Net sales, operating income, and ordinary income all reached record highs.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, net sales, operating income, and ordinary income benefited largely from the consolidation of Bon Sejour Corporation and an increase in the number of residents at Benesse Style Care Co., Ltd. in the Senior/ Nursing Care Business Domain, as well as increased enrollment in correspondence courses in the Domestic and Overseas Education Business Domains.

Net income, meanwhile, was lower for the year. Income fell mainly as a result of impairment losses caused by a review of development plans for a sales management system for Benesse Corporation’s core correspondence education operations in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake,.