 was

               

49,851,607 shares and 49,952,907 shares, respectively.

               

 

(2) Consolidated Financial Position                                                                                      (Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
    Total Assets

  Shareholders’ Equity

 

Equity Ratio

(Ratio of Shareholders’

Equity to Total Assets)


 

Shareholders’ Equity

per Share


December 31, 2003

  6,174,412   3,626,392   58.7%   73,960.00 (yen)

March 31, 2003

  6,058,007   3,475,514   57.4%   69,274.19 (yen)

 

Note: The number of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2003 was 49,031,795 shares and 50,170,406 shares, respectively.

 

(3) Consolidated Cash Flows                                                                                                                                            (Millions of yen)

 

     Cash Flows from
Operating Activities


   Cash Flows from
Investing Activities


    Cash Flows from
Financing Activities


   

Cash and Cash
Equivalents at

End of Period


Nine months ended December 31, 2003

   927,645    (605,166 )   (451,488 )   551,944

Year ended March 31, 2003

   1,584,610    (871,430 )   (333,277 )   680,951

 

3. Consolidated Financial Results Forecasts for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2004 (April 1, 2003—March 31, 2004)

 

(Millions of yen, except per share amount)

 

     Operating Revenues

  

Income before

Income Taxes


   Net Income

   Earnings per Share

Year ending March 31, 2004

   5,034,000    1,082,000    621,000    12,473.83 (yen)

 

Notes: 1. There has been no change in our forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004 since we announced the forecasts on October 30, 2003.

2. With regard to the above forecasts, please refer to page 16.

 

* Consolidated financial statements are unaudited.


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<< Consolidated Financial Statements >>

 

1.    Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     Millions of yen

    

(UNAUDITED)

December 31, 2003

     March 31, 2003

ASSETS

                           

Current assets:

                           

Cash and cash equivalents

   ¥ 551,944            ¥ 680,951      

Accounts receivable, net

     864,277              617,499      

Inventories

     149,969              67,315      

Deferred tax assets

     79,691              58,501      

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     111,052              214,753      

Total current assets

     1,756,933     28.5%        1,639,019     27.0%

Property, plant and equipment:

                           

Wireless telecommunications equipment

     4,012,879              3,792,361      

Buildings and structures

     595,186              546,267      

Tools, furniture and fixtures

     566,066              565,601      

Land

     186,488              185,031      

Construction in progress

     169,806              151,419      

Accumulated depreciation

     (2,869,521 )            (2,564,551 )    

Total property, plant and equipment, net

     2,660,904     43.1%        2,676,128     44.2%

Non-current investments and other assets:

                           

Investments in affiliates

     367,032              381,290      

Marketable securities and other investments

     31,632              21,131      

Intangible assets, net

     466,480              487,816      

Goodwill

     133,354              133,196      

Other assets

     192,269              150,272      

Deferred tax assets

     565,808              569,155      

Total non-current investments and other assets

     1,756,575     28.4%        1,742,860     28.8%

Total assets

   ¥ 6,174,412     100.0%      ¥ 6,058,007     100.0%

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                           

Current liabilities:

                           

Current portion of long-term debt

   ¥ 185,475            ¥ 126,741      

Short-term borrowings

     —                10,000      

Accounts payable, trade

     591,461              638,670      

Accrued payroll

     27,424              45,367      

Accrued interest

     2,927              2,893      

Accrued taxes on income

     230,119              131,845      

Other current liabilities

     116,291              96,824      

Total current liabilities

     1,153,697     18.7%        1,052,340     17.4%

Long-term liabilities:

                           

Long-term debt

     1,059,320              1,211,627      

Employee benefits

     162,617              149,700      

Other long-term liabilities

     172,331              168,351      

Total long-term liabilities

     1,394,268     22.6%        1,529,678     25.2%

Total liabilities

     2,547,965     41.3%        2,582,018     42.6%

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     55     0.0%        475     0.0%

Shareholders’ equity:

                           

Common stock

     949,680              949,680      

Additional paid-in capital

     1,311,029              1,306,128      

Retained earnings

     1,603,789              1,159,354      

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     58,795              62,937      

Treasury stock, at cost

     (296,901 )            (2,585 )    

Total shareholders’ equity

     3,626,392     58.7%        3,475,514     57.4%

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   ¥ 6,174,412     100.0%      ¥ 6,058,007     100.0%

 

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2.    Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

 

     Millions of yen

 
    

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

   

Year ended

March 31, 2003

 

Operating revenues:

                            

Wireless services

   ¥ 3,386,194           ¥ 4,350,861        

Equipment sales

     442,079             458,227        

Total operating revenues

     3,828,273     100.0%       4,809,088     100.0%  

 

Operating expenses:

                            

Personnel expenses

     187,547             243,254        

Non-personnel expenses

     1,919,582             2,297,933        

Depreciation, amortization and loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

     560,239             787,772        

Other, net

     317,927             423,410        

Total operating expenses

     2,985,295     78.0%       3,752,369     78.0%  

 

Operating income

     842,978     22.0%       1,056,719     22.0%  

 

Other expense (income):

                            

Interest expense

     11,118             16,870        

Interest income

     (1,267 )           (100 )      

Other, net

     (2,837 )           (3,019 )      

Total other expense (income)

     7,014     0.2%       13,751     0.3%  

 

Income before income taxes

     835,964     21.8%       1,042,968     21.7%  

 

Income taxes

     338,034     8.8%       454,487     9.5%  

Equity in net losses of affiliates

     (3,645 )   (0.1% )     (324,241 )   (6.7% )

Minority interests in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries

     (37 )   (0.0% )     (16,033 )   (0.3% )

 

Income before cumulative effect of accounting change

     494,248     12.9%       248,207     5.2%  

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —       —         (35,716 )   (0.8% )

 
Net Income    ¥ 494,248     12.9%     ¥ 212,491     4.4%  

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

                            

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities

     7,864             (727 )      

Revaluation of financial instruments

     (23 )           257        

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     (14,099 )           (39,315 )      

Minimum pension liability adjustment

     2,116             (19,910 )      

 
Comprehensive income:    ¥ 490,106     12.8%     ¥ 152,796     3.2%  

 

PER SHARE DATA

                            

Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted (shares)

     49,851,607             49,952,907        

Basic and diluted earnings per share before cumulative effect of accounting change (Yen)

   ¥ 9,914.38           ¥ 4,968.82        

Basic and diluted cumulative effect per share of accounting change (Yen)

     —               (714.99 )      

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share (Yen)

   ¥ 9,914.38           ¥ 4,253.83        

 

 

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3.    Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

 

     Millions of yen

 
    

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

   

Year ended

March 31, 2003

 

 

Common stock:

                

At beginning of period

   ¥ 949,680     ¥ 949,680  

 

At end of period

     949,680       949,680  

 

Additional paid-in capital:

                

At beginning of period

     1,306,128       1,262,672  

Share exchanges

     (14 )     43,456  

Increase in additional paid-in capital of an affiliate

     4,915       —    

 

At end of period

     1,311,029       1,306,128  

 

Retained earnings:

                

At beginning of period

     1,159,354       956,899  

Cash dividends

     (49,813 )     (10,036 )

Net income

     494,248       212,491  

 

At end of period

     1,603,789       1,159,354  

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income:

                

At beginning of period

     62,937       122,632  

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities

     7,864       (727 )

Revaluation of financial instruments

     (23 )     257  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     (14,099 )     (39,315 )

Minimum pension liability adjustment

     2,116       (19,910 )

 

At end of period

     58,795       62,937  

 

Treasury stock, at cost:

                

At beginning of period

     (2,585 )     —    

Purchase of treasury stock

     (294,903 )     (234,470 )

Share exchanges

     587       231,885  

 

At end of period

     (296,901 )     (2,585 )

 
Total shareholders’ equity    ¥ 3,626,392     ¥ 3,475,514  

 

 

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4.    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Millions of yen

 
    

(UNAUDITED)

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

   

Year ended

March 31, 2003

 

 

I    Cash flows from operating activities:

                

1. Net income

   ¥ 494,248     ¥ 212,491  

2. Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities—  

                

(1) Depreciation and amortization

     533,460       749,197  

(2) Deferred taxes

     (17,843 )     (57,569 )

(3) Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment

     21,142       30,348  

(4) Equity in net losses of affiliates

     3,645       550,691  

(5) Minority interests in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries

     37       16,033  

(6) Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         35,716  

(7) Changes in current assets and liabilities:

                

      (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, trade

     (248,016 )     229,061  

      Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts

     1,238       (1,744 )

      (Increase) decrease in inventories

     (82,654 )     28,685  

      (Decrease) increase in accounts payable, trade

     (6,158 )     27,820  

      Increase in other current liabilities

     19,467       10,131  

      Increase (decrease) in accrued taxes on income

     98,274       (161,565 )

      Increase in liability for employee benefits

     12,917       43,972  

      Decrease (increase) in tax refunds receivable

     106,308       (106,308 )

      Other, net

     (8,420 )     (22,349 )

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     927,645       1,584,610  

 

II    Cash flows from investing activities:

                

1. Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (463,544 )     (700,468 )

2. Purchases of intangible and other assets

     (104,276 )     (164,238 )

3. Purchases of investments

     (4,297 )     (10,312 )

4. Loan advances

     (38,307 )     (161 )

5. Other, net

     5,258       3,749  

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (605,166 )     (871,430 )

 

III    Cash flows from financing activities:

                

1. Issuance of long-term debt

     —         202,274  

2. Repayment of long-term debt

     (92,653 )     (212,934 )

3. Payments to acquire treasury stock

     (294,903 )     (234,470 )

4. Principal payments under capital lease obligations

     (4,106 )     (6,908 )

5. Dividends paid

     (49,813 )     (10,036 )

6. Proceeds from short-term borrowings

     151,300       339,912  

7. Repayment of short-term borrowings

     (161,300 )     (410,962 )

8. Other, net

     (13 )     (153 )

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (451,488 )     (333,277 )

 

IV    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     2       0  

 

V    Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (129,007 )     379,903  

VI    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     680,951       301,048  

 
VII    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period    ¥ 551,944     ¥ 680,951  

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

                

Cash received during the period for:

                

Tax refunds

   ¥ 107,200     ¥ —    

Cash paid during the period for:

                

Interest

     12,058       19,874  

Income taxes

     259,883       558,084  

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

                

Purchase of minority interests of consolidated subsidiaries through share exchanges

     439       275,341  

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial information of DoCoMo has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The followings are explanations regarding the adoption of new accounting principles and the accounting policy for our new billing arrangement.

 

1. Adoption of new accounting principles:

 

Accounting for asset retirement obligations

Effective April 1, 2003, DoCoMo adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.” SFAS No. 143 requires that legal obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets be recorded as a liability and measured at fair value, when those obligations are incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. Upon initially recognizing a liability for an asset retirement obligation, an entity must capitalize the cost by recognizing an increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset.

DoCoMo’s asset retirement obligations subject to SFAS No. 143 primarily relate to its obligations to restore leased land and buildings for DoCoMo’s wireless telecommunications equipment to their original state. DoCoMo estimates the fair value of the liability for those obligations.

The adoption of SFAS No. 143 did not have a significant impact on the results of operations or the financial position of DoCoMo.

 

Amendment of SFAS No. 133 on derivative instruments and hedging activities

Effective July 1, 2003, DoCoMo adopted SFAS No. 149, “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” SFAS No. 149 amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts (collectively referred to as derivatives) and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”

The adoption of SFAS No. 149 did not have a significant impact on the results of operations or the financial position of DoCoMo.

 

2. Accounting policy for a new billing arrangement:

 

Revenue recognition regarding “Nikagetsu Kurikoshi” (two-month carry over) billing arrangement

DoCoMo’s monthly rate plans for cellular (“mova” and “FOMA”) services generally include a certain amount of allowances (free minutes and/or packets), and the used amount of the allowances is credited against total usage in calculating the airtime revenue from a subscriber for the month. Prior to November 1, 2003, the total amount of the base monthly charges was recognized as revenues in the month they were charged as the subscribers could not carry over the unused allowances to the following months. On November 1, 2003, DoCoMo introduced a new billing arrangement, called “Nikagetsu Kurikoshi” (two-month carry over), in which the subscribers can carry over their unused allowances up to the following two months. Beginning with the introduction of this new billing arrangement, DoCoMo has started to defer revenues based on the portion of unused allowances that are estimated to be utilized during the following two months. The deferred revenues are recognized as revenues as the subscribers make calls or data communications, similar to the way airtime revenues are recognized.

 

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Operation Data for 3rd Quarter of 2003

(APPENDIX 1)

February 4, 2004

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

 

         

3rd Quarter of 2003

(from October to December, 2003)


  

Nine months

ended December 31, 2003

(from April to December, 2003)


  

[Ref.] Fiscal 2002

ended March 31, 2003

(full year results)


Cellular

                   

Subscribers

   thousands    45,366    45,366    43,861

FOMA

   thousands    1,881    1,881    330

i-shot compatible (1)

   thousands    21,851    21,851    8,825

Market share (2)

   %    56.9    56.9    58.0

Net Increase from previous period

   thousands    324    1,505    3,078

FOMA

   thousands    878    1,551    241

Aggregate ARPU (PDC) (3) i

   yen/month/contract    7,730    8,000    8,120

Voice ARPU (4)

   yen/month/contract    5,800    6,040    6,370

i-mode ARPU

   yen/month/contract    1,930    1,960    1,750

ARPU generated purely from i-mode (PDC) (3) i

   yen/month/contract    2,190    2,250    2,110

Aggregate ARPU (FOMA) (3) ii

   yen/month/contract    10,270    10,210    7,740

Voice ARPU (4)

   yen/month/contract    7,010    6,850    5,050

Packet ARPU

   yen/month/contract    3,260    3,360    2,690

i-mode ARPU

   yen/month/contract    3,150    3,180    2,120

ARPU generated purely from i-mode (FOMA) (3) i

   yen/month/contract    3,220    3,290    2,340

MOU (PDC) (5)

   minute/month/contract    157    161    168

MOU (FOMA) (5)

   minute/month/contract    227    210    109

Churn Rate (6)

   %    1.11    1.16    1.22

i-mode

                   

Subscribers

   thousands    40,335    40,335    37,758

FOMA

   thousands    1,846    1,846    303

i-appli compatible (7)

   thousands    21,608    21,608    17,130

i-mode Subscription Rate

   %    88.9    88.9    86.1

Net Increase from previous period

   thousands    596    2,577    5,602

i-Menu Sites

   sites    3,986    3,986    3,462

i-appli

   sites    871    871    550

Access Percentage by Content Category (1)

                   

Ringing tone/Screen

   %    37    39    38

Game/Horoscope

   %    17    16    19

Entertainment Information

   %    22    23    22

Information

   %    13    12    12

Database

   %    5    4    5

Transaction

   %    6    6    4

Independent Sites

   sites    71,700    71,700    64,207

Percentage of Packets Transmitted (1)

                   

Web

   %    87    86    86

Mail

   %    13    14    14

PHS

                   

Subscribers

   thousands    1,627    1,627    1,688

Market Share (2)

   %    31.1    31.1    30.9

Net Increase from previous period

   thousands    -39    -61    -234

ARPU (3) iii (4)

   yen/month/contract    3,430    3,490    3,530

MOU (5) (9)

   minute/month/contract    95    102    116

Data Transmission Rate (time) (8) (9)

   %    75.1    76.8    77.6

Churn Rate (6)

   %    3.31    3.58    3.47

Others

                   

Prepaid Subscribers (10)

   thousands    106    106    125

DoPa Single Service Subscribers (11)

   thousands    369    369    287

 

 

*      We revised the FOMA subscribers target for March 31, 2004 upwards to 2.4 million on February 4, 2004. The Cellular subscribers target for March 31, 2004 has not been revised.

 

*      "PDC" is described as "Cellular (mova) service" in some contexts.

 

(1)    Calculation does not include FOMA

(2)    Source: Telecommunications Carriers Association

(3)    ARPU (Average monthly revenue per unit)

  i)    Aggregate ARPU (PDC)=Voice ARPU (PDC) + i-mode ARPU (PDC)

Voice ARPU (PDC) : Voice ARPU (PDC) Related Revenues (monthly charges, voice transmission charges) / No. of active cellular phone subscribers (PDC)

i-mode ARPU (PDC) : i-mode ARPU (PDC) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet transmission charges) / No. of active cellular phone subscribers (PDC)

ARPU generated purely from i-mode (PDC) : i-mode ARPU (PDC) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet transmission charges) / No. of active i-mode subscribers (PDC)

  ii)   Aggregate ARPU (FOMA)=Voice ARPU (FOMA) + Packet ARPU (FOMA)

Voice ARPU (FOMA) : Voice ARPU (FOMA) Related Revenues (monthly charges, voice transmission charges) / No. of active cellular phone subscribers (FOMA)

Packet ARPU (FOMA): Packet ARPU (FOMA) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet transmission charges) / No. of active cellular phone subscribers (FOMA)

i-mode ARPU (FOMA) : i-mode ARPU (FOMA) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet transmission charges) / No. of active cellular phone subscribers (FOMA)

ARPU generated purely from i-mode (FOMA) : i-mode ARPU (FOMA) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet transmission charges) / No. of active i-mode subscribers (FOMA)

  *    i-mode ARPU (PDC, FOMA) is based on the number of all subscribers who have active cellular phones, regardless of whether the i-mode service is activated. ARPU generated purely from i-mode (PDC, FOMA) is based on the number of active subscribers to the i-mode service only.

  iii)  ARPU (PHS) : ARPU (PHS) Related Revenues (monthly charges, voice transmission charges) / No. of active PHS subscribers

 

(4)    Inclusive of circuit switched data communications

(5)    MOU (Minutes of Usage) : Average communication time per one month per one user

(6)    Churn Rate:

3Q Results : Total cancellations for 3rd quarter / {(No. of subscribers at Sep. 30 + No. of subscribers at Dec. 31) / 2 x 3 months}

Results for the first nine months : Total cancellations for nine months / {(No. of subscribers at the end of previous fiscal year + No. of subscribers at Dec. 31) / 2 x 9 months}

FY : Total cancellations for one year / {(No. of subscribers at the end of previous fiscal year + No. of subscribers at the end of current fiscal year) / 2 x 12 months}

(7)    Inclusive of FOMA handsets

(8)    Percent of data traffic in total outbound call time

(9)    Not inclusive of data communication time via @FreeD service

(10)  Included in total cellular subscribers

(11)  Not included in total cellular subscribers

 

*      No. of active subscribers used in ARPU/MOU calculation are as below:

PDC, i-mode (PDC), PHS:

3Q Results : {(No. of subscribers at Sep. 30 + No. of subscribers at Dec. 31) / 2} x 3 months

Results for the first nine months : {(No. of subscribers at the end of previous fiscal year + No. of subscribers at Dec. 31) / 2} x 9 months

FY : {(No. of subscribers at the end of previous fiscal year + No. of subscribers at the end of current fiscal year) / 2} x 12 months

FOMA, i-mode (FOMA):

3Q Results : Sum of No. of subscribers** for each month from October to December

Results for the first nine months : Sum of No. of subscribers** for each month from April to December

FY : Sum of No. of subscribers** for each month from April to March

**    subscribers =

(No. of subscribers at the end of previous month + No. of subscriber at the end of current month) / 2

 

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(APPENDIX 2)

 

Reconciliations of the Disclosed Non-GAAP Financial Measures to

the Most Directly Comparable GAAP Financial Measures

 

1. EBITDA margin    Billions of yen

 
     Nine months ended
December 31, 2003
    Year ended
March 31, 2003
 

 

a. EBITDA

   ¥  1,397.6     ¥  1,836.3  

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses and Losses on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment

     (554.6 )     (779.5 )

 

Operating income

     843.0       1,056.7  

 
Other expenses, net      (7.0 )     (13.8 )
Income taxes      (338.0 )     (454.5 )
Equity in net losses of affiliates      (3.6 )     (324.2 )
Minority interests in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries      (0.0 )     (16.0 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         (35.7 )

 

b. Net income

     494.2       212.5  

 

c. Total operating revenues

     3,828.3       4,809.1  

 

EBITDA margin (=a/c)

     36.5%       38.2%  

Net income margin (=b/c)

     12.9%       4.4%  

 

Note: EBITDA and EBITDA margin, as we use them, are different from EBITDA as defined in Item 10(e) of regulation S-K and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

 

2. Free cash flows and Adjusted free cash flows (excluding irregular factors)    Billions of yen

 
    

Nine months ended

December 31, 2003

    Year ended
March 31, 2003
 

 

Adjusted free cash flows (excluding irregular factors)

   ¥ 582.5     ¥ 468.7  

 

Irregular factors

     (260.0 )     244.0  

 

Free cash flows

     322.5       712.7  

 
Cash flows from investing activities (excluding net payments for short-term loans and deposits)      (605.2 )     (871.9 )

Net payments for short-term loans and deposits

     (0.0 )     0.5  

 
Cash flows from investing activities      (605.2 )     (871.4 )

Cash flows from operating activities

     927.6       1,584.6  

 

Note: Irregular factors represent the effects of uncollected revenues due to a bank holiday at the end of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 and nine months ended December 31, 2003.

 

3. Capital expenditures    Billions of yen

 
     Nine months ended
December 31, 2003
    Year ended
March 31, 2003
 

 

Capital expenditures

   ¥ 521.9     ¥ 854.0  

 

Effects of timing differences between acquisition dates and payment dates

     45.9       10.8  

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (463.5 )     (700.5 )

Purchases of intangible and other assets

     (104.3 )     (164.2 )

 

 

Note: Capital expenditures are calculated on an accrual basis for the purchases of property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets.

 

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Earnings Release contains forward-looking statements such as forecasts of results of operations, policies, management strategies, objectives, plans, recognition and evaluation of facts, expected number of subscribers, financial results and prospects of dividend payments. All forward-looking statements that are not historical facts are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates, projections, plans, recognition and evaluations based on the information currently available. The projected numbers in this report were derived using certain assumptions that are indispensable for making projections in addition to historical facts that have been acknowledged accurately. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in or suggested by any forward-looking statement. DoCoMo cannot promise that its assumptions, expectations, projections, anticipated estimates or other information expressed in these forward-looking statements will turn out to be correct. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:

 

  The successful development of our 3G services is subject to market demand.

 

  The introduction or change of various laws or regulations could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

  Changes in the current system for setting tariffs and forms of communications between the telecommunications carriers may negatively affect our profitability.

 

  Increasing competition from other cellular services providers or other technologies, or rapid changes in market trends, could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

  Our acquisition of new subscribers, retention of existing subscribers and revenue per unit may not be as high as we expect.

 

  Subscribers may experience reduced quality of services because we have only a limited amount of spectrum and facilities available for our services.

 

  The W-CDMA technology that we use for our 3G system may not be introduced by other operators, which could limit our ability to offer international services to our subscribers.

 

  Our international investments, alliances and collaborations may not produce the returns or provide the opportunities we expect.

 

  The performance of our PHS business may not improve as we expect and the business may continue to operate at a loss in the future.

 

  Our “i-mode” system is subject to various inappropriate uses, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail, which could decrease customer satisfaction with our services, congest our system and adversely affect our financial results.

 

  Our parent, NTT, could exercise influence that may not be in the interests of our other shareholders.

 

  Concerns about wireless telecommunications health risks may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

  System failures caused by earthquakes, power shortages or software and hardware malfunctions may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

  Computer viruses and cyber attacks may harm our network systems and other communication systems using cellular phones.

 

  Volatility and changes in the economic conditions and securities market in Japan and other countries may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 


“FOMA”, “i-mode”, “i-appli”, “i-shot”, “Nikagetsu Kurikoshi”, “mova”, “Melody Call”, “i-appli DX”, “Quickcast”, “@FreeD” and “Mzone” are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. Other products or company names shown in this Earnings Release are trademarks or registered trademarks.

 

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