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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 January, 2008

Commission File Number: 001-31221

Total number of pages: 53

 

 

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.    Earnings Release for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2007
2.    Materials presented in conjunction with the earnings release dated January 29, 2008 announcing the company’s results for The Nine Months ended December 31, 2007


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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: January 29, 2008   By:  

/s/ YOSHIKIYO SAKAI

   

Yoshikiyo Sakai

Head of Investor Relations


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3:00 P.M. JST, January 29, 2008

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

Earnings Release for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2007

 

Consolidated financial results of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively “we” or “DoCoMo”) for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 (April 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007), are summarized as follows.

<< Highlights of Financial Results >>

 

 

For the nine months ended December 31, 2007, operating revenues were ¥3,522.0 billion (down 2.1% compared to the same period of the prior year), operating income was ¥625.0 billion (down 7.7% compared to the same period of the prior year), income before income taxes was ¥628.7 billion (down 7.6% compared to the same period of the prior year) and net income was ¥376.5 billion (down 6.7% compared to the same period of the prior year).

 

 

Earnings per share were ¥8,714.79 (down 4.8% compared to the same period of the prior year) and EBITDA margin* was 34.3% (down 0.3 point compared to the same period of the prior year).

 

Notes:

 

1. Consolidated financial statements in this release are unaudited.

 

2. Amounts in this release are rounded off.

 

* EBITDA and EBITDA margin, as we use them, are different from EBITDA as used 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 and EBITDA margin, see the reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP on page18.

 

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<< Comment from Masao Nakamura, President and CEO >>

In the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, we introduced new handset purchase methods, the “Value Course” and “Basic Course”, in conjunction with the release of our latest “FOMA 905i” series phones, in an effort to encourage customers to migrate to the new purchase methods, which we believe are more appropriate for the current state of the Japanese cellular phone market. The “Value Course”, in particular, got off to a good start, with more than two million customers choosing to buy a handset using this method in just two months after its launch. The new discount services, “Fami-wari MAX 50”, “Hitoridemo Discount 50” and “Office-wari MAX 50”, which were introduced in the summer of 2007, have also been received favorably, and their combined subscription count reached approximately 17.6 million as of December 31, 2007, accounting for over 30% of our total cellular subscriptions. Meanwhile, our cellular churn rate for the third quarter dropped to 0.74%, demonstrating that these new measures are beginning to deliver tangible results.

As for the financial results for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, both operating revenues and operating income decreased compared to the same period of the last fiscal year to ¥3,522.0 billion and ¥625.0 billion, respectively, despite the reduction in distributor commissions achieved by the introduction of new handset purchase methods and other measures. This decline is mainly attributable to the decrease in cellular services revenues, which were impacted by the new discount services launched simultaneously with the new purchase methods and other factors.

In the coming spring, we plan to release 13 new models in the “FOMA 705i” lineup comprising a wide variety of handsets featuring distinctive designs and functionality. By introducing these new models after our “FOMA 905i” handsets, which are equipped with a full range of state-of-the-art functions, for instance, high-speed data access, international roaming and one-segment TV capabilities, we intend to further enrich our handset portfolio to cater to the demands of broader user segments and accelerate the uptake of the new purchase methods and discount services. On the service front, we have endeavored to improve customer satisfaction, for example, by expanding the coverage of FOMA High-Speed service that provides transmission speeds of up to 3.6Mbps to 97% of the populated areas in Japan, so that our customers can download video, music and other large-capacity contents more comfortably.

While the competitive environment is expected to remain harsh, we are committed to taking up the challenge to create new values and move “one step ahead” by undertaking various measures, including the option to collaborate with external partners, with the goal to transform cellular phones into a “lifestyle infrastructure” closely tied to people’s everyday lives.

<< 1. Operating Results >>

 

1. Business Overview

 

(1)    Results of operations

 

   Billions of yen  
     (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
    (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
    Increase
(Decrease)
    Year ended
March 31, 2007
 

Operating revenues

   ¥ 3,597.0     ¥ 3,522.0     ¥         (75.0 )   (2.1 )%   ¥ 4,788.1  

Operating expenses

     2,920.1       2,897.0       (23.1 )   (0.8 )     4,014.6  
                                      

Operating income

     676.9       625.0       (51.9 )   (7.7 )     773.5  

Other income (expense)

     3.8       3.7       (0.1 )   (1.8 )     (0.6 )
                                      

Income before income taxes

     680.7       628.7       (52.0 )   (7.6 )     772.9  

Income taxes

     276.7       253.3       (23.5 )   (8.5 )     313.7  

Equity in net income (losses) of affiliates

     (0.2 )     1.2       1.4     —         (1.9 )

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     (0.0 )     (0.1 )     (0.1 )   (254.3 )     (0.0 )
                                      

Net income

   ¥ 403.7     ¥ 376.5     ¥ (27.2 )   (6.7 )%   ¥ 457.3  
                                      

 

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  (2) Operating revenues

 

     Billions of yen  
     (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
   (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
   Increase
(Decrease)
 

Wireless services

   ¥ 3,248.8    ¥ 3,158.7    ¥ (90.1 )   (2.8 )%

Cellular services revenues

     3,157.6      3,060.5      (97.1 )   (3.1 )

- Voice revenues

     2,238.5      2,041.6      (196.9 )   (8.8 )

Including: FOMA services

     1,308.3      1,582.6      274.2     21.0  

- Packet communications revenues

     919.1      1,018.9      99.8     10.9  

Including: FOMA services

     697.5      921.1      223.6     32.1  

PHS services revenues

     18.4      9.4      (9.0 )   (49.1 )

Other revenues

     72.8      88.9      16.1     22.1  

Equipment sales

     348.3      363.3      15.1     4.3  
                            

Total operating revenues

   ¥ 3,597.0    ¥ 3,522.0    ¥ (75.0 )   (2.1 )%
                            
 
    Notes:

 

  1. Cellular services revenues for the nine months ended December 31, 2006 reflect the impact of changes in estimates regarding initially recognizing as revenues the portion of “Nikagetsu Kurikoshi” (two-month carry-over) allowances that are estimated to expire.

 

  2. Voice revenues include data communications revenues through circuit switching systems.

 

   

Operating revenues totaled ¥3,522.0 billion (down 2.1% compared to the same period of the prior year).

 

   

Cellular services revenues decreased to ¥3,060.5 billion (down 3.1% compared to the same period of the prior year), due to the penetration of expanded discount programs called “Fami-wari MAX 50” and “Hitoridemo Discount 50”, both of which were introduced in August 2007, and the adverse impact of changes in estimates regarding initially recognizing as revenues during the same period of the prior year the portion of “Nikagetsu Kurikoshi (two-month carry-over)” allowances that are estimated to expire.

 

   

Voice revenues from FOMA services increased to ¥1,582.6 billion (up 21.0% compared to the same period of the prior year) and packet communications revenues from FOMA services increased to ¥921.1 billion (up 32.1% compared to the same period of the prior year) owing to a significant increase in the number of FOMA services subscriptions to 42.08 million (up 31.0% compared to the same period of the prior year).

 

   

Equipment sales totaled ¥363.3 billion (up 4.3% compared to the same period of the prior year), due to the introduction of new handset-purchase methods called “Value Course” and “Basic Course” in November 2007.

 

  (3) Operating expenses

 

     Billions of yen  
     (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
   (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
   Increase
(Decrease)
 

Personnel expenses

   ¥ 188.8    ¥ 186.7    ¥ (2.1 )   (1.1 )%

Non-personnel expenses

     1,860.4      1,815.6      (44.8 )   (2.4 )

Depreciation and amortization

     537.4      558.0      20.6     3.8  

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

     35.5      43.5      8.0     22.7  

Communication network charges

     270.7      264.1      (6.6 )   (2.4 )

Taxes and public dues

     27.4      29.2      1.8     6.4  
                            

Total operating expenses

   ¥ 2,920.1    ¥ 2,897.0    ¥ (23.1 )   (0.8 )%
                            

 

   

Operating expenses were ¥2,897.0 billion (down 0.8% compared to the same period of the prior year).

 

   

Personnel expenses were ¥186.7 billion (down 1.1% compared to the same period of the prior year). The number of employees as of December 31, 2007 was 22,027.

 

   

Non-personnel expenses decreased to ¥1,815.6 billion (down 2.4% compared to the same period of the prior year). The introduction of new handset-purchase methods resulted in a decrease in commissions paid to sales agents while a decrease in procurement cost per handset reduced the total cost of equipment sold.

 

   

Depreciation and amortization increased to ¥558.0 billion (up 3.8% compared to the same period of the prior year) following intensive capital expenditures for expansion of FOMA service areas in the prior fiscal year.

 

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  (4) Operating income

 

   

Operating income decreased to ¥625.0 billion (down 7.7% compared to the same period of the prior year).

 

  (5) Income before income taxes

 

   

Income before income taxes decreased to ¥628.7 billion (down 7.6% compared to the same period of the prior year), due to a decrease in operating income.

 

  (6) Net income

 

   

Net income was ¥376.5 billion (down 6.7% compared to the same period of the prior year).

 

2. Key Performance Indicators

 

  (1) Number of subscriptions and other indicators

 

<Number of subscriptions by services>    Ten thousand subscriptions  
     March 31, 2007    December 31, 2007    Increase
(Decrease)
 

Cellular (FOMA+mova) services

   5,262    5,315    53     1.0 %

Cellular (FOMA) services

   3,553    4,208    655     18.4  

Cellular (mova) services

   1,709    1,107    (602 )   (35.2 )

i-mode services

   4,757    4,783    26     0.5  

PHS services

   45    16    (30 )   (65.7 )

 

 
    Note:

 

    Number of i-mode subscriptions = Cellular (FOMA) i-mode subscriptions + Cellular (mova) i-mode subscriptions

 

  <Number of handsets sold and Churn rate>

 

     Ten thousand units/%  
     Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
    Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
    Increase
(Decrease)
 

Cellular (FOMA+mova) services

   1,868     1,932     64     3.4 %

Cellular (FOMA) services

        

New FOMA subscription

   377     439     62     16.5  

FOMA subscription by mova subscribers

   692     514     (179 )   (25.8 )

Handset upgrade by FOMA subscribers

   623     941     318     51.0  

Cellular (mova) services

        

New mova subscription

   73     17     (56 )   (77.0 )

Handset upgrade by mova subscribers

   103     21     (82 )   (79.4 )

Churn Rate

   0.72 %   0.85 %   0.13point     —    

 

 
    Note:

 

    Number of handsets sold includes the number of subscriptions with unsubscribed handsets brought by the subscribers.

 

   

The aggregate number of cellular (FOMA+mova) services subscriptions was 53.15 million as of December 31, 2007, an increase of 0.53 million compared to the number as of March 31, 2007. The increase derived from our continued efforts to strengthen total competitiveness from a customer-centric viewpoint, including the offering of expanded discount programs such as “Fami-wari MAX 50”, the introduction of a new handset-purchase method called “Value Course” and a discounted billing plan called “Value Plan”, the enrichment of our handset lineup and network services and the enhancement of network quality.

 

   

Due to the steady migration of subscribers from mova services to FOMA services, the number of FOMA services subscriptions increased to 42.08 million, up 6.55 million since March 31, 2007, and the proportion of FOMA services subscriptions to the aggregate cellular (FOMA+mova) subscriptions increased to 79.2% as of December 31, 2007.

 

   

The number of handsets sold (FOMA+mova) increased to 19.32 million units (up 3.4% compared to the same period of the prior year).

 

   

The churn rate for cellular (FOMA+mova) services for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 was 0.85% (up 0.13 point compared to the same period of the prior year), due to the impact of the Mobile Number Portability.

 

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  (2) Trend of ARPU and other operation data

 

     Yen/Minutes/Ten thousand subscriptions  
     Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
   Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
   Increase
(Decrease)
 

Aggregate ARPU* (FOMA+mova)

   ¥ 6,760    ¥ 6,470    ¥ (290 )   (4.3 )%

Voice ARPU

     4,780      4,290      (490 )   (10.3 )

Packet ARPU

     1,980      2,180      200     10.1  

Aggregate ARPU (FOMA)

     8,000      7,160      (840 )   (10.5 )

Voice ARPU

     5,200      4,510      (690 )   (13.3 )

Packet ARPU

     2,800      2,650      (150 )   (5.4 )

MOU* (FOMA+mova) (minutes)

     146      140      (6 )   (4.1 )
     December 31, 2006    December 31, 2007    Increase
(Decrease)
 

Number of i-channel subscriptions (ten thousand)

     812      1,495      683     84.1 %

Number of subscriptions for flat-rate billing plans for unlimited i-mode usage (ten thousand)

     856      1,195      338     39.5 %
 
    Note:

 

    Number of subscriptions for flat-rate billing plans for unlimited i-mode usage: “pake-hodai” subscriptions + “pake-hodai full” subscriptions

 

    *See“Definition and Calculation Methods of ARPU and MOU”on page 17 for details of definitions and calculation methods of ARPU and MOU.

 

   

Aggregate ARPU of cellular (FOMA+mova) services decreased to ¥6,470 for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 (down 4.3% compared to the same period of the prior year) due to the penetration of expanded discount programs such as “Fami-wari MAX 50” and the adverse impact of changes in estimates regarding initially recognizing as revenues during the same period of the prior year the portion of “Nikagetsu Kurikoshi (two-month carry-over)” allowances that are estimated to expire.

 

  (3) Trend of capital expenditures

 

<Breakdown of capital expenditures>    Billions of yen  
     (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
   (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
   Increase
(Decrease)
 

Mobile phone business

   ¥ 583.5    ¥ 403.7    ¥ (179.8 )   (30.8 )%

PHS business

     0.9      0.3      (0.7 )   (73.3 )

Other (including information systems)

     94.8      84.2      (10.6 )   (11.2 )
                            

Total capital expenditures

   ¥ 679.3    ¥ 488.2    ¥ (191.1 )   (28.1 )%
                            

 

<Approximate number of base stations installed>    Units/Facilities  
     March 31, 2007    December 31, 2007    Increase
(Decrease)
 

Outside base stations (units)

   35,700    40,600    4,900    13.7 %

Facilities with indoor systems (facilities)

   10,400    13,300    2,900    27.9  

 

   

We were involved in enhancement of network quality and acceleration of network speed reflecting requests from our customers while we continued our efforts to save on equipment procurement costs. As a result, total capital expenditures during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 decreased to ¥488.2 billion (down 28.1% compared to the same period of the prior year).

 

   

The aggregate number of outside base stations installed was approximately 40,600, an increase of 4,900 from March 31, 2007, and the aggregate number of facilities with indoor systems was approximately 13,300, an increase of 2,900 from March 31, 2007.

 

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  (4) Segment information

<Results of operations by segment>

 

     Billions of yen  
     (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
    (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
    Increase
(Decrease)
 

Operating revenues

        

Mobile phone business

   ¥ 3,547.9     ¥ 3,476.8     ¥ (71.1 )   (2.0 )%

PHS business

     18.7       9.7       (9.0 )   (48.1 )

Miscellaneous businesses

     30.5       35.6       5.1     16.8  
                              

Total operating revenues (consolidated)

   ¥ 3,597.0     ¥ 3,522.0     ¥ (75.0 )   (2.1 )%
                              

Operating expenses

        

Mobile phone business

   ¥ 2,853.0     ¥ 2,812.6     ¥ (40.3 )   (1.4 )%

PHS business

     26.1       29.1       3.0     11.6  

Miscellaneous businesses

     41.1       55.3       14.3     34.7  
                              

Total operating expenses (consolidated)

   ¥ 2,920.1     ¥ 2,897.0     ¥ (23.1 )   (0.8 )%
                              

Operating income (losses)

        

Mobile phone business

   ¥ 694.9     ¥ 664.1     ¥ (30.8 )   (4.4 )%

PHS business

     (7.4 )     (19.4 )     (12.0 )   (162.0 )

Miscellaneous businesses

     (10.6 )     (19.7 )     (9.1 )   (86.1 )
                              

Total operating income (consolidated)

   ¥ 676.9     ¥ 625.0     ¥ (51.9 )   (7.7 )%
                              

<Topics in the three months ended December 31, 2007>

 

Mobile phone business    <<Handsets>>   

 

•        Eleven new models of FOMA handset were released, including seven of the latest“FOMA 905i” series.

   <<Services>>   

 

•        The point program of “DoCoMo Premier Club” was expanded to further reward long-term subscribers.

 

•        “DoCoMo Premier Club” started to provide its membership with various privileges in Guam and Saipan.

 

•        Three security services, “Omakase Lock”, “Keitai-Osagashi Service” and “Data Security Service”, were packaged into“Keitai-Anshin Package” with a discounted monthly fee.

 

•        “imadoco search” service, which enables a subscriber to locate another subscriber on an electronic map via i-mode or PC, was launched.

 

•        “area mail” service, which enables subscribers to receive emergency information from the Japan Meteorological Agency or municipalities in the case of a disaster, was launched.

 

•        “i-channel” service was launched in Italy by Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A.

 

•        We agreed with KT Freetel Co., Ltd. to jointly invest in U Mobile Sdn. Bhd., a new Malaysian 3G mobile operator.

 

•        We expanded the service area of international roaming-out services (for voice calls and SMS to 155 countries and areas, for packet communications to 107 countries and areas, and for videophone calls to 41 countries and areas as of December 31, 2007) .

   <<Billing>>   

 

•        Two new handset-purchase methods called “Value Course” and “Basic Course”, and a discounted billing plan called “Value Plan” were introduced.

 

(The aggregate number of subscriptions to the “Value plan” surpassed 2 million as of January 15, 2008.)

   <<Other>>   

 

•        DoCoMo’s involvement in the universal design of handsets and services was publicly recognized by the Japanese government when we won “the prime minister’s prize for the promotion of Barrier-free handicap access”.

PHS business      

•        PHS services were terminated on January 7, 2008.

Miscellaneous businesses      

•        interTouch Pte. Ltd., a DoCoMo’s wholly-owned subsidiary, agreed to fully acquire MagiNet Pte. Ltd., a broadband internet service provider for hotel facilities.

 

•        The number of “iD” membership surpassed 5 million as of the end of November 2007.

 

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<< 2. Financial Position >>

 

  (1) Financial position

 

     Billions of yen/%  
     (UNAUDITED)
December 31, 2006
    (UNAUDITED)
December 31, 2007
    Increase
(Decrease)
 

Total Assets

   ¥ 6,053.1     ¥ 6,043.7     ¥ (9.4 )   (0.2 )%

Shareholders’ equity

     4,128.3       4,222.5       94.2     2.3  

Liabilities

     1,923.6       1,819.9       (103.7 )   (5.4 )

Interest bearing liabilities

     654.0       506.2       (147.8 )   (22.6 )
                              

Equity ratio (1)

     68.2 %     69.9 %     1.7 point     —    

Debt ratio (2)

     13.7 %     10.7 %     (3.0) point     —    

 

 

Notes:

 

  (1) Equity ratio = Shareholders’ equity / Total assets

 

  (2) Debt ratio = Interest bearing liabilities / (Shareholders’ equity + Interest bearing liabilities)

 

  (2) Cash flow conditions

 

     Billions of yen  
     (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
    (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
    Increase
(Decrease)
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   ¥ 582.0     ¥ 1,027.4     ¥ 445.3    76.5 %

Net cash used in investing activities

     (717.8 )     (509.5 )     208.3    29.0  

Net cash used in financing activities

     (462.1 )     (414.2 )     47.9    10.4  

Free cash flows (1)

     (135.7 )     517.9       653.7    —    

Adjusted free cash flows* excluding the effects of irregular factors (2) and changes in investments for cash management purposes (3)

     31.9       361.2       329.3    —    

 

 

Notes:

 

  (1) Free cash flows = Net cash provided by operating activities + Net cash used in investing activities

 

  (2) Irregular factors = the effects of uncollected revenues due to bank closures at the end of the fiscal period

 

  (3) Changes in investments for cash management purposes = Changes by purchases, redemptions and sales of financial instruments for cash management purposes with original maturities of longer than 3 months.

 

  * See the reconciliations to the most directly compatible financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP on page 18.

 

   

Net cash provided by operating activities was ¥1,027.4 billion (up 76.5% compared to the same period of the prior year). The increase in net cash provided by operating activities resulted mainly from a decrease in the net payment of income taxes to ¥179.5 billion from ¥358.5 billion in the same period of the prior year, after the deferred tax asset from the impairment of our investment in Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited was realized during the prior fiscal year. During the same period of the prior year, when banks were closed on the last day of December, the cash reception of ¥217.0 billion, including cellular revenues, was deferred to January 2007. As banks were also closed at the last day of both March and December 2007, cash in the amount of ¥210.0 billion, including cellular revenues, which would have been received by March 31, 2007, was actually received in April 2007 while the reception of cash in the amount of ¥201.0 billion, which would have been received by December 31, 2007, was deferred to January 2008.

 

   

Net cash used in investing activities decreased to ¥509.5 billion (down 29.0% compared to the same period of the prior year). An increase in acquisition of long-term investments was more than offset by a combination of a decrease in acquisitions of tangible and intangible assets and an increase in net cash inflows from changes of investments for cash management purposes.

 

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Net cash used in financing activities decreased to ¥414.2 billion (down 10.4% compared to the same period of the prior year) due mainly to a decrease of repayments for outstanding long-term debt. We spent ¥123.0 billion in the nine months ended December 31, 2007 to repurchase our own stock in the market.

 

   

Free cash flows were ¥517.9 billion. Free cash flows excluding the effects of irregular factors and changes in investments for cash management purposes were ¥361.2 billion.

 

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Financial Statements

 

  

January 29, 2008

[U.S. GAAP]

   LOGO

For the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2007

     

 

Name of registrant:    NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (URL http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/)
Code No.:    9437
Stock exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed:    Tokyo Stock Exchange-First Section
Representative:   

Masao Nakamura, Representative Director, President and Chief

Executive Officer

Contact:   

Tatsuya Iino, Senior Manager, General Affairs Department / TEL

+81-3-5156-1111

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2007 (April 1, 2007—December 31, 2007)

 

(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
    Net Income  

Nine months ended December 31, 2007

   3,522,034    (2.1 )%   624,998    (7.7 )%   628,720    (7.6 )%   376,497    (6.7 )%

Nine months ended December 31, 2006

   3,597,020    0.4 %   676,912    (2.4 )%   680,704    (16.1 )%   403,692    (21.8 )%
                            

(Reference) Year ended March 31, 2007

   4,788,093    —       773,524    —       772,943    —       457,278    —    

 

     Basic Earnings
per Share
    Diluted Earnings
per Share

Nine months ended December 31, 2007

   8,714.79 (yen)   —  

Nine months ended December 31, 2006

   9,154.91 (yen)   —  
          

(Reference) Year ended March 31, 2007

   10,396.21 (yen)   —  

 

Notes: Percentage indications for operating revenues, operating income, income before income taxes, and net income were the rate of changes compared with the same period of the prior year.

 

(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, 2007

   6,043,652    4,222,494    69.9 %   98,318.80 (yen)

December 31, 2006

   6,053,063    4,128,324    68.2 %   94,515.76 (yen)
                      

(Reference) March 31, 2007

   6,116,215    4,161,303    68.0 %   95,456.65 (yen)

 

(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, 2007

   1,027,393    (509,457 )   (414,151 )   446,631

Nine months ended December 31, 2006

   582,048    (717,781 )   (462,076 )   243,330
                     

(Reference) Year ended March 31, 2007

   980,598    (947,651 )   (531,481 )   343,062

2. Dividends

 

     Cash dividends per share (yen)

Date of record

   September 30    March 31    Total

Year ended March 31, 2007

   2,000.00    2,000.00    4,000.00

Year ending March 31, 2008

   2,400.00    —      —  
              

(Forecasts) Year ending March 31, 2008

   —      2,400.00    4,800.00

 

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3. Consolidated Financial Results Forecasts for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008 (April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008)

 

     (Millions of yen, except per share amount)  
     Operating Revenues     Operating Income     Income before
Income Taxes
    Net Income     Expected
earnings

per share
 

Year ending March 31, 2008

   4,667,000    (2.5 )%   780,000    0.8 %   785,000    1.6 %   476,000    4.1 %   11,083.44 (yen)

(Percentages above represent changes compared to the corresponding previous annual period.)

 

Notes: We did not revise our consolidated financial results forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008. (The amounts above are the same as we announced as of October 26, 2007 on “Financial Statements for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007”.)

4. Others

 

(1)    Change of reporting entities (Change in significant consolidated subsidiaries)    None
(2)    Adoption of simplified accounting policies    None
(3)    Change of significant accounting policies for consolidated financial statements    None

* Explanation for forecasts of operation and other notes.

With regard to the assumptions and other related matters concerning consolidated financial results forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, please refer to page 19.

Consolidated financial statements in this earnings release are unaudited.

 

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1. Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    Millions of yen  
    (UNAUDITED)
December 31, 2006
    (UNAUDITED)
December 31, 2007
    Increase
(Decrease)
    March 31, 2007  

ASSETS

         

Current assets:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  ¥ 243,330     ¥ 446,631     ¥ 203,301     83.5 %   ¥ 343,062  

Short-term investments

    152,110       52,741       (99,369 )   (65.3 )     150,543  

Accounts receivable

    890,572       866,474       (24,098 )   (2.7 )     872,323  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

    (13,147 )     (14,465 )     (1,318 )   (10.0 )     (13,178 )

Inventories

    168,713       131,154       (37,559 )   (22.3 )     145,892  

Deferred tax assets

    82,227       88,178       5,951     7.2       94,868  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    161,898       132,417       (29,481 )   (18.2 )     138,403  
                                     

Total current assets

    1,685,703       1,703,130       17,427     1.0       1,731,913  
                                     

Property, plant and equipment:

         

Wireless telecommunications equipment

    5,050,226       5,292,303       242,077     4.8       5,149,132  

Buildings and structures

    766,361       792,739       26,378     3.4       778,638  

Tools, furniture and fixtures

    615,499       537,844       (77,655 )   (12.6 )     613,945  

Land

    198,660       199,644       984     0.5       199,007  

Construction in progress

    131,353       108,052       (23,301 )   (17.7 )     114,292  

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

    (3,878,783 )     (4,117,291 )     (238,508 )   (6.1 )     (3,954,361 )
                                     

Total property, plant and equipment, net

    2,883,316       2,813,291       (70,025 )   (2.4 )     2,900,653  
                                     

Non-current investments and other assets:

         

Investments in affiliates

    187,046       182,478       (4,568 )   (2.4 )     176,376  

Marketable securities and other investments

    269,218       340,209       70,991     26.4       261,456  

Intangible assets, net

    547,917       542,257       (5,660 )   (1.0 )     551,029  

Goodwill

    141,083       147,381       6,298     4.5       147,821  

Other assets

    216,299       190,664       (25,635 )   (11.9 )     219,271  

Deferred tax assets

    122,481       124,242       1,761     1.4       127,696  
                                     

Total non-current investments and other assets

    1,484,044       1,527,231       43,187     2.9       1,483,649  
                                     

Total assets

  ¥ 6,053,063     ¥ 6,043,652     ¥ (9,411 )   (0.2 )%   ¥ 6,116,215  
                                     

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

         

Current liabilities:

         

Current portion of long-term debt

  ¥ 149,600     ¥ 107,615     ¥ (41,985 )   (28.1 )%   ¥ 131,005  

Short-term borrowings

    108       108       (0 )   (0.0 )     102  

Accounts payable, trade

    706,560       664,915       (41,645 )   (5.9 )     761,108  

Accrued payroll

    28,067       28,868       801     2.9       46,584  

Accrued interest

    1,378       1,507       129     9.4       809  

Accrued income taxes

    35,558       113,797       78,239     220.0       68,408  

Other current liabilities

    140,918       177,377       36,459     25.9       154,909  
                                     

Total current liabilities

    1,062,189       1,094,187       31,998     3.0       1,162,925  
                                     

Long-term liabilities:

         

Long-term debt (exclusive of current portion)

    504,289       398,482       (105,807 )   (21.0 )     471,858  

Liability for employees’ retirement benefits

    141,357       142,219       862     0.6       135,890  

Other long-term liabilities

    215,753       184,980       (30,773 )   (14.3 )     183,075  
                                     

Total long-term liabilities

    861,399       725,681       (135,718 )   (15.8 )     790,823  
                                     

Total liabilities

    1,923,588       1,819,868       (103,720 )   (5.4 )     1,953,748  
                                     

Minority interests in consolidated
    subsidiaries

    1,151       1,290       139     12.1       1,164  
                                     

Shareholders’ equity:

         

Common stock

    949,680       949,680       —       —         949,680  

Additional paid-in capital

    1,311,013       1,135,958       (175,055 )   (13.4 )     1,135,958  

Retained earnings

    2,439,569       2,679,109       239,540     9.8       2,493,155  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    16,280       11,113       (5,167 )   (31.7 )     12,874  

Treasury stock, at cost

    (588,218 )     (553,366 )     34,852     5.9       (430,364 )
                                     

Total shareholders’ equity

    4,128,324       4,222,494       94,170     2.3       4,161,303  
                                     

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  ¥ 6,053,063     ¥ 6,043,652     ¥ (9,411 )   (0.2 )%   ¥ 6,116,215  
                                     

 

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2. Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

 

     Millions of yen  
     (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
    (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
    Increase
(Decrease)
    Year ended
March 31, 2007
 

Operating revenues:

  

Wireless services

   ¥ 3,248,760     ¥ 3,158,694     ¥ (90,066 )   (2.8 )%   ¥ 4,314,140  

Equipment sales

     348,260       363,340       15,080     4.3       473,953  

Total operating revenues

     3,597,020       3,522,034       (74,986 )   (2.1 )     4,788,093  
                                      

Operating expenses:

          

Cost of services (exclusive of items shown separately below)

     545,157       586,032       40,875     7.5       766,960  

Cost of equipment sold (exclusive of items shown separately below)

     892,223       870,534       (21,689 )   (2.4 )     1,218,694  

Depreciation and amortization

     537,362       557,972       20,610     3.8       745,338  

Selling, general and administrative

     945,366       882,498       (62,868 )   (6.7 )     1,283,577  

Total operating expenses

     2,920,108       2,897,036       (23,072 )   (0.8 )     4,014,569  
                                      

Operating income

     676,912       624,998       (51,914 )   (7.7 )     773,524  
                                      

Other income (expense):

          

Interest expense

     (4,292 )     (4,614 )     (322 )   (7.5 )     (5,749 )

Interest income

     1,036       1,691       655     63.2       1,459  

Other, net

     7,048       6,645       (403 )   (5.7 )     3,709  

Total other income (expense)

     3,792       3,722       (70 )   (1.8 )     (581 )
                                      

Income before income taxes

     680,704       628,720       (51,984 )   (7.6 )     772,943  
                                      

Income taxes

     276,730       253,264       (23,466 )   (8.5 )     313,679  

Equity in net income (losses) of affiliates

     (247 )     1,165       1,412     —         (1,941 )

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     (35 )     (124 )     (89 )   (254.3 )     (45 )
                                      

Net income

   ¥ 403,692     ¥ 376,497     ¥ (27,195 )   (6.7 )%   ¥ 457,278  
                                      

Other comprehensive income (loss):

          

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of applicable taxes

     (10,675 )     314       10,989     —         (15,763 )

Net revaluation of financial instruments, net of applicable taxes

     18       (7 )     (25 )   —         34  

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of applicable taxes

     104       (1,522 )     (1,626 )   —         1,103  

Pension liability adjustment, net of applicable taxes

     —         (546 )     (546 )   —         —    

Minimum pension liability adjustment, net of applicable taxes

     52       —         (52 )   (100.0 )     5,562  
                                      

Comprehensive income

   ¥ 393,191     ¥ 374,736     ¥ (18,455 )   (4.7 )%   ¥ 448,214  
                                      

PER SHARE DATA

          

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

     44,095,706       43,202,063       (893,643 )   (2.0 )     43,985,082  
                                      

Basic and diluted earnings per share (Yen)

   ¥ 9,154.91     ¥ 8,714.79     ¥ (440.12 )   (4.8 )%   ¥ 10,396.21  
                                      

 

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3. Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

 

     Millions of yen  
     (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
    (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
    Increase
(Decrease)
    Year ended
March 31, 2007
 

Common stock:

          

At beginning of period

   ¥ 949,680     ¥ 949,680     ¥ —       —   %   ¥ 949,680  
                                      

At end of period

     949,680       949,680       —       —         949,680  
                                      

Additional paid-in capital:

          

At beginning of period

     1,311,013       1,135,958       (175,055 )   (13.4 )     1,311,013  

Retirement of treasury stock

     —         —         —       —         (175,055 )
                                      

At end of period

     1,311,013       1,135,958       (175,055 )   (13.4 )     1,135,958  
                                      

Retained earnings:

          

At beginning of period

     2,212,739       2,493,155       280,416     12.7       2,212,739  

Cash dividends

     (176,862 )     (190,543 )     (13,681 )   (7.7 )     (176,862 )

Net income

     403,692       376,497       (27,195 )   (6.7 )     457,278  
                                      

At end of period

     2,439,569       2,679,109       239,540     9.8       2,493,155  
                                      

Accumulated other comprehensive income:

          

At beginning of period

     26,781       12,874       (13,907 )   (51.9 )     26,781  

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

     (10,675 )     314       10,989     —         (15,763 )

Net revaluation of financial instruments

     18       (7 )     (25 )   —         34  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     104       (1,522 )     (1,626 )   —         1,103  

Pension liability adjustment

     —         (546 )     (546 )   —         —    

Minimum pension liability adjustment

     52       —         (52 )   (100.0 )     5,562  

Adjustment to initially apply SFAS No.158

     —         —         —       —         (4,843 )
                                      

At end of period

     16,280       11,113       (5,167 )   (31.7 )     12,874  
                                      

Treasury stock, at cost:

          

At beginning of period

     (448,196 )     (430,364 )     17,832     4.0       (448,196 )

Purchase of treasury stock

     (140,022 )     (123,002 )     17,020     12.2       (157,223 )

Retirement of treasury stock

     —         —         —       —         175,055  
                                      

At end of period

     (588,218 )     (553,366 )     34,852     5.9       (430,364 )
                                      

Total shareholders’ equity

   ¥ 4,128,324     ¥ 4,222,494     ¥ 94,170     2.3 %   ¥ 4,161,303  
                                      

 

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4. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Millions of yen  
     (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
    (UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
    Year ended
March 31, 2007
 

I        Cash flows from operating activities:

      

1. Net income

   ¥ 403,692     ¥ 376,497     ¥ 457,278  

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

      

(1) Depreciation and amortization

     537,362       557,972       745,338  

(2) Deferred taxes

     89,443       8,168       74,987  

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

     28,605       23,949       55,708  

(4) Equity in net (income) losses of affiliates

     (13 )     (1,884 )     2,791  

(5) Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     35       124       45  

(6) Changes in assets and liabilities:

      

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

     (280,735 )     5,849       (262,032 )

(Decrease) increase in allowance for doubtful accounts

     (1,593 )     1,287       (1,600 )

Decrease in inventories

     60,810       14,738       83,716  

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (63,047 )     10,108       (39,254 )

(Decrease) in accounts payable, trade

     (60,216 )     (29,987 )     (42,013 )

(Decrease) increase in accrued income taxes

     (133,029 )     45,389       (100,197 )

(Decrease) increase in other current liabilities

     (13,528 )     22,478       534  

Increase in liability for employees’ retirement benefits

     5,846       6,329       379  

Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities

     8,345       2,983       (26,241 )

Other, net

     71       (16,607 )     31,159  
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     582,048       1,027,393       980,598  
                        

II      Cash flows from investing activities:

      

1. Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (570,680 )     (389,900 )     (735,650 )

2. Purchases of intangible and other assets

     (163,408 )     (170,859 )     (213,075 )

3. Purchases of non-current investments

     (24,418 )     (93,822 )     (41,876 )

4. Proceeds from sale and redemption of non-current investments

     50,051       100,827       50,594  

5. Purchases of short-term investments

     (3,158 )     (5,490 )     (3,557 )

6. Redemption of short-term investments

     2,533       3,238       4,267  

7. Proceed from redemption of long-term bailment for consumption to a related party

     —         50,000       —    

8. Other, net

     (8,701 )     (3,451 )     (8,354 )
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (717,781 )     (509,457 )     (947,651 )
                        

III    Cash flows from financing activities:

      

1. Repayment of long-term debt

     (142,323 )     (98,200 )     (193,723 )

2. Proceeds from short-term borrowings

     17,288       4,739       18,400  

3. Repayment of short-term borrowings

     (17,332 )     (4,733 )     (18,450 )

4. Principal payments under capital lease obligations

     (2,823 )     (2,410 )     (3,621 )

5. Payments to acquire treasury stock

     (140,022 )     (123,002 )     (157,223 )

6. Dividends paid

     (176,862 )     (190,543 )     (176,862 )

7. Other, net

     (2 )     (2 )     (2 )
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

     (462,076 )     (414,151 )     (531,481 )
                        

IV    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     415       (216 )     872  
                        

V      Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (597,394 )     103,569       (497,662 )

VI    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     840,724       343,062       840,724  
                        

VII  Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   ¥ 243,330     ¥ 446,631     ¥ 343,062  
                        

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

      

Cash received during the period for:

      

Income taxes

   ¥ 920     ¥ 20,346     ¥ 925  

Cash paid during the period for:

      

Interest

     4,177       3,916       6,203  

Income taxes

     359,458       199,864       359,861  

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

      

Retirement of treasury stock

     —         —         175,055  

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively “DoCoMo”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

1. Adoption of a new accounting standard

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

Effective April 1, 2007, DoCoMo applied the Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return as well as provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The application of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on DoCoMo’s results of operations and financial position.

 

2. Other footnotes to unaudited financial statements

Disbursement of substitutional portion of the National Welfare Pension Plan

Under the Defined-Benefit Corporate Pension Law, NTT Kosei-Nenkin-Kikin, a contributory defined benefit welfare pension plan sponsored by the NTT group (“NTT Plan”), was granted approvals by the Japanese government which permitted the NTT Plan to be released from the future obligation and past obligation to disburse the NTT Plan benefits covering the substitutional portion of the National Welfare Pension Plan. The approvals for future and past obligations were granted in September 2003 and July 2007, respectively. As a result, the NTT Plan converted to the NTT Kigyou-Nenkin-Kikin, a defined-benefit corporate pension plan, from July 1, 2007.

Although the NTT Plan was granted approvals by the Japanese government no accounting should be recognized until the completion of the entire transfer. It is undetermined when the transfer of the benefit obligations and related plan assets will take place and what the accurate net effect of settlement on DoCoMo’s result of operations and financial position will be. If the amount equivalent to the substitutional portion had been repaid on March 31, 2007, the estimated amount of such effect on DoCoMo’s results of operations would have been approximately ¥25.0 billion.

 

3. Subsequent event

Additional acquisition of shares in Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company

DoCoMo acquired approximately 7% of outstanding common stock of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), a telecommunication operator in the Philippines, from NTT Communications Corporation (“NTT Com”) in March 2006. Additional acquisition of approximately 7% of PLDT common stock for approximately ¥86.7 billion by DoCoMo since March 2007 resulted in a total of approximately 20% equity held by DoCoMo and NTT Com as of January 22, 2008. DoCoMo will reclassify PLDT as an affiliate and account for the investment by retroactively applying the equity method from January 22, 2008.

 

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Operation Data for First Nine Months of Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008

 

        Full year forecast: as revised at Oct.26, 2007  
        [Ref.]
Fiscal Year
Ended Mar. 31, 2007
Full-year Results
    Fiscal Year
Ending Mar. 31, 2008
First Nine Months
(Apr.-Dec. 2007)
Results
    First Quarter
(Apr.-Jun. 2007)
Results
    Second Quarter
(Jul.-Sep. 2007)
Results
    Third Quarter
(Oct.-Dec. 2007)
Results
    [Ref.]
Fiscal Year
Ending Mar. 31, 2008
Full-year Forecast
 

Cellular

             

Subscriptions

  thousands   52,621     53,151     52,846     52,942     53,151     53,480  

FOMA

  thousands   35,529     42,078     37,854     40,043     42,078     43,980  

mova

  thousands   17,092     11,073     14,991     12,899     11,073     9,490  

Market share (1) (2)

  %   54.4     52.9     53.9     53.3     52.9     —    

Net increase from previous period (2)

  thousands   1,477     529     225     96     209     850  

FOMA (2)

  thousands   12,066     6,548     2,325     2,188     2,035     8,450  

mova (2)

  thousands   (10,589 )   (6,019 )   (2,100 )   (2,092 )   (1,826 )   (7,600 )

Aggregate ARPU (FOMA+mova) (3)

  yen/month/contract   6,700     6,470     6,560     6,550     6,290     6,430  

Voice ARPU (4)

  yen/month/contract   4,690     4,290     4,440     4,340     4,090     4,210  

Packet ARPU

  yen/month/contract   2,010     2,180     2,120     2,210     2,200     2,220  

i-mode ARPU

  yen/month/contract   1,990     2,150     2,090     2,180     2,170     2,190  

ARPU generated from international services (5)

  yen/month/contract   50     70     60     70     70     70  

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

  yen/month/contract   2,160     2,330     2,270     2,360     2,350     2,370  

Aggregate ARPU (FOMA) (3)

  yen/month/contract   7,860     7,160     7,370     7,270     6,870     7,070  

Voice ARPU (4)

  yen/month/contract   5,070     4,510     4,710     4,570     4,260     4,400  

Packet ARPU

  yen/month/contract   2,790     2,650     2,660     2,700     2,610     2,670  

i-mode ARPU

  yen/month/contract   2,750     2,620     2,630     2,660     2,580     2,630  

ARPU generated from international services (5)

  yen/month/contract   80     90     80     90     90     90  

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

  yen/month/contract   2,830     2,730     2,730     2,770     2,690     2,740  

Aggregate ARPU (mova ) (3)

  yen/month/contract   5,180     4,440     4,600     4,440     4,200     4,360  

Voice ARPU (4)

  yen/month/contract   4,190     3,670     3,800     3,660     3,490     3,600  

i-mode ARPU

  yen/month/contract   990     770     800     780     710     760  

ARPU generated from international services (5)

  yen/month/contract   20     10     10     10     10     20  

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

  yen/month/contract   1,160     950     970     960     890     940  

MOU (FOMA+mova) (3)

  minute/month/contract   144     140     140     140     139     —    

MOU (FOMA) (3)

  minute/month/contract   175     159     161     159     156     —    

MOU (mova) (3)

  minute/month/contract   104     85     89     84     80     —    

Churn Rate (2)

  %   0.78     0.85     0.85     0.94     0.74     —    

2in1 Subscriptions (6)

  thousands   —       211     67     152     211     —    

Communication Module Service Subscriptions (7)

  thousands   1,027     1,360     1,140     1,247     1,360     1,390  

FOMA Ubiquitous plan (8)

  thousands   277     618     392     509     618     —    

DoPa Single Service (9)

  thousands   750     742     748     738     742     —    

Prepaid Subscriptions (9)

  thousands   45     41     43     42     41     —    

i-mode

             

Subscriptions

  thousands   47,574     47,831     47,725     47,759     47,831     48,170  

FOMA

  thousands   34,052     39,654     36,089     37,972     39,654     —    

i-appli compatible (10)

  thousands   38,800     39,856     39,206     39,523     39,856     —    

i-mode Subscription Rate (2)

  %   90.4     90.0     90.3     90.2     90.0     90.1  

Net increase from previous period

  thousands   1,214     257     151     34     72     590  

i-mode Flat-rate Packet Communication Plan Subscriptions (11)

  thousands   9,563     11,945     10,455     11,267     11,945     —    

i-channel Subscriptions

  thousands   10,580     14,953     12,272     13,874     14,953     —    

Percentage of Packets Transmitted

             

Web

  %   98     98     98     98     98     —    

Mail

  %   2     2     2     2     2     —    

Others

             

PHS Subscriptions

  thousands   453     155     374     310     155     —    

DCMX Subscriptions (12)

  thousands   2,090     4,660     2,850     3,750     4,660     5,170  

 

* Please refer to the attached sheet (P.17) for the definition of ARPU and MOU, and an explanation of the methods used to calculate ARPU and the number of active subscriptions used in calculating ARPU, MOU and Churn Rate.
(1) Source for other cellular telecommunications operators: Data announced by Telecommunications Carriers Association
(2) Data is calculated including Communication Module Services subscriptions.
(3) Data is calculated excluding Communication Module Services-related revenues and Communication Module Services subscriptions.
(4) Inclusive of circuit-switched data communications
(5) Inclusive of Voice Communications and Packet Communications
(6) Not included in Cellular subscriptions nor FOMA subscriptions
(7) Included in total cellular subscriptions
(8) Included in FOMA subscriptions
(9) Included in mova subscriptions
(10) Sum of FOMA handsets and mova handsets
(11) Sum of “pake-hodai” subscriptions and “pake-hodai full” subscriptions
(12) Inclusive of DCMX mini subscriptions

 

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Definition and Calculation Methods of ARPU and MOU

1. Definition of ARPU and MOU

 

 

i)

ARPU (Average monthly Revenue Per Unit)1 :

Average monthly revenue per unit, or ARPU, is used to measure average monthly operating revenues attributable to designated services on a per subscription basis. ARPU is calculated by dividing various revenue items included in operating revenues from our wireless services, such as monthly charges, voice communication charges and packet communication charges, from designated services which are incurred consistently each month, by the number of active subscriptions to the relevant services. Accordingly, the calculation of ARPU excludes revenues that are not representative of monthly average usage such as activation fees. We believe that our ARPU figures provide useful information to analyze the average usage per subscription and the impacts of changes in our billing arrangements. 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.

 

  ii) MOU (Minutes of Usage): Average monthly communication time per subscription.

2. ARPU Calculation Methods

 

  i) ARPU (FOMA + mova)

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

Voice ARPU (FOMA+mova): Voice ARPU (FOMA+mova) Related Revenues (monthly charges, voice communication charges) / No. of active cellular phone subscriptions (FOMA+mova)

Packet ARPU (FOMA+mova): {Packet ARPU (FOMA) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet communication charges)+ i-mode ARPU (mova) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet communication charges)}/ No. of active cellular phone subscriptions (FOMA+mova)

i-mode ARPU (FOMA+mova) 2 : i-mode ARPU (FOMA+mova) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet communication charges) / No. of active cellular phone subscriptions (FOMA+mova)

ARPU generated purely from i-mode (FOMA+mova) 3 : i-mode ARPU (FOMA+mova) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet communication charges) / No. of active i-mode subscriptions (FOMA+mova)

 

  ii) ARPU (FOMA)

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

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

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

i-mode ARPU2 (FOMA): i-mode ARPU (FOMA) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet communication charges) / No. of active cellular phone subscriptions (FOMA)

ARPU generated purely from i-mode (FOMA) 3 : i-mode ARPU (FOMA) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet communication charges) / No. of active i-mode subscriptions (FOMA)

 

  iii) ARPU (mova)

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

Voice ARPU (mova): Voice ARPU (mova) Related Revenues (monthly charges, voice communication charges) / No. of active cellular phone subscriptions (mova)

i-mode ARPU (mova) 2 : i-mode ARPU (mova) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet communication charges) / No. of active cellular phone subscriptions (mova)

ARPU generated purely from i-mode (mova) 3 : i-mode ARPU (mova) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet communication charges) / No. of active i-mode subscriptions (mova)

 

  iv) ARPU (PHS)

ARPU (PHS): ARPU (PHS) Related Revenues (monthly charges, voice communication charges) / No. of active PHS subscriptions

3. Active Subscriptions Calculation Methods

No. of active subscriptions used in ARPU/MOU/Churn Rate calculations is as follows:

No. of active subscriptions for each month:

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

No. of active subscriptions for full-year results/forecasts:

Sum of No. of active subscriptions for each month from April to March

 

 

  1 Communication Module service subscriptions and the revenues thereof are not included in the ARPU and MOU calculations.

 

  2 The denominator used in calculating i-mode ARPU (FOMA+mova, FOMA, mova) is the aggregate number of cellular subscriptions to each service (FOMA+mova, FOMA, mova, respectively), regardless of whether i-mode service is activated or not.

 

  3 ARPU generated purely from i-mode (FOMA+mova, FOMA, mova) is calculated using only the number of active i-mode subscriptions as a denominator.

 

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Reconciliations of the Disclosed Non-GAAP Financial Measures to

the Most Directly Comparable GAAP Financial Measures

1. EBITDA and EBITDA margin

 

     Billions of yen  
     Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
    Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
 

a. EBITDA

   ¥ 1,242.9     ¥ 1,206.9  
                

Depreciation and amortization

     (537.4 )     (558.0 )

Losses on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment

     (28.6 )     (23.9 )
                

Operating income

     676.9       625.0  
                

Other income (expense)

     3.8       3.7  

Income taxes

     (276.7 )     (253.3 )

Equity in net income (losses) of affiliates

     (0.2 )     1.2  

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     (0.0 )     (0.1 )
                

b. Net income

     403.7       376.5  
                

c. Total operating revenues

     3,597.0       3,522.0  
                

EBITDA margin (=a/c)

     34.6 %     34.3 %

Net income margin (=b/c)

     11.2 %     10.7 %
                

 

Note: EBITDA and EBITDA margin, as we use them, are different from EBITDA as used 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 excluding irregular factors and changes in investments for cash management purposes

 

     Billions of yen  
     Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
    Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
 

Free cash flows excluding irregular factors and changes in investments for cash management purposes

   ¥ 31.9     ¥ 361.2  
                

Irregular factors (1)

     (217.0 )     9.0  

Changes of investments for cash management purposes (2)

     49.4       147.7  
                

Free cash flows

     (135.7 )     517.9  
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (717.8 )     (509.5 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

     582.0       1,027.4  
                

 

Note:

  

(1)

  Irregular factors represent the effects of uncollected revenues due to a bank closure at the end of the fiscal period. Irregular factors during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 were the net effect of bank closures as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2007.
  

(2)

  Changes in investments for cash management purposes were derived from purchases, redemption at maturity and sales of financial instruments held for cash management purposes with original maturities of longer than three months.

 

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Earnings Release contains forward-looking statements such as forecasts of results of operations, management strategies, objectives and plans, forecasts of operational data such as expected number of subscribers, and expected dividend payments. All forward-looking statements that are not historical facts are based on management’s current plans, expectations, assumptions and estimates based on the information currently available. Some of the projected numbers in this report were derived using certain assumptions that are indispensable for making such projections in addition to historical facts. These forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in or suggested by any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the following:

 

  1. As competition in the market becomes more fierce due to changes in the business environment caused by the Mobile Number Portability, new market entrants, competition from other cellular service providers or other technologies, and other factors, could limit our acquisition of new subscribers, retention of existing subscribers and ARPU, or may lead to an increase in our costs and expenses.

 

  2. The new services and usage patterns introduced by our corporate group may not develop as planned, which could limit our growth.

 

  3. The introduction or change of various laws or regulations or the application of such laws and regulations to our corporate group could restrict our business operations, which may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

  4. Limitations in the amount of frequency spectrum or facilities made available to us could negatively affect our ability to maintain and improve our service quality and level of customer satisfaction.

 

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

 

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

 

  7. As electronic payment capability and many other new features are built into our cellular phones, and services of parties other than those belonging to our corporate group are provided through our cellular handsets, potential problems resulting from malfunctions, defects or loss of handsets, or imperfection of services provided by such other parties may arise, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

  8. Social problems that could be caused by misuse or misunderstanding of our products and services may adversely affect our credibility or corporate image.

 

  9. Inadequate handling of confidential business information including personal information by our corporate group, contractors and other factors, may adversely affect our credibility or corporate image.

 

  10. Owners of intellectual property rights that are essential for our business execution may not grant us the right to license or otherwise use such intellectual property rights on acceptable terms or at all, which may limit our ability to offer certain technologies, products and/or services, and we may also be held liable for damage compensation if we infringe the intellectual property rights of others.

 

  11. Earthquakes, power shortages, malfunctioning of equipment, software bugs, computer viruses, cyber attacks, hacking, unauthorized access and other problems could cause systems failures in the networks required for the provision of service, disrupting our ability to offer services to our subscribers and may adversely affect our credibility or corporate image.

 

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

 

  13. Our parent company, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), could exercise influence that may not be in the interests of our other shareholders.

 

 

Names of companies or products presented in this document are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective organizations.

 

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MONTHS 
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RESULTS FOR 3Q
OF FY2007
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1
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Forward-Looking Statements
This presentation contains forward-looking statements such as forecasts of results of operations, management strategies, objectives and
plans, forecasts of operational data such as expected number of subscribers, and expected dividend payments. All forward-looking statements
that are not historical facts are based on management’s current plans, expectations, assumptions and estimates based on the information
currently available. Some of the projected numbers in this report were derived using certain assumptions that are indispensable for making
such projections in addition to historical facts. These forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and
other
factors
that
could
cause
our
actual
results
to
differ
materially
from
those
contained
in
or
suggested
by
any
forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the following:
1. As competition in the market becomes more fierce due to changes in the business environment caused by Mobile Number Portability,
new market
entrants,
competition
from
other
cellular
service
providers
or
other
technologies,
and
other
factors,
could
limit
our
acquisition of new subscribers, retention of existing subscribers and ARPU, or may lead to an increase in our costs and expenses.
2. The new services and usage patterns introduced by our corporate group may not develop as planned, which could limit our growth.
3. The introduction or change of various laws or regulations or the application of such laws and regulations to our corporate group could
restrict
our
business
operations,
which
may
adversely
affect
our
financial
condition
and
results
of
operations.
4. Limitations
in
the
amount
of
frequency
spectrum
or
facilities
made
available
to
us
could
negatively
affect
our
ability
to
maintain
and
improve
our service quality and level of customer satisfaction.
5. The W-CDMA technology that we use for our 3G system and/or mobile multimedia services may not be introduced by other overseas
operators, which could limit our ability to offer international services to our subscribers.
6. Our domestic and international investments, alliances and collaborations may not produce the returns or provide the opportunities we expect.
7. As electronic payment capability and many other new features are built into our cellular phones, and services of parties other than those
belonging to our corporate group are provided through our cellular handsets, potential problems resulting from malfunctions,
defects or loss
of handsets,
or
imperfection
of
services
provided
by
such
other
parties
may
arise,
which
could
have
an
adverse
effect
on
our
financial
condition and results of operations.
8. Social problems that could be caused by misuse or misunderstanding of our products and services may adversely affect our credibility or
corporate image.
9. Inadequate handling of confidential business information, including personal information by our corporate group, contractors and other
factors, may adversely affect our credibility or corporate image.
10. Owners of intellectual property rights that are essential for our business execution may not grant us the right to license or otherwise use
such intellectual property rights on acceptable terms or at all, which may limit our ability to offer certain technologies, products and/or
services, and we may also be held liable for damage compensation if we infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
11. Earthquakes, power shortages, malfunctioning of equipment, software bugs, computer viruses, cyber attacks, hacking, unauthorized
access and other problems could cause systems failures in the networks required for the provision of services, disrupting our ability to offer
services to our subscribers and may adversely affect our credibility or corporate image.
12. Concerns about wireless telecommunications health risks may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
13. Our parent company, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), could exercise influence that may not be in the interests of
our other shareholders.


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RESULTS FOR 3Q
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OF FY2007
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FY2007/1-3Q Financial Results
US GAAP
-
34.2
-0.3
points
34.3
34.6
EBITDA
Margin
(%)
*
78.5%
460.0
+1,032.3%
361.2
31.9
Adjusted Free Cash Flow
(Billions of yen) **
75.4%
4,060.0
-3.1%
3,060.5
3,157.6
Cellular Services Revenues
(Billions of yen)
Progress to
forecast (2)/(3)
2008/3 E
(full-year)
(3)
(As announced on Oct. 26, 2007)
Changes
(1)
(2)
2007/4-12
(1Q~3Q)
(2)
2006/4-12
(1Q~3Q)
(1)
1,595.0
476.0
785.0
780.0
4,667.0
80.1%
-7.6%
628.7
680.7
Income Before Income Taxes
(Billions of yen)
80.1%
-7.7%
625.0
676.9
Operating Income
(Billions of yen)
75.5%
-2.1%
3,522.0
3,597.0
Operating Revenues
(Billions of yen)
75.7%
-2.9%
1,206.9
1,242.9
EBITDA
(Billions of yen)*
79.1%
-6.7%
376.5
403.7
Net Income
(Billions of yen)
Consolidated
financial statements in this document are unaudited.
* For an explanation of the calculation processes for these numbers, please see the reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures
calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP on Slide 29 and the IR page of our website, www.nttdocomo.co.jp.
**Adjusted free cash flow excludes the effects of uncollected revenues due to bank holidays at the end of the fiscal year and changes in investment for
cash management purposes with original maturities of longer than three months.


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Financial Results Highlights for the First 9 Months of FY2007
Operating income:
¥625 billion (Down ¥51.9 billion year-on-year)
·
Progress of FY2007 full-year forecast: 80.1%
Operating revenues: Down ¥75 billion year-on-year
·
Cellular services revenues: Down  ¥97.1 billion
(Inclusive of  ¥26.7 billion impact of accounting change in FY2006
to initially recognize as revenues the portion of “Nikagetsu
Kurikoshi
(two-month carry-over) allowances that are projected to expire)
Operating expenses: Down ¥23.1 billion year-on-year
·
Non-personnel expenses dropped ¥44.8 billion year-on-year due to
reduction of
distributor
commissions
including
the
impact
of
the
new
handset purchase
methods,
and
decline
in
cost
of
equipment
sold,
etc.
·
Depreciation/amortization increased ¥20.6  billion
year-on-year due
to
impact
of
changes
in
maximum
depreciatable
amount,
etc.


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·
ARPU for FY2007/3Q was 6,290 yen (Down 5.7% year-on-year)
Packet ARPU was 2,200 yen (Up 9.5%)
6,940
7,050
6,920
6,530
6,900
*
6,720
6,670
6,720
6,560
6,550
6,290
Cellular (FOMA+mova) ARPU
International
service-related
revenues,
which
had
not
been
included
in
previous
reports,
have
been
included
in
the
ARPU
data
calculations
as
of
the
fiscal
year
ended
Mar.
31,
2006,
in
view
of
their
growing
contribution
to
total
revenues.
For
an
explanation
of
ARPU,
please
see
Slide
28
of
this
document,
“Definition
and
Calculation
Methods
of
MOU
and
ARPU”.
(%)
(yen)
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
-20.0
-15.0
-10.0
-5.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
Packet ARPU (Left axis)
1,820
1,880
1,880
1,940
1,970
1,980
2,010
2,080
2,120
2,210
2,200
(Incl.) i-mode ARPU
1,810
1,870
1,860
1,920
1,950
1,960
1,990
2,060
2,090
2,180
2,170
Voice ARPU (Left Axis)
5,120
5,170
5,040
4,780
4,930
4,740
4,660
4,450
4,440
4,340
4,090
(Incl.) International service ARPU
30
40
40
40
50
50
50
60
60
70
70
Year-on-year changes in aggregate ARPU (Right axis)
-6.2
-4.0
-3.5
-2.9
-0.6
-4.7
-3.6
-2.8
-4.9
-2.5
-5.7
05/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
06/1-3(4Q)
4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
07/1-3(4Q)
4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
Full-year
aggregate
ARPU:
¥6,910
(Down 4.0% year-on-year)
Full-year
aggregate
ARPU:
¥6,700
(Down 3.0% year-on-year)
*  The ARPU data for FY2006/1Q and FY2006 full-year include the impact of
incurring revenues for the portion of “Nikagetsu
Kurikoshi
(two-month carry-over)”
allowances that are projected to expire, which are estimated
as follows:
FY2006/1Q (actual): 200 yen
FY2006/full-year (actual): 50 yen
YoY
changes
in
aggregate
ARPU
(excluding
the
impact
of
incurring
revenues
for
the
portion
of
“Nikagetsu
Kurikoshi
(two
month
carryover)”
allowances
that
are
projected
to
expire)


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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
05/12
06/3
06/6
06/9
06/12
07/3
07/6
07/9
07/12
08/3(Forecast)
mova
53.48
43.98
(82.2%)
42.08
(79.2%)
53.15
·
FOMA subscribers reached 42.08 million as of Dec. 31, 2007
(79.2% of DoCoMo’s
total cellular subscribers)
52.62
35.53
(67.5%)
51.14
23.46
(45.9%)
Subscriber Migration to FOMA
(Million
subs.)
Inclusive of Communication Module Service subscribers
Numbers
in
parentheses
indicate
the
percentage
of
FOMA
subscribers
to
total
cellular
subscribers
FOMA subs.
projected
to reach
80% of total


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0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
05/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
06/1-3(4Q)
06/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
07/1-3(4Q)
07/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
0.93%
FY07/1-3Q cumulative
churn rate:  0.85%
·
Churn rate for FY2007/3Q was 0.74%
0.74%
Churn Rate
FY05 full-year churn rate: 0.77%
FY06 full-year churn rate: 0.78%
Inclusive of Communication Module Service subscribers
FY2005
FY2006
FY2007
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-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
05/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
06/1-3(4Q)
06/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
07/1-3(4Q)
07/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
·
DoCoMo’s
market share of net additions in FY2007/3Q was 18.9%
SoftBank
SoftBank
KDDI(au+TU-KA)
FY07 1-3Q cumulative
net adds share: 14.7%
Market Share of Net Additions
FY05 full-year net adds share: 48.4%
FY06 full-year net adds share: 30.0%
FY2005
FY2006
FY2007
Source
of
data
used
in
calculation:
Telecommunications
Carriers
Association
(TCA)
Subscribers of EMOBILE, Ltd. are not included
(%)


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Planned Actions 
for FY2007
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New Discount Services
Combined
subscriber
count
of
“Fami-wari
MAX
50”,
“Hitoridemo
Discount
50”
and
“Office-wari
MAX
50”
billing
plans:
As of Dec. 31, 2007: Approx. 17.6 million
Approx.
17.6 million
(33%*)
Plan to offer greater benefits to long-term users by revamping
“DoCoMo
Premier Club”
point program  (from April 2008)
(As announced 2007/10/26)
Increase time-binding
contracts
Contribute to future
reduction of churns
*
Percentage
of
combined
“Fami-wari
MAX
50”,
“Hitoridemo
Discount
50”
and
“Office-wari
MAX
50”
subscribers to total cellular subscribers
Dec. 31, 2007
(Launched Aug. 22, 2007)
(Launched Sept. 22, 2007)
19
million
(36%*)
Mar. 31, 2008 (Forecast)
·
Uptake of new discount services has grown steadily


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New Handset Sales Schemes -1-
94%
76%
24%
“Value Course”
“Basic Course”
Installment
payment
One-time
lump-sum
payment
Breakdown of Handsets Sold
Payment method (Value Course)
76% of users who purchased
a handset using “Value Course”
chose to pay in installments
n
Acceptance of new sales schemes
(Nov. 26-Dec. 31, 2007)
94% of users chose
“Value Course”
No. of “Value Plan”
subs as of Jan. 15, 2008:
Over 2 million
6%


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New Handset Sales Schemes
-2-
·
Plan to release a total of 23 new models of 905i/705i handsets in 75 different
colors during FY2007/2H
2007
Nov
2008
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Xmas sales
Spring sales
905i Series
“ALL-IN global phone”
705i Series
“Smart, Slim, Surprise!”
10 models
in 36 colors
13 models
in 39 colors
Apply new
handset sales
schemes
HSDPA, GSM roaming, one-segment TV ,
etc. included as standard features
Unique 905i
models 
w/ distinctive features
Winter 2.0 campaign!
START !
DoCoMo
campaign


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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
06/12
07/3
07/6
07/9
07/12
08/3(Forecast)
11.95
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
06/12
07/3
07/6
07/9
07/12
08/3(Forecast)
14.95
Derived from FY07/1-3Q cumulative data & estimates
Jan. 3, 2008
Topped 15 million
Topped 15 million
No.
of
“pake-hodai”
subscribers* :
Billing
plan
No.
of
“i-channel”
subscribers:
Contents
Flat-Rate Business -1-
(Million
subscribers)
(Million subscribers)
Richer contents
Pake-
hodai
Service
menu
Grow users
**:
pake-hodai
subscription
rate=
No.
Of
pake-hodai
subscribers/Total
FOMA
subscribers
*:
Inclusive
of
“pake-hodai
full”
subscribers
***:
i-channel
subscription
rate=
No.
of
i-channel
subscribers/Total
users
of
compatible
handsets
****: Sum of monthly subscription fee (¥150) and usage-based communication charges
(As of Dec.31,2007)
“pake-hodai”
subscription rate **
29%
(As of Dec.31,2007)
“i-channel”
subscription
rate
***
45%
(As of Dec.31,2007)
“pake-hodai”
subscription rate of
“i-channel”
subscribers
Approx.
40%
n
Boosted packet ARPU
i-channel revenue per sub
330
yen/month****
(Equivalent to 90
yen of packet ARPU)


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1 year before joining
flat-rate package
Month of joining flat-rate
package
¥3,900
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
10-12(3Q)
06/1-3(4Q)
4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
07/1-3(4Q)
4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
Historical Growth of Packet
ARPU
Historical growth of Packet ARPU (mova+FOMA)
(Year-on-year changes (%))
(Packet ARPU ( yen))
Growth
of
packet
bill
of
“pake-hodai”
users
before joining flat-rate package (image)
Contribute to
ARPU growth
Flat-Rate Business -2-
Growth of Packet ARPU
Enrichment of content
ARPU growth of
volume-based billing users
Migration to flat-rate package
*
Estimated
from
user
samples
who
joined
“pake-hodai”
in
April,
2007
:Packet ARPU (mova+FOMA)
:Year -on-year changes
:Year -on-year changes
(Excluding impact of recognizing as revenues the unused portion of
Nikagetsu
Kurikoshi
(2-month carry over) allowances
FY2005
FY2006
FY2007


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Flat-Rate Business  -3-
No. of HSDPA-enabled handset users
Net additional “pake-hodai
full”
subscribers
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
06/12
07/3
07/6
07/9
07/12
(Million subscribers)
·
No. of net additional “pake-hodai
full”
subscribers increased after
the
launch
of
FOMA
905i
handsets
(HSDPA
embedded
as
standard
feature)
0
10
20
30
40
Compared to before
the launch of 905i,
Approx. 2 times
faster growth
Average monthly net additions
for Mar.-Nov. 2007
Net additions in Dec. 2007
User base of HSDPA-enabled handsets
increased sharply following
the release of FOMA 905i
Increased uptake of
“pake-hodai
full”
service
(1,000 subscribers)
“pake-hodai”
sub: 94%
“pake-hodai”
subs: 87%
“pake-hodai
full”
subs:
13%
“pake-hodai
full”
subs:
6%
* Pie charts represent the breakdown of net additional “pake-hodai”
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·
DCMX
subscribers
grew
to
4.66
million,
and
no.
of
iD
payment
terminals installed reached approx. 240,000 units
0
1
2
3
4
5
06/6
06/9
06/12
07/3
07/6
07/9
07/12
DCMX subs:
4.66 million
iD
payment terminals installed:
Approx.
240,000
Targets for Mar. 31, 2008
Credit Business
No. of DCMX subs/iD payment terminals
(As of Dec. 31, 2007)
(Million subscribers)
Sales
Sales
channel
channel
Card
Card
lineup
lineup
Expanded
Expanded
shops
shops
supporting
supporting
iD credit
iD credit
service
service
Started accepting DCMX members
Started accepting DCMX members
at DoCoMo Shops
at DoCoMo Shops
Issued Family Card/ETC Card/
Issued Family Card/ETC Card/
Gold Card
Gold Card
Principal convenience store chains
Principal convenience store chains
Fast food chains
Fast food chains
Small/mid-sized retailers
(Announced 10/26/2007)
DCMX subs:
No. of iD
terminals:
5 mil
250,000
Principal actions undertaken


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Business Tie-up with Google
·
Jointly promote initiatives aimed at further enhancing the
convenience of mobile Internet
New
search services
Platform
Google
applications
·
Search-related advertisements using Google’s ad platform
Adwords
New
mobile marketing
*
“Android”
is
a
software
platform
for
mobile
phones,
announced
by
the
Open
Handset
Alliance
participated
by
Google
and
other
companies
·
Search results for official/non-official i-mode sites and PC
web sites to be displayed simultaneously
·
Set up search-box on top screen of “iMenu
®
Study possibility of
·
preloading Google Maps application as default handset
feature, and
·
supporting
Gmail™,
YouTube™,
Picasa™,
etc.,
on
i-mode
handsets
·
Study commercial introduction of “Android*”
on DoCoMo
handsets
·
To be studied jointly by Google and DoCoMo
Group


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·
International services revenues grew 37% year-on-year
FY2006
1-3Q
FY2007
1-3Q
12.5
12.5
24.5
24.5
33.5
33.5
5
18.9
18. 9
.9
9
+37%
+51%
No. of int’l roaming users
12.0
12.0
14.6
14. 6
.6
6
(1,000 users)
Int’l roaming service users
(total roaming users including multiple counting of same user)
0
200
400
600
800
06/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
07/1-3(4Q)
07/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
International Business
Int’l dialing
revenues
Int’l roaming
revenues
(Billions of yen)
Int’l services revenues
Further expansion of international roaming revenues
GSM + 3G roaming capability installed in
FOMA905i series as a standard feature


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·
FOMA coverage buildup entered phase of quality enhancement
06/12
07/3
07/6
07/9
07/12
08/3
(forecast)
32,500
9,100
10,400
35,700
39,000
14,200
11,300
37,300
Principal actions
HSDPA coverage
12,100
42,700
64.4%
758.0
-28.1%
488.2
679.3
CAPEX
(billions of yen)
Change
(1)
(2)
2008/3
(Full-year forecast)
(3)
(Announced on 07/10/26)
Progress to
full-year forecast
(2)/(3)
2007/4-12
(1Q~3Q) (2)
2006/4-12
(1Q~3Q) (1)
FOMA area quality enhancements
POP coverage
As of Dec. 31, 2007: 96%
As of Mar. 31, 2008:
97% (planned)
FOMA Network -1-
:
No. of outdoor base stations
:
No. of indoor systems
40,600
13,300
·
Coverage improvement in downtown
areas and other busy districts.
·
Coverage improvement taking human
traffic flow into consideration
·
Countermeasures against congestions
caused by “Happy New Year”
calls


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·
FOMA coverage and quality improved significantly, as a result of
meticulous network quality enhancement efforts
Countermeasures
against
congestion
caused
by
“Happy
New
Year”
calls
Coverage improvement
taking human traffic flow into consideration
Restricted time
Restriction rate
Base stations
subject to restriction
Max. 30 min
Max. 70%
20% of total
Max.
20
min
Max.
50%
5%
of total
(2007)
(2008)
(Conceptual image)
(Conceptual image)
FOMA Network -2-
Coverage improvement
in downtown areas, etc.
For lower floors
of buildings,
underground areas
BS for
lower
floors
Booster
Highways,
railways,
pedestrian flow
Area tuning
tuning
Reinforced base stations
and switches
Booster
BS
for lower floors
Outdoor rooftop BS
Booster
BS
for lower floors
Outdoor rooftop BS
Significantly reduced time/areas subject to call restrictions as
well as restriction rate, to enhance customers’
convenience


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US GAAP
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
Equipment sales
348.3
363.3
477.0
Other revenues
72.8
88.9
121.0
PHS revenues
18.4
9.4
9.0
Cellular services revenues (voice, packet)*
3,157.6
3,060.5
4,060.0
2006/4-12(1Q~3Q)
2007/4-12(1Q~3Q)
2008/3(Forecast)
3,597.0
3,522.0
4,667.0
Operating Revenues
(Billions of yen)
(Billions of yen)
*
“International
services
revenues”
are
included
in
“Cellular
services
revenues
(voice,
packet)”.
Operating revenues
for the first nine months
of FY2007
Compared to same
period of FY2006:
Down 2.1%
(Cellular services revenues)
Down 3.1% year-on-year
(Equipment sales revenues)
Up 4.3% year-on-year
Progress to full year
forecast:
75.5%


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US GAAP
2,920.1
2,897.0
3,887.0
*Revenue-linked expenses: Cost of equipment sold + distributor commissions + cost of DoCoMo Point service
(Billions of yen)
(Billions of yen)
Operating expenses
for the first nine months of
FY2007
Compared to same
period of FY2006:
Down 0.8%
Progress to full year
forecast:
74.5%
Operating Expenses
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
Personnel expenses
188.8
186.7
226.0
Taxes and public duties
27.4
29.2
39.0
Depreciation and amortization
537.4
558.0
772.0
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and
intangible assets
35.5
43.5
69.0
Communication network charges
270.7
264.1
346.0
Non-personnel expenses
1,860.4
1,815.6
2,435.0
(Incl.) Revenue-linked expenses*
1,349.8
1,270.5
1,679.0
(Incl.) Other non-personnel expenses
510.6
545.1
756.0
2006/4-12(1Q~3Q)
2007/4-12(1Q~3Q)
2008/3(Full year forecast)


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0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
Other (information systems, etc.)
94.8
84.2
141.0
PHS business
0.9
0.3
0.0
Mobile phone business (FOMA)
495.7
337.2
512.0
Mobile phone business (mova)
15.2
10.4
13.0
Mobile phone business (Other)
72.7
56.1
92.0
2006/4-12(1Q~3Q)
2007/4-12(1Q~3Q)
2008/3(Forecast)
679.3
488.2
758.0
Capital Expenditures
(Billions of yen)
(Billions of yen)
Capital expenditures
for the first nine months
of FY2007
Compared to same
period of FY2006:
Down 28.1%
Progress to full year
forecast:
64.4%


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0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
MOU(Left axis)
149
152
151
146
145
146
146
139
140
140
139
Year-on-year changes in MOU (Right axis)
-2.0
-1.9
-1.3
0.7
-2.7
-3.9
-3.3
-4.8
-3.4
-4.1
-4.8
05/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
06/1-3(4Q)
06/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
07/1-3(4Q)
07/4-6(1Q)
7-9(2Q)
10-12(3Q)
·
MOU for FY2007/3Q was 139 minutes (Down 4.8% year-on-year)
FY07/1-3Q cumulative
MOU: 140
minutes
Cellular (FOMA+mova) MOU
For an explanation of MOU, please see Slide 28
of this document, “Definition and Calculation Methods of MOU and ARPU”.
Full-year MOU: 149
minutes
(Down 1.3% year-on-year)
Full-year MOU: 144 minutes
(Down 3.4% year-on-year)
(%)
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48,170
+1.3%
47,831
47,208
i-mode
Other**
Migration from
mova
New
Replacement
New
PHS
FOMA
mova
Communication Module Service
FOMA
mova
MOU
(minutes)***
ARPU
(yen)***
No. of Subscribers (1,000)
Churn rate (%)
Handsets sold
(1,000)
(including handsets
sold without
involving sales by
DoCoMo)
Market share ( %
)
No. of Subscribers (1,000)*
-
-79.4%
213
1,035
-
-77.0%
167
725
-
-2.1
points
52.9
55.0
1,390
+47.2%
1,360
924
43,980
+31.0%
42,078
32,114
9,490
-44.9%
11,073
20,100
53,480
+1.8%
53,151
52,214
-
-2.6%
3,030
3,110
2008/3
(Forecast)
Changes
(1)
(2)
2007/4-12
(1Q~3Q)
(2)
2006/4-12
(1Q~3Q)
(1)
-
-
-
-
-
-
+51.0%
9,414
6,233
-25.8%
5,137
6,924
+16.5%
4,389
3,767
-22.0%
46
59
-70.7%
155
530
+0.13
points
0.85
0.72
*Communication Module Service subscribers are included in the number of cellular phone subscribers in order  to align the calculation method of
subscribers with that of other cellular phone carriers. (Market share, the number of handsets sold and churn rate are calculated inclusive of
Communication Module Service subscribers.)
** Other includes purchases of additional handsets by existing FOMA subscribers.
***
For
an
explanation
of
MOU
and
ARPU,
please
see
Slide
28
of
this
document,
“Definition
and
Calculation
Methods
of
MOU
and
ARPU”.
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No. of shares repurchased
(millions of shares)
Budget (billions of yen)
1.0
1.4
Max. authorized
0.3
(29.6%)
50
(25.0%)
200
Repurchase authorized at 16th
ordinary general shareholder mtg
0.95
(67.7%)
180.2
(72.1%)
250
Repurchase authorized at 15th
ordinary general shareholder mtg
Actual no. of shares
repurchased
Actual amount spent
Max. authorized
Fiscal
year
ending
Mar.
31,
2008
Planned
Dividend
per
share:
4,800
yen
(Up
20%)
Repurchase of own shares:
Authorized to repurchase up to 1 million shares (maximum) for up to
200
billion
yen
at
Ordinary
General
Meeting
of
Shareholders on
June
19,
2007.
(Plan to cancel treasury shares kept in excess of 5% of issued shares at end of fiscal year.)
·
Returning profits to shareholders is considered one of the most important
issues in our corporate policies
Return to Shareholders
«Repurchase of Own Shares»
(As of Dec. 31, 2007)


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RESULTS
FOR
FOR
OF
OF
FY2007
FY2007
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Definition and Calculation Methods of MOU and ARPU
MOU
(Minutes
of
usage):
Average
communication
time
per
one
month
per
one
user.
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
subscription basis. ARPU is calculated by dividing various revenue items included in our wireless services revenues, such as monthly charges, voice
transmission charges and packet transmission charges, from designated services which are incurred consistently each month, by the number of active
subscriptions to the relevant services.  Accordingly, the calculation of ARPU excludes revenues that are not representative of monthly average usage such
as activation fees.  We believe that our ARPU figures provide useful information to analyze the average usage per subscription and the impacts of
changes
in
our
billing
arrangements.
The
revenue
items
included
in
the
numerators
of
our
ARPU
figures
are
based
on
our
U.S.
GAAP
results
of
operations.
Aggregate ARPU (FOMA+mova):  Voice ARPU (FOMA+mova) + Packet ARPU (FOMA+mova)
Voice
ARPU
(FOMA+mova):
Voice
ARPU
(FOMA+mova)
Related
Revenues
(monthly
charges,
voice
transmission
charges) /
No.
of active cellular phone subscriptions (FOMA+mova)
Packet
ARPU
(FOMA+mova):
{Packet
ARPU
(FOMA)
Related
Revenues
(monthly
charges,
packet
transmission
charges) +
i-mode ARPU (mova) Related Revenues (monthly charges, packet transmission charges)} /
No. of active cellular phone subscriptions (FOMA+mova)
i-mode
ARPU
(FOMA+mova):
i-mode
ARPU
(FOMA+mova)
Related
Revenues
(monthly
charges,
packet
transmission
charges) /
No. of active cellular phone subscriptions (FOMA+mova)
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 subscriptions (FOMA)
Packet
ARPU
(FOMA):
Packet
ARPU
(FOMA)
Related
Revenues
(monthly
charges,
packet
transmission
charges)
/
No.
of
active
cellular phone
subscriptions (FOMA)
i-mode
ARPU
(FOMA):
i-mode
ARPU
(FOMA)
Related
Revenues
(monthly
charges,
packet
transmission
charges)
/
No.
of
active
cellular phone subscriptions (FOMA)
Aggregate ARPU (mova): Voice ARPU (mova) + i-mode ARPU (mova)
Voice
ARPU
(mova):
Voice
ARPU
(mova)
Related
Revenues
(monthly
charges,
voice
transmission
charges)
/
No.
of
active
cellular phone subscriptions (mova)
i-mode
ARPU
(mova):
i-mode
ARPU
(mova)
Related
Revenues
(monthly
charges,
packet
transmission
charges)
/
No.
of
active
cellular phone subscriptions (mova)
Number
of
active
subscriptions
used
in
ARPU
and
MOU
calculations
are
as
follows:
Quarterly data: sum of “No. of active subscriptions in each month”* of the current quarter
Half-year data: sum of “No. of active subscriptions in each month”* of the current half
Full-year data: sum of “No. of active subscriptions in each month”* of the current fiscal year
*
“No. of active subscriptions in each month”: (No. of subs at end of previous month + No. of subs at end of current month)/2
The revenues and no. of subscriptions of Communication Module Service are not included in the above calculation of ARPU and MOU.
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Reconciliation of the Disclosed Non-GAAP Financial Measures to
the Most Directly Comparable GAAP Financial Measures
1.
EBITDA and EBITDA margin
Billions of yen
Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
a. EBITDA
¥  1,242.9
¥  1,206.9
(537.4)
(558.0)
(28.6)
(23.9)
676.9
625.0
3.8
3.7
(276.7)
(253.3)
(0.2)
1.2
(0.0)
(0.1)
403.7
376.5
3,597.0
3,522.0
34.6%
34.3%
11.2%
10.7%
    Note:
2.
Free cash flows excluding irregular factors and changes in investments for cash management purposes
Billions of yen
Nine months ended
December 31, 2006
Nine months ended
December 31, 2007
¥  31.9
¥  361.2
(217.0)
9.0
49.4
147.7
(135.7)
517.9
(717.8)
(509.5)
582.0
1,027.4
Note:
(1) Irregular factors represent the effects of uncollected revenues due to a bank closure at the end of the fiscal period.
Changes of investments for cash management purposes (2)
Free cash flows
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Free cash flows excluding irregular factors and changes in investments
for cash management purposes
    Net income margin (=b/c)
EBITDA and EBITDA margin, as we use them, are different from EBITDA as used in Item 10(e) of regulation S-K and may not be comparable to
similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
b. Net income
c. Total operating revenues
    EBITDA margin (=a/c)
     Irregular factors during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 were the net effect of bank closures as of March 31, 2007 and December 31,
(2) Changes in investments for cash management purposes were derived from purchases, redemption at maturity and disposals of financial instruments
    held for cash management purposes with original maturities of longer than three months.
Irregular factors (1)
Depreciation and amortization
Losses on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment
Operating income
Other income (expense)
Income taxes
Equity in net income (losses) of affiliates


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