Form 6-K
 
FORM 6-K
 
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of November, 2002.
 
Commission File Number: 001-31221
 
Total number of pages:  46
 
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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EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit Number
 
1.
 
 
2.
 


 
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: November 8, 2002
 
By:
 
/S/    MASAYUKI HIRATA        

       
Masayuki Hirata
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


 
Exhibit 1
 
Consolidated Semi-annual Financial Statements
  
November 7, 2002
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2002
  
[U.S. GAAP]
Name of registrant:
  
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Code No.:
  
9437
Stock exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed:
  
Tokyo Stock Exchange-First Section
Address of principal executive office:
  
Tokyo, Japan
(URL http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/)
    
Representative:
  
Keiji Tachikawa, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Contact:
  
Ken Takeuchi, Senior Manager, General Affairs Department / TEL (03) 5156-1111
Date of the meeting of the Board of Directors for approval of consolidated semi-annual financial statements:
  
November 7, 2002
Name of Parent Company:
  
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
(Code No. 9432)
Percentage of ownership interest in NTT DoCoMo, Inc. held by parent company:
  
63.0%
Adoption of US GAAP:
  
Yes
 
1.    Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2002 (April 1, 2002—September 30, 2002)
(1)    Consolidated Results of Operations
Amounts are rounded off per 1 million yen throughout this report.
 
    
Operating Revenues

  
Operating Income

  
Income before
Income Taxes

    
(Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
Six months ended September 30, 2002
  
2,384,264
    
1.9%
  
639,983
    
17.5%
  
627,967
    
22.3%
Six months ended September 30, 2001
  
2,338,745
    
18.6%
  
544,609
    
30.0%
  
513,324
    
25.4%
Year ended March 31, 2002
  
4,659,254
         
1,000,887
         
956,391
      
 
      
Net Income (Loss)

  
Earnings (Loss)
per Share

    
Diluted Earnings per Share

Six months ended September 30, 2002
    
4,174
 
(95.3%)
  
83.68     (yen)
    
—    (yen)
Six months ended September 30, 2001
    
89,207
 
(59.9%)
  
1,777.74    (yen)
    
—    (yen)
Year ended March 31, 2002
    
(116,191)
      
(2,315.48)    (yen)
    
—    (yen)
 
Notes: 1. Equity in net losses of affiliates
 
For the six months ended September 30, 2002:
 
(309,559) million yen
   
For the six months ended September 30, 2001:
 
(184,962) million yen
   
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002:        
 
(643,962) million yen
 2. Earnings (loss) per share information is adjusted to reflect a five-for-one stock split that took effect on May 15, 2002.  Treasury shares are not included in the calculation of the weighted average number of shares outstanding.
            Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
 
For the six months ended September 30, 2002:
 
49,882,337 shares
   
For the six months ended September 30, 2001:
 
50,180,000 shares
   
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002:
 
50,180,000 shares
        3. Change in accounting policy:
 
Yes (Adoption of new accounting principle)
   
 4. Percentagesabove represent changes compared to corresponding previous semi-annual period.
 
(2)
 
Consolidated Financial Position
 
    
Total Assets

  
Shareholders’ Equity

    
Equity Ratio
(Ratio of Shareholders’
Equity to Total Assets)

    
Shareholders’ Equity
per Share

    
(Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
September 30, 2002
  
5,682,819
  
3,009,985
    
53.0
%
  
61,042.08 (yen)
September 30, 2001
  
6,068,964
  
3,405,023
    
56.1
%
  
67,856.18 (yen)
March 31, 2002
  
6,067,225
  
3,291,883
    
54.3
%
  
65,601.49 (yen)
 
Note:
 
Shareholders’ equity per share information is adjusted to reflect a five-for-one stock split that took effect on May 15, 2002. Treasury shares are not included in the number of shares outstanding at the end of the period.
 
Number of shares outstanding at end of period:                                
  
September 30, 2002:
  
49,310,000 shares
    
September 30, 2001:
  
50,180,000 shares
    
March 31, 2002:
  
50,180,000 shares
 
(3) Consolidated Cash Flows
 
      
Cash Flows from
Operating Activities

    
Cash Flows from
Investing Activities

      
Cash Flows from
Financing Activities

      
Cash and Cash
Equivalents at
End of Period

      
(Millions of yen)
Six months ended September 30, 2002
    
846,156
    
(489,843
)
    
(219,867
)
    
437,488
Six months ended September 30, 2001
    
606,537
    
(587,287
)
    
(27,092
)
    
110,582
Year ended March 31, 2002
    
1,341,088
    
(1,125,093
)
    
(33,372
)
    
301,048
 
(4)
 
Number of Consolidated Subsidiaries and Companies Accounted for Using the Equity Method
 
The number of consolidated companies:
  
36
The number of unconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for using the equity method:
  
27
The number of affiliated companies accounted for using the equity method:
  
12
 
(5)
 
Change of Reporting Entities
 
The number of consolidated companies
added:
  
2
  
The number of consolidated companies
removed:
  
0
The number of companies on the equity method added:
  
2
  
The number of companies on the equity method removed:
  
1
 
2.    Consolidated Financial Results Forecasts for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2003 (April 1, 2002-March 31, 2003)
 
      
Operating Revenues

    
Income before Income Taxes

    
Net Income

      
(Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
Year ending March 31, 2003
    
4,676,000
    
998,000
    
182,000
 
(Reference) Expected Earnings per Share (Fiscal year ending March 31, 2003): 3,643.60 yen
 
Notes:
 
1. With regard to the assumptions and other related matters concerning the above estimated results, please refer to      page 12  in the Consolidated Semi-annual Financial Statements.
 
2.
 
Pursuant to revision of rules in regard to domestic statutory reporting, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. has elected to prepare and disclose consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Information on the prior period and fiscal year has also been presented to show U.S. GAAP information.
 
3.
 
Consolidated semi-annual financial statements as of and for the six months ended September 30, 2001 and 2002 were unaudited.

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1.  Conditions of the Corporate Group
 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., (the “Company”) principally provides wireless telecommunications services as a member of the NTT Group, which is controlled by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (“NTT”), parent holding company.
 
The Company, its 63 subsidiaries and its 12 affiliates (collectively “DoCoMo” or “DoCoMo group”) constitute the largest wireless telecommunications services provider in Japan.
 
The business segments of DoCoMo and the corporate position of each group company in DoCoMo are described below.
 
[Business Segment Information]
 
Businesses

      
Main service lines

Mobile phone business
      
Cellular services, FOMA services, packet
communications services, satellite mobile communications services, in-flight telephone service, and equipment sales for each service
PHS business
      
PHS service and PHS equipment sales
Quickcast business
      
Quickcast (radio paging) service and Quickcast equipment sales
Miscellaneous business
      
International dialing service and other miscellaneous businesses
 
[Position of Each Group Company]
 
(1)
 
The Company conducts cellular, PHS, Quickcast and other operations in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region of Japan. The Company also provides nationwide services such as satellite mobile communications service, in-flight telephone service and international dialing service. The Company is solely responsible for overall DoCoMo Group R&D activities for basic wireless telecommunications technology, the development of services for the wireless telecommunications business and the development of information processing systems. The Company provides the results of such research and development to the eight regional subsidiaries of the Company, each of which operates in a region of Japan (“DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries”).
 
(2)
 
Each of the DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries conducts cellular (excluding satellite mobile communications service and in-flight telephone service), PHS and Quickcast operations in their respective regions.
 
(3)
 
Twenty-eight other subsidiaries of the Company, each of which is entrusted with certain services by the Company and/or DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries, have separate and independent specialties and are responsible for their own operational efficiencies. They are entrusted with a part of the services provided by, or give assistance to, the Company and DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries.
 
(4)
 
There are 27 other subsidiaries and 12 affiliates including, among others, some foreign-based corporations established for the purpose of global deployment of the third-generation mobile communications system (IMT-2000), and joint venture companies established for the purpose of developing new businesses.
 
The following chart summarizes the above descriptions (as of September 30, 2002).
 

 
FOMA, QUICKCAST, i-mode, i-appli, mova, i-shot, Dual Network, musea, DLP Service, Posiseek, M-stage, P-p@c, P-in, M-stage visual, Lookwalk, MOBILER’S CHECK, WORLD CALL, WORLD WALKER and Mzone are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

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2.  Management Policies
 
1.    Basic Management Policies
 
The basic management policies of DoCoMo, which are based on its corporate principle of “creating a new world of communications culture”, are to expand DoCoMo’s businesses and contribute to realizing a rich and vigorous society by emphasizing and strengthening its current core business of voice communications services as well as assertively promoting mobile multimedia services to the public. Pursuing these goals, DoCoMo intends to maximize its enterprise value and retain the confidence of its customers and shareholders.
 
2.    Mid-to Long Term Management Strategies
 
The Japanese wireless telecommunications market has recently entered a transition phase to stable growth, as the combined penetration rate of cellular and PHS services reached a high level after a remarkable expansion during the last several years.
 
Against this backdrop, DoCoMo intends to realize additional growth with its three major mid-to-long term strategies that have been implemented in response to the growing trend for IT utilization and globalization of the society and economy: “from voice to non-voice” as its “multimedia strategy”, “to anything mobile” as its “ubiquity strategy”, and “from domestic to global” as its “globalization strategy”. DoCoMo will also simultaneously reinforce its core businesses. DoCoMo seeks to enhance its enterprise value by implementing the following measures.
 
(1)
 
Multimedia
 
To further disseminate mobile multimedia services, DoCoMo intends to develop and offer a variety of advanced non-voice services, including the distribution of music, video and text information. DoCoMo also plans to accelerate the uptake of mobile multimedia capitalizing on the fast-speed, large-volume data transmission capability of its third-generation network (“FOMA”).
 
DoCoMo is also committed to continuing its research and development on the fourth-generation mobile communications system in order to further enhance services.
 
(2)
 
Ubiquity
 
With the development of mobile multimedia services, the business boundaries of mobile communications have extended from conventional “person-to-person” communications to “person-to-machine” communication services, most typically represented by data access to “i-mode”. In order to further expand its business domain, DoCoMo intends to equip anything mobile with transmission capabilities, including remote control of intelligent home appliances, distributing information to vehicles (telematics services), or electronic commerce services on mobile information devices (mobile e-commerce). DoCoMo also plans to expand the usage of mobile communications to “machine-to-machine” communications services such as monitoring the inventory level of vending machines.
 
(3)
 
Globalization
 
To globalize its businesses, DoCoMo, through alliances with its investee partners, is steadily facilitating an early deployment of “i-mode” service, IMT-2000 systems based on W-CDMA technology, and mobile multimedia services overseas. At the same time, DoCoMo will continue to explore various opportunities in a bid to flexibly implement its global strategies depending on circumstances, which includes alliances that may not involve equity participation.
 
3.    Basic Policies for Profit Distribution
 
The basic principles of the Company are to strengthen its financial position and maintain internal reserves in

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order to build a highly advanced network, offer high-quality and stable services, and promote mobile multimedia. At the same time, the Company aims to continue stable dividend payments taking into account its business performance and business environment.
 
The internal reserves will be allocated for research and development, capital expenditure, and investment activities in order to respond to the rapid movements in the market. The Company seeks to enhance its enterprise value by introducing new technologies, offering new services, and deploying businesses overseas through alliances with new business partners.
 
4.    Organizational Changes to Reinforce Management Control
 
The Company established an Advisory Board in February 1999 to receive objective opinions and proposals of knowledgeable persons from various fields concerning managerial challenges facing DoCoMo. The Advisory Board was renewed and commenced its second term in May 2001. Similarly, to receive advice from a more global perspective, a “US Advisory Board” was created in December 2000. The opinions and proposals from the advisors are reflected in the Company’s business management.
 
5.    Relationship with the Parent Company
 
(1)
 
The Company operates its business mainly in the field of wireless telecommunications under its own managerial responsibilities within the NTT Group. Currently, NTT owns 63.0% of the outstanding shares of the Company, and NTT may be in a position to influence the Company’s direction by exercising its appointment and dismissal right with respect to directors as the majority shareholder of the Company.
 
(2)
 
On July 1, 1999 the Company reached an agreement with NTT relating to the basic research and development undertaken by NTT, the content of services, benefits and appropriate compensation. NTT is being compensated for the basic research and development it provides to the Company. In addition, the Company and NTT reached an agreement on April 1, 2002, relating to group management/operation, the content of services, benefits and appropriate compensation. Under the agreement, NTT is being compensated for the group management/operation services that it provides to the DoCoMo group. Prior to March 31, 2002, each of the Company and its eight Regional Subsidiaries had concluded individual management agreements with NTT.
 
6.    Target Management Index
 
Now that the Japanese mobile communications market has entered a period of stable growth, DoCoMo, from the viewpoint of emphasizing profitability, considers EBITDA margin an important index for corporate management. DoCoMo targets to achieve an EBITDA margin of at least 30% and will try to improve it every year in an effort to maximize its enterprise value.
 
(Note) EBITDA margin = EBITDA/ operating revenues
 
EBITDA: operating income + depreciation and amortization +loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment
 
7.    Others
 
Recognizing that one of the most important issues facing the company is to support the building of environment conservation-oriented social systems, DoCoMo is committed to continue its efforts to alleviate its burden on the environment. Along with its endeavors to achieve ISO14001 certification at all levels of the group, DoCoMo has also actively encouraged “green procurement and purchasing” in order to reduce its environmental impact, and collected and recycled cellular phones and accessories in order to promote a recycling-oriented society.

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3.  Business Review and Financial Position
 
1.    Overview of the First Six Months of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2003 (Fiscal 2002)
 
(1)
 
Business Overview
 
The general business climate remained severe during the first six months of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003, despite growing exports to other Asian countries, with low corporate earnings, a high rate of unemployment, and consumers’ continued reluctance for spending.
 
The growth of the wireless communications market in Japan has slowed down as the penetration rate of mobile communications services has already reached a high level and the market has entered a transition phase from rapid expansion to stable growth. The wireless communications market in Japan has continued to expand, however, and the combined number of net additional subscribers for cellular phones and PHS during this period was 2.89 million. The aggregate number of cellular and PHS subscriptions in Japan as of September 30, 2002, was 77.71 million, and the penetration rate has reached 61% of the population. In the meantime, competition among wireless carriers has intensified as each carrier continuously introduced various new services.
 
To swiftly respond to these changes in the market, the Company shifted its managerial focus to attach more emphasis on profits rather than revenues, and has endeavored to expand into new business domains by steadfastly deploying businesses based on the three growth strategies of “multimedia”, “ubiquity” and “globalization”, while reinforcing its core business.
 
In order to implement business and capital strategies together with the eight DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries in a more integrated manner and enhance the enterprise value of the total DoCoMo Group, the Company decided to acquire all the publicly held shares of its Regional Subsidiaries by way of share exchanges. The Company completed the repurchase of 870,000 shares of its own stock (at a total of 234.5 billion yen) required for the equity swap in August 2002. As of November 1, 2002, the Company completed its acquisition of all the publicly held shares of its Regional Subsidiaries.
 
In July 2002, the Company celebrated its 10th anniversary of its inauguration on July 1, 1992. Commemorating this event, special discounts were provided to customers for a limited period, commemorative dividends were paid to shareholders as a year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002 and various civic-minded programs were implemented.
 
The business results of the first six months of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 are summarized below.
 
Results for the first six months of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 (billions of yen,%)
 
      
Result of FY2002 1H

    
Changes from FY2001 1H
(%)

Operating revenues
    
2,384.3
    
              1.9
Operating income
    
   640.0
    
            17.5
Income before income taxes
    
   628.0
    
            22.3
Net income
    
       4.2
    
            (95.3)
EBITDA
    
   981.3
    
            15.4
EBITDA margin
    
        41.2%
    
Up 4.8 points
 
[Operating Revenues]
 
Cellular service revenues were 1,640.4 billion (up 0.2% compared to the same six months period of the previous fiscal year), a slight increase due primarily to changes in customers’ usage behavior, e.g., migration

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from voice messages to i-mode mail. Packet communications service revenues were 417.3 billion (up 23.8% compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year), due to an increase of “i-mode” subscribers. Consequently, Operating Revenues for the first six months of fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 were 2,384.3 billion yen, up 1.9% compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year.
 
[Operating Expenses]
 
As the market entered a period of stable growth and the growth in the number of subscribers slowed, the cost of handset sales, such as the aggregate cost of handset equipment and the aggregate commissions to sales agencies, has been reduced.
 
As a result of the foregoing, despite the increase of depreciation and amortization by 44.9 billion yen due to the commencement of “FOMA” service, overall operating expenses fell to 1,744.3 billion yen, down 2.8% compared to the same six months period of the previous fiscal year.
 
[Impairment losses from investments in overseas affiliates]
 
As a result of an appraisal of the market price or fair value of the shares of all of the overseas investee affiliates, DoCoMo decided to recognize and post impairment losses on its investments in AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. of the United States (AT&T Wireless), KPN Mobile N.V., of the Netherlands (KPN Mobile), and Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited of the United Kingdom (H3G UK). DoCoMo recognized impairment charges of 307.8 billion yen (167.6 billion yen on AT&T Wireless, 67.9 billion yen on KPN Mobile, and 72.2 billion yen on H3G UK, respectively), net of deferred taxes of 217.5 billion yen.
 
The results for each business segment are summarized below.
 
[Mobile Phone Business]
 
As for the second-generation mobile phone service, the packet communication speed was enhanced (to maximum 28.8kbps downlink) and the “i-appli” content size was expanded in an effort to increase “i-mode” ARPU (the monthly average revenue per unit from data transmission). Measures to improve the convenience to customers were undertaken, including the introduction of “i-appli standby screen” feature, which allows users to receive an incoming call or mail even when “i-appli” function is activated. New products introduced during this period include the “mova 504i” cellular phone series that supports enhanced “i-mode” features and infrared data connection capability, and the “mova 251i” cellular phone series with a built-in camera compatible with picture mail service “i-shot”. To further increase the variety of products, a new model “mova F671iS” (“Raku Raku Phone IIS”), a model especially tailored for use by a wider range of age groups, was also released.
 
Despite these efforts, the voice ARPU from cellular service declined 9.7% compared to the same six months period of the previous year to 6,490 yen, due largely to an increase of low-usage customers and a continuing change in customers’ usage behavior, e.g., migration from voice messages to “i-mode” mail. Consequently, although the monthly “i-mode” ARPU rose to 1,670 yen (up 12.1% compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year) as a result of further increase in the number of “i-mode” subscribers and the efforts to promote usage by offering enhanced capabilities, the aggregate ARPU (the monthly average revenue per unit) decreased by 6.0% to 8,160 yen as of September 30, 2002
 
In the meantime, DoCoMo has gradually expanded the coverage of its “FOMA” network to cover 77% of the populated areas in Japan as of September 30, 2002. “Dual Network” service, which enables users to use

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both second-generation 800MHz digital handsets and “FOMA” handsets with a single phone number, has started to improve the convenience to customers. Furthermore, a PDA type device with videophone capability, “FOMA SH2101V”, and a new handset model “FOMA T2101V” that offers significantly longer battery hours, were also introduced. Despite these endeavors, however, sales of the “FOMA” handsets remained sluggish, as customers’ demand for richer content offerings, among other things, was not completely satisfied.
 
In April, “i-mode” service was launched in the Netherlands by KPN Mobile, and in June in Taiwan by KG Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (KG Telecom). The Company also entered into technical alliance agreements on “i-mode” service with Bouygues Telecom S.A. (Bouygues Telecom) of France, and Telefonica Moviles S.A. (Telefonica Moviles) of Spain to facilitate its global expansion plans.
 
On the other hand, DoCoMo continued its efforts to counter and eradicate unsolicited bulk e-mails and the problem of companies calling mobile phones and then hanging up after one ring in a scam to solicit business, by upgrading the function to allow mail reception only from designated domains, and providing a new function to reject calls from pre-designated numbers. DoCoMo is committed to do its utmost as a telecommunications carrier so that customers can use its services in a more comfortable manner.
 
Additionally, to respond to customers’ diverse needs for mobile multimedia, DoCoMo introduced new products such as “musea”, a Pocket PC 2002-compatible PDA, and “Posiseek R”, a terminal for DoCoMo’s GPS-based location information service “DLP”.
 
As a result of the foregoing, the number of subscribers to DoCoMo’s principal services, and the revenues at the end of first six months of Fiscal 2002, were as follows:
 
Number of Subscribers for Main Services
 
      
As of Sept. 30, 2002

    
Changes from March 31, 2002
(%)

      
(thousand subscribers, %)
Cellular services
    
42,026
    
  3.3
FOMA services
    
    136
    
51.8
i-mode service*
    
34,883
    
  8.5
Satellite mobile communications service
    
      28
    
  1.4

*
 
The number of “i-mode” subscribers is the aggregate of PDC “i-mode” subscribers (34,761 thousand subscribers) and FOMA “i-mode” subscribers (123 thousand subscribers).
 
Operating Revenues for Main Services
 
      
Results of Fiscal 2002 1H

    
Changes from FY2001 1H
(%)

      
(billion yen, %)
Cellular service revenues
    
1,640.4
    
   0.2
FOMA service revenues*
    
      5.5
    
 —  
Packet communication service revenues
    
   417.3
    
 23.8
Satellite mobile communications service revenues
    
      3.6
    
 (25.3)

*
 
Inclusive of packet data transmission revenues from “FOMA” subscribers.
 
Results for the First Six months of the Year Ending March 31, 2003
 
      
Results of Fiscal 2002 1H

      
(billions of yen)
Mobile phone business revenues
    
2,325.8
Mobile phone business operating income
    
   656.1

*
 
Result for each business segment (Mobile phone business, PHS business, Quickcast business and Miscellaneous business) is prepared based on U.S. GAAP starting this interim period ended September 30, 2002.

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1)
 
ARPU: Average monthly revenue per unit
 
Aggregate ARPU: Cellular phone service ARPU (Voice ARPU) + “i-mode” ARPU
 
2)
 
“i-mode” ARPU: “i-mode” ARPU purely generated from “i-mode” multiplied by (number of active “i-mode” users / number of active cellular phone users)
 
Number of active users: (number of subscribers at the end of previous fiscal year + number of subscribers at the end of this fiscal half or at the end of this fiscal year) / 2 multiplied by number of months.
 
3)
 
These definitions are applicable throughout “3. Business Review and Financial Position”.
 
[PHS Business]
 
As for the PHS service, DoCoMo took different measures to promote data communication service. Promotion of the “P-p@c” service, a discount service for data communication, and the sales of “P-in” series, data-card type PHS, that are linked to “P-p@c” service was one measure. Another was the introduction of various new products including “Lookwalk P751v”, a handset with videophone capability supporting DoCoMo’s video distribution service “M-stage visual”. DoCoMo also expanded the use of “DoCoMo Telephone Card—MOBILER’S CHECK”, a prepaid phone card, to PHS subscribers to pay PHS service charges in advance. In spite of these efforts, the number of PHS subscribers declined and the ARPU from PHS service fell 9.2 % compared to the same six months period of the previous year to 3,550 yen as severe business conditions persisted.
 
However, the losses from the PHS business were considerably trimmed to 15.6 billion yen for the first six months of Fiscal 2002 as a result of continued efforts for cost reduction and efficient facility utilization.
 
As a consequence of the foregoing, the PHS subscriber count and revenues amounted to the following:
 
Number of PHS subscribers as at September 30, 2002
 
      
Subscriber count as at Sept. 30, 2002

    
Changes from
March 31, 2002 (%)

      
(thousand subscribers, %)
PHS service
    
1,829
    
(4.8)
 
Results for the First Six Months of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2003
 
      
Fiscal 2002 1H

      
(billions of yen)
PHS business revenues
    
 43.6 
Operating loss from PHS business
    
(15.6)
 
[Quickcast Business]
 
Despite attempts to boost system sales to corporate users and municipal governments by emphasizing Quickcast’s multicast feature and information distribution capability to electronic bulletin boards, the Quickcast business suffered from a constant decline in subscriptions as the market for pager services in Japan continued to shrink. To decrease costs and improve its profitability, the number of personnel engaged in this business was reduced.
 
The number of subscribers and the results for the first six months of Fiscal 2002 are summarized below:
 
Number of Quickcast subscribers as at September 30, 2002
 
      
Subscriber count as at Sept. 30, 2002

    
Changes from
March 31, 2002 (%)

      
(thousand subscribers, %)
Quickcast service
    
709
    
(14.2)

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Results for the First Six Months of the Year Ending March 31, 2003
 
      
Fiscal 2002 1H

      
(billions of yen)
Quickcast business revenues
    
 4.3 
Operating loss from Quickcast business
    
(1.0)
 
[Miscellaneous Business]
 
The user count for DoCoMo’s “WORLD CALL” service, an international dialing service from cellular phones, increased in the first six months of Fiscal 2002 as DoCoMo enabled users to use this service without having to apply in advance to use this service, and started providing the service to subscribers of satellite telephones. As for international roaming service, “WORLD WALKER”, DoCoMo added a new service for the United States, and made endeavors to allow users to use the service at a more reasonable price.
 
DoCoMo also launched public wireless LAN service, “Mzone”, with a goal to cultivate new markets by interconnecting this service with “FOMA”.
 
Leveraging their own technologies and know-how, the subsidiaries in the DoCoMo Group have expanded into new business areas, including systems development and consulting.
 
The results for the first six months of the fiscal year ending March 2003 are summarized below:
 
Results for the First Six Months of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2003
 
      
Results of Fiscal 2002 1H

      
(billions of yen)
Miscellaneous business revenues
    
10.6
Operating income from Miscellaneous business
    
  0.4
 
(2)    Cash Flow Conditions
 
Certain information about DoCoMo’s cash flows on a consolidated basis for the first six months of fiscal 2002 are summarized as follows. Despite the decrease in income before income taxes for the first six months of fiscal 2002, net cash provided by operating activities was 846.2 billion yen, up 239.6 billion yen (or 39.5%) compared to the same six months period of the previous year due largely to the increase in non-cash expenses such as depreciation and write-downs of investments in affiliates, as well as to the fact that payments of telephone bills for the previous fiscal year which normally would have been due on March 31, 2002 were collected during the first six months of fiscal 2002 because the last day of March 2002 coincided with a bank holiday. Net cash used in investing activities was 489.8 billion yen, down 97.4 billion yen (or 16.6%) compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year due to a decrease in purchase of property/plant and equipment. Net cash used in financing activities was 219.9 billion yen, increased by 192.8 billion yen compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year due primarily to DoCoMo’s repurchase of its own shares of 234.5 billion yen.
 
(3)    Profit Distribution for the First Six Months of Fiscal 2002
 
As noted in the report of consolidated financial statements dated May 8, 2002, the Company will suspend the interim dividend payment for the first six months of Fiscal 2002 because the Company is unable to satisfy the conditions set forth in the Commercial Code of Japan after the repurchase of its own shares which was required for the share exchanges with DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries, as approved at the 11th regular annual shareholders’ meeting.
 
The Company intends to pay a total annual dividend of 500 yen per share as a year-end dividend.

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2.    Prospects for the Entire Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2003
 
(1)
 
Business Outlook
 
The Japanese mobile communications market is currently undergoing a major transition to a period of stable growth, with rising penetration rates and rapidly growing demand for data communications services. Against this backdrop, DoCoMo has decided to run its business with a stronger focus on profits instead of revenues. To this end, DoCoMo will expand its business fields by pursuing the three major strategies set forth in its management policies, and reinforce its financial position through measures including company-wide cost reduction while strengthening its existing core businesses.
 
To reinforce the core businesses and thereby its competitive edge, DoCoMo plans to offer new services and products catering to customer needs, provide diversified billing plans, acquire new subscribers, curb churns, and encourage usage by customers. DoCoMo continues to provide electronic commerce services that will realize cash-free shopping on mobile phones as well as services to remotely control intelligent home appliances in a bid to expand usage of mobile communications. While the voice ARPU from cellular phones is expected to decline further due primarily to the increase of low-usage customers and the change in customers’ usage behavior, DoCoMo aims to increase “i-mode” ARPU by further disseminating “i-mode” service and enhancing its functionality to stimulate usage in order to maintain aggregate ARPU at a high level. The aggregate ARPU as at March 31, 2003, is estimated to be 7,980 yen, down 5.9% year-on-year, of which voice ARPU accounts for 6,290 yen (down 9.4% year-on-year), and “i-mode” ARPU 1,690 yen (up 9.7% year-on-year).
 
In view of the slow uptake of “FOMA” service, which is considered largely due to the limitations in coverage area, battery hours and handset availability, DoCoMo revised the handset sales target downwards to 320,000 subscribers as at March 31, 2003, and will undertake the following measures to achieve the target. The group plans to expand “FOMA” coverage to 90% of the populated areas in Japan by March 31, 2003, and introduce indoor base stations, while continuously improving the communication quality. New handsets that are smaller, lighter and have longer standby battery hours are planned for release. New services that take advantage of features unique to FOMA, such as the visual mail service and enriched “M-stage service” are also expected for launch. In addition, the Group plans to reinforce solution-marketing activities targeted at corporate customers to facilitate the use of FOMA services among this segment.
 
To accelerate the deployment of mobile multimedia overseas, “i-mode” service is planned for launch in France, following Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan and Belgium. To facilitate the introduction of IMT-2000 systems at an early date, the Company plans to transfer its technology and know-how acquired through the deployment of FOMA service in Japan to its overseas investee partners. Going forward, the Company intends to continue exploring investment opportunities primarily in the Asian region, and also flexibly look into other options including alliances that do not involve equity participations depending on the circumstances.
 
With regard to PHS, Quickcast, satellite mobile communications, and other services, DoCoMo will continue its efforts to reduce costs and improve its financial performance to achieve efficient operations. In the event that the user base of services including cellular phone services suffers a significant drop, DoCoMo intends to carry out a review of such service and may suspend the acceptance of new subscribers and decrease the variety of billing plans.
 
Furthermore, in an effort to increase the enterprise value of the group as a whole, DoCoMo will reinforce the group management with the Regional Subsidiaries and promote an efficient group management by transferring some operations to subsidiaries while preserving the strategic unity of the group.

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As a result of the foregoing, the number of subscribers for DoCoMo’s main services and the business results for the entire fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 are forecast as below.
 
Subscriber Forecast for Main Services as at March 31, 2003
 
      
As at March 31, 2003

    
Changes from March 31, 2002
(%)

      
(thousand subscribers)
Cellular service
    
43,300
    
   6.4
FOMA service
    
     320
    
257.8
i-mode service*
    
36,700
    
  14.1
PHS service
    
  1,690
    
  (12.1)
Quickcast service
    
    590
    
  (28.6)

*
 
Figures for “i-mode” include FOMA “i-mode” subscribers (290 thousand subscribers).
 
Results Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2003
 
    
Fiscal 2002

  
Changes from Fiscal 2001 (%)

    
(billions of yen, %)
Operating revenues
  
4,676.0
  
              0.4
Operating income
  
1,012.0
  
              1.1
Income before income taxes
  
  998.0
  
              4.4
Net income
  
  182.0
  
            —  
EBITDA
  
1,777.0
  
              5.7
EBITDA margin
  
        38.0%
  
Up 1.9 points

(2)    Profit
 
Distribution Outlook for Fiscal 2002
 
The Company intends to pay a total annual dividend of 500 yen per share as a year-end dividend.
 
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
These consolidated financial statements contain forward-looking statements such as forecasts of results of operation, policies, management strategies, objectives, plans, recognition and evaluation of facts, expected number of subscribers or financial results, and prospects of dividend payment. All forward-looking statements that are not historical facts are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates, projections, plans, recognition and evaluations based on the information currently available. The projected numbers in this report were derived using certain assumptions that are indispensable for making projections in addition to historical facts that have been acknowledged accurately. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in or suggested by any forward-looking statement. DoCoMo cannot promise that its assumptions, expectations, projection, anticipated estimates or other information expressed in these forward-looking statements will turn out to be correct. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:
 
 
 
DoCoMo’s ability to continue to attract and retain subscribers to its services;
 
 
 
The monthly minutes of use (MOU) per user and the monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) are maintained within levels projected by DoCoMo;
 
 
 
DoCoMo’s ability to add capacity to its existing wireless networks;
 
 
 
DoCoMo’s ability to expand its third-generation (3G) wireless services (“FOMA”) as planned, and acquire and retain subscribers to it;
 
 
 
DoCoMo’s ability to successfully expand internationally through international alliances and investment outside of Japan;
 
 
 
Regulatory developments and changes, in particular in the areas of telecommunications and radio wave transmission, and DoCoMo’s ability to respond to and adapt to those changes;
 
 
 
DoCoMo’s ability to continue to win acceptance of its services and products, which are offered in highly competitive markets characterized by continuous introduction of new services and products, rapid developments in technology and subjective and changing consumer preferences;
 
 
 
Volatility and changes in the economic conditions and securities market in Japan and other countries, and DoCoMo’s ability to respond to and adapt to those changes; and
 
 
 
DoCoMo’s ability to maintain the current state of affairs between communication carriers with regard to DoCoMo’s right to set tariffs and forms of interconnection.

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4.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
 
(1)  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
 
    
September 30, 2002

  
September 30, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

    
Amount

    
%

  
Amount

    
%

  
Amount

    
%

    
(Millions of yen)
ASSETS
                                   
Current assets:
                                   
Cash and cash equivalents
  
437,488
 
       
110,582
 
       
301,048
 
    
Accounts receivable, net
  
526,782
 
       
803,531
 
       
844,816
 
    
Inventories
  
121,720
 
       
163,113
 
       
96,000
 
    
Deferred tax assets
  
73,473
 
       
38,070
 
       
44,056
 
    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
  
93,764
 
       
122,387
 
       
98,985
 
    
Total current assets
  
1,253,227
 
  
22.1
  
1,237,683
 
  
20.4
  
1,384,905
 
  
22.8
Property, plant and equipment:
                                   
Wireless telecommunications equipment
  
3,595,916
 
       
3,074,024
 
       
3,361,066
 
    
Buildings and structures
  
489,362
 
       
399,426
 
       
439,171
 
    
Tools, furniture and fixtures
  
551,019
 
       
471,627
 
       
529,532
 
    
Land
  
183,600
 
       
166,520
 
       
173,867
 
    
Construction in progress
  
209,910
 
       
312,266
 
       
195,389
 
    
Accumulated depreciation
  
(2,323,759
)
       
(1,891,374
)
       
(2,080,033
)
    
Total property, plant and equipment, net
  
2,706,048
 
  
47.6
  
2,532,489
 
  
41.7
  
2,618,992
 
  
43.2
Non-current investments and other assets:
                                   
Investments in affiliates
  
404,123
 
       
1,575,816
 
       
997,331
 
    
Marketable securities and other investments
  
12,364
 
       
24,066
 
       
17,758
 
    
Intangible assets, net
  
440,453
 
       
384,022
 
       
434,690
 
    
Other assets
  
139,792
 
       
135,480
 
       
135,411
 
    
Deferred tax assets
  
726,812
 
       
179,408
 
       
478,138
 
    
Total non-current investments and other assets
  
1,723,544
 
  
30.3
  
2,298,792
 
  
37.9
  
2,063,328
 
  
34.0
    

  
  

  
  

  
TOTAL ASSETS
  
5,682,819
 
  
100.0
  
6,068,964
 
  
100.0
  
6,067,225
 
  
100.0
    

  
  

  
  

  

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September 30, 2002

  
September 30, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

    
Amount

    
%

  
Amount

  
%

  
Amount

  
%

    
(Millions of yen)
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                               
Current liabilities:
                               
Current portion of long-term debt
  
173,587
 
       
184,544
       
212,934
    
Short-term borrowings
  
60,150
 
       
227,060
       
81,050
    
Accounts payable, trade
  
431,710
 
       
556,607
       
557,851
    
Accrued payroll
  
23,170
 
       
36,752
       
42,728
    
Accrued interest
  
3,586
 
       
3,418
       
3,226
    
Accrued taxes on income
  
271,005
 
       
248,713
       
293,410
    
Other current liabilities
  
102,739
 
       
71,507
       
86,693
    
Total current liabilities
  
1,065,947
 
  
18.7
  
1,328,601
  
21.9
  
1,277,892
  
21.0
Long-term liabilities:
                               
Long-term debt
  
1,224,462
 
       
1,014,050
       
1,135,348
    
Employee benefits
  
112,849
 
       
94,730
       
105,728
    
Other long-term liabilities
  
151,926
 
       
134,633
       
152,749
    
Total long-term liabilities
  
1,489,237
 
  
26.2
  
1,243,413
  
20.5
  
1,393,825
  
23.0
    

  
  
  
  
  
TOTAL LIABILITIES
  
2,555,184
 
  
44.9
  
2,572,014
  
42.4
  
2,671,717
  
44.0
    

  
  
  
  
  
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
  
117,650
 
  
2.1
  
91,927
  
1.5
  
103,625
  
1.7
    

  
  
  
  
  
Shareholders’ equity:
                               
Common stock
  
949,680
 
       
949,680
       
949,680
    
Additional paid-in capital
  
1,262,672
 
       
1,262,672
       
1,262,672
    
Retained earnings
  
951,037
 
       
1,167,315
       
956,899
    
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  
81,058
 
       
25,356
       
122,632
    
Treasury stock
  
(234,462
)
       
—  
       
—  
    
    

  
  
  
  
  
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
3,009,985
 
  
53.0
  
3,405,023
  
56.1
  
3,291,883
  
54.3
    

  
  
  
  
  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
5,682,819
 
  
100.0
  
6,068,964
  
100.0
  
6,067,225
  
100.0
    

  
  
  
  
  

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(2)  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
    
Six months ended
September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended
September 30, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

 
    
Amount

    
%

    
Amount

    
%

    
Amount

    
%

 
    
(Millions of yen)
 
Operating revenues:
                                         
Wireless services
  
2,142,183
 
         
2,060,670
 
         
4,153,459
 
      
Equipment sales
  
242,081
 
         
278,075
 
         
505,795
 
      
Total operating revenues
  
2,384,264
 
  
100.0
 
  
2,338,745
 
  
100.0
 
  
4,659,254
 
  
100.0
 
Operating expenses:
                                         
Personnel expenses
  
120,032
 
         
114,479
 
         
231,237
 
      
Non-personnel expenses
  
1,067,434
 
         
1,146,843
 
         
2,300,207
 
      
Depreciation, amortization and loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment
  
342,510
 
         
305,224
 
         
690,994
 
      
Other, net
  
214,305
 
         
227,590
 
         
435,929
 
      
Total operating expenses
  
1,744,281
 
  
73.2
 
  
1,794,136
 
  
76.7
 
  
3,658,367
 
  
78.5
 
Operating income
  
639,983
 
  
26.8
 
  
544,609
 
  
23.3
 
  
1,000,887
 
  
21.5
 
Other expense (income):
                                         
Interest expense
  
8,837
 
         
8,221
 
         
17,229
 
      
Interest income
  
(57
)
         
(82
)
         
(154
)
      
Other, net
  
3,236
 
         
23,146
 
         
27,421
 
      
Total other expense (income)
  
12,016
 
  
0.5
 
  
31,285
 
  
1.3
 
  
44,496
 
  
1.0
 
Income before income taxes
  
627,967
 
  
26.3
 
  
513,324
 
  
22.0
 
  
956,391
 
  
20.5
 
Income taxes:
                                         
Current
  
271,068
 
         
248,281
 
         
453,914
 
      
Deferred
  
(6,719
)
         
(23,399
)
         
(54,271
)
      
Total income taxes
  
264,349
 
  
11.1
 
  
224,882
 
  
9.7
 
  
399,643
 
  
8.6
 
Equity in net losses of affiliates
  
(309,559
)
  
(12.9
)
  
(184,962
)
  
(7.9
)
  
(643,962
)
  
(13.8
)
Minority interests in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries
  
(14,169
)
  
(0.6
)
  
(14,273
)
  
(0.6
)
  
(28,977
)
  
(0.6
)
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change
  
39,890
 
  
1.7
 
  
89,207
 
  
3.8
 
  
(116,191
)
  
(2.5
)
Cumulative effect of accounting change
  
(35,716
)
  
(1.5
)
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
Net income (loss)
  
4,174
 
  
0.2
 
  
89,207
 
  
3.8
 
  
(116,191
)
  
(2.5
)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                                         
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities
  
(1,323
)
         
(2,411
)
         
(2,136
)
      
Net revaluation of financial instruments
  
67
 
         
—  
 
         
(90
)
      
Foreign currency translation adjustments
  
(40,579
)
         
3,711
 
         
105,147
 
      
Minimum pension liability adjustment
  
261
 
         
947
 
         
(3,398
)
      
Comprehensive income (loss)
  
(37,400
)
  
(1.6
)
  
91,454
 
  
3.9
 
  
(16,668
)
  
(0.4
)

(Note)
 
The denominator used to calculate the percentage figures is the amount of total operating revenues.
 
 
EARNINGS PER SHARE DATA
    
Six months ended
September 30, 2002

      
Six months ended
September 30, 2001

  
Year ended
March 31, 2002

 
      
(Yen)
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding—Basic and diluted (shares)
    
49,882,337
 
    
50,180,000
  
50,180,000
 
Basic and diluted income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change
    
799.68
 
    
1,777.74
  
(2,315.48
)
Basic and diluted cumulative effect of accounting change
    
(716.00
)
    
—  
  
—  
 
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share
    
83.68
 
    
1,777.74
  
(2,315.48
)

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(3)  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
 
      
Six months ended
September 30, 2002

      
Six months ended
September 30, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

 
      
Amount

      
Amount

    
Amount

 
      
(Millions of yen)
 
Common stock:
                        
At the beginning of the year
    
949,680
 
    
949,680
 
  
949,680
 
At the end of the period
    
949,680
 
    
949,680
 
  
949,680
 
Additional paid-in capital:
                        
At the beginning of the year
    
1,262,672
 
    
1,262,672
 
  
1,262,672
 
At the end of the period
    
1,262,672
 
    
1,262,672
 
  
1,262,672
 
Retained earnings:
                        
At the beginning of the year
    
956,899
 
    
1,083,126
 
  
1,083,126
 
Cash dividends
    
(10,036
)
    
(5,018
)
  
(10,036
)
Net income (loss)
    
4,174
 
    
89,207
 
  
(116,191
)
At the end of the period
    
951,037
 
    
1,167,315
 
  
956,899
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
                        
At the beginning of the year
    
122,632
 
    
23,109
 
  
23,109
 
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
    
(1,323
)
    
(2,411
)
  
(2,136
)
Net revaluation of financial instruments
    
67
 
           
(90
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    
(40,579
)
    
3,711
 
  
105,147
 
Minimum pension liability adjustment
    
261
 
    
947
 
  
(3,398
)
At the end of the period
    
81,058
 
    
25,356
 
  
122,632
 
Treasury stock:
                        
At the beginning of the year
    
—  
 
    
—  
 
  
—  
 
Acquisition of treasury stock
    
(234,462
)
    
—  
 
  
—  
 
At the end of the period
    
(234,462
)
    
—  
 
  
—  
 
      

    

  

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    
3,009,985
 
    
3,405,023
 
  
3,291,883
 
      

    

  

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(4)  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
 
    
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

 
    
(Millions of yen)
 
I.    Cash flows from operating activities:
                    
1. Net Income (loss)
  
4,174
 
  
89,207
 
  
(116,191
)
2. Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities—
                    
(1) Depreciation and amortization
  
336,570
 
  
291,646
 
  
640,505
 
(2) Deferred taxes
  
(224,173
)
  
(149,710
)
  
(524,549
)
(3) Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment
  
4,726
 
  
14,245
 
  
39,204
 
(4) Equity in net losses of affiliates (including write-downs of ¥525,221 million, ¥320,481 million and ¥1,077,879 million in investments in affiliates in the period ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 and the year ended March 31, 2002, respectively)
  
527,013
 
  
311,273
 
  
1,114,240
 
(5) Minority interest in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries
  
14,169
 
  
14,273
 
  
28,977
 
(6) Cumulative effect of accounting change
  
35,716
 
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
(7) Changes in current assets and liabilities:
                    
Decrease in accounts receivable, trade
  
319,082
 
  
81,236
 
  
42,336
 
(Decrease) increase in allowance for doubtful accounts
  
(1,048
)
  
511
 
  
(1,874
)
(Increase ) decrease in inventories
  
(25,720
)
  
(55,717
)
  
11,404
 
Decrease in accounts payable, trade
  
(134,435
)
  
(71,550
)
  
(99,689
)
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities
  
16,046
 
  
(24,792
)
  
8,483
 
(Decrease) increase in accrued taxes on income
  
(22,404
)
  
44,897
 
  
89,594
 
Increase in liability for employee benefits, net of deferred pension costs
  
7,121
 
  
3,619
 
  
18,933
 
Other
  
(10,681
)
  
57,399
 
  
89,715
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  
846,156
 
  
606,537
 
  
1,341,088
 
II.    Cash flows from investing activities:
                    
1. Purchases of property, plant and equipment
  
(412,423
)
  
(482,119
)
  
(863,184
)
2. Purchases of intangible and other assets
  
(76,969
)
  
(93,070
)
  
(199,517
)
3. Purchases of investments
  
(2,682
)
  
(14,194
)
  
(68,189
)
4. Other
  
2,231
 
  
2,096
 
  
5,797
 
Net cash used in investing activities
  
(489,843
)
  
(587,287
)
  
(1,125,093
)
III.    Cash flows from financing activities:
                    
1. Issuance of long-term debt
  
140,705
 
  
151,721
 
  
395,238
 
2. Repayment of long-term debt
  
(91,232
)
  
(82,373
)
  
(177,686
)
3. Payments to acquire treasury stock
  
(234,462
)
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
4. Principal payments under capital lease obligation
  
(3,789
)
  
(4,110
)
  
(8,418
)
5. Dividends paid
  
(10,036
)
  
(5,018
)
  
(10,036
)
6. Proceeds from short-term borrowings
  
214,712
 
  
572,410
 
  
957,619
 
7. Repayment of short-term borrowings
  
(235,612
)
  
(659,550
)
  
(1,190,769
)
8. Other
  
(153
)
  
(172
)
  
680
 
Net cash used in financing activities
  
(219,867
)
  
(27,092
)
  
(33,372
)
IV.    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
  
(6
)
  
(1
)
  
—  
 
V.     Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  
136,440
 
  
(7,843
)
  
182,623
 
VI.   Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  
301,048
 
  
118,425
 
  
118,425
 
VII.  Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  
437,488
 
  
110,582
 
  
301,048
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
                    
Cash paid during the period for:
                    
Interest
  
10,030
 
  
9,633
 
  
20,165
 
Income taxes
  
293,472
 
  
203,384
 
  
364,321
 
Non-cash financing activities
                    
Assets acquired through capital lease obligations
  
3,747
 
  
2,778
 
  
5,376
 
 

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Basis of Presentation:
 
The accompanying interim consolidated financial information of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively “DoCoMo”) has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
 
(1)    Adoption of new accounting principle:
 
Accounting for commissions paid to agents
 
Effective April 1, 2002, DoCoMo adopted Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 01-09, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer or a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products”. The adoption results in the reclassification of certain amounts previously included in non-personnel expenses as a reduction of equipment sales. Consequently, both net equipment sales and non-personnel expenses decreased by ¥267,900 million for the six months ended September 30, 2001, and ¥507,900 million for the year ended March 31, 2002. EITF01-09 also requires that reduction of revenue and corresponding expenses be recognized at the time of sales, in lieu of the date of payment, which resulted in reduction of net equipment sales and non-personnel expenses by ¥255,000 million and ¥245,000 million, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2002. These effects resulted in an adjustment as of April 1, 2002 for the cumulative effect of accounting change in DoCoMo’s statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) by ¥35,700 million (net of taxes).
 
(2)    Significant accounting policies:
 
Inventories—
 
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The cost of equipment sold is determined by the first-in, first-out method.
 
Property, plant and equipment—
 
Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost and includes capitalized interest expense incurred during construction periods. Depreciation is computed by the declining-balance method at rates based on the estimated useful lives of the respective assets with the exception of buildings that are depreciated on a straight-line basis.
 
Investments in affiliates—
 
The equity method of accounting is applied for investments in affiliates where DoCoMo either owns an aggregate interest of 20% to 50% or is able to exercise significant influence over the affiliate.
 
DoCoMo evaluates its investments in affiliates for impairment due to declines in value considered to be other than temporary. In the event of a determination that a decline in value is other than temporary, a charge to earnings is recorded for the loss, and a new cost basis in the investment is established.

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Marketable securities—
 
Marketable securities consist of investments in debt and equity securities which DoCoMo accounts for in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.”
 
Goodwill and other intangible assets—
 
DoCoMo accounts for goodwill and other intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.
 
Impairment of long-lived assets—
 
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, DoCoMo’s long-lived assets other than goodwill, including property, plant and equipment, software and other intangibles, are reviewed for impairment, and if the asset is determined to be impaired, amount of loss is recognized in earnings.
 
Derivative financial instruments—
 
DoCoMo accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging Activities”, as amended by SFAS No. 138. All derivative instruments are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value, with the change in the fair value recognized either in other comprehensive income or in net income depending on whether the derivative instrument qualifies as a hedge for accounting purposes, and if so, the nature of hedging activity.
 
Employee benefit plans—
 
Pension benefits earned during the period, as well as interest on projected benefit obligations, are accrued currently. Prior service costs and credits resulting from changes in plan benefits are amortized over the average remaining service period of the employees expected to receive benefits.
 
Revenue recognition—
 
Base monthly service and airtime are recognized as revenues as service is provided to the subscribers. Equipment sales are recognized as revenue upon delivery of the equipment to the customer (agent resellers).
 
Upfront activation fees are being deferred and recognized as revenue over the expected term of customer relationship of each service. The related direct costs are also being deferred only to the extent of the related upfront fee amount and are being amortized over the same periods.
 
Income taxes—
 
Income taxes are provided based on the asset and liability method of income tax accounting. Deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and the amount reported in the balance sheet.

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(Other footnotes to consolidated financial statements)
 
 
1.
 
Equity in net losses of affiliates
 
For the six months ended September 30, 2002, “Equity in net losses of affiliates” includes the recognition of impairment charges related to the investments in the following affiliates:
 
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
  
¥
167,584 million
KPN Mobile N.V.
  
¥
67,949 million
Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited
  
¥
72,233 million
 
 
2.
 
Share repurchase
 
The Company acquired some of its shares during the six months ended September 30, 2002 in order to perform the share exchanges described below in the subsequent events.
 
(1) Class of shares repurchased:
  
Shares of Common Stock of the Company
(2) Aggregate number of shares repurchased:
  
870,000 shares (1.73% of outstanding shares)
(3) Aggregate amount of repurchase price:
  
¥234,462 million
(4) Method of repurchase:
  
Repurchase in the market
 
 
3.
 
Subsequent events
 
The Company completed the share exchanges and made the regional subsidiaries wholly-owned on November 1, 2002. As a result, treasury stock of ¥234,462 million in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2002 was decreased by ¥231,885 million.

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
1.  Business segment information
 
    
Six months ended September 30, 2002

  
Six months ended September 30, 2001

  
Year ended
March 31, 2002

           
%

         
%

         
%

    
(Millions of yen)
Operating Revenues
                                   
Mobile phone business
  
2,325,758
 
  
97.6
  
2,536,913
 
  
97.1
  
5,022,108
 
  
97.1
PHS business
  
43,585
 
  
1.8
  
58,274
 
  
2.2
  
114,512
 
  
2.2
Quickcast business
  
4,271
 
  
0.2
  
5,971
 
  
0.2
  
10,976
 
  
0.2
Miscellaneous business
  
10,650
 
  
0.4
  
11,804
 
  
0.5
  
23,949
 
  
0.5
Consolidated operating
revenues
  
2,384,264
 
  
100.0
  
2,612,963
 
  
100.0
  
5,171,546
 
  
100.0
Operating income (loss)
                                   
Mobile phone business
  
656,145
 
  
—  
  
581,103
 
  
—  
  
1,067,585
 
  
—  
PHS business
  
(15,640
)
  
—  
  
(27,680
)
  
—  
  
(58,710
)
  
—  
Quickcast business
  
(971
)
  
—  
  
(3,528
)
  
—  
  
(6,393
)
  
—  
Miscellaneous business
  
449
 
  
—  
  
513
 
  
—  
  
370
 
  
—  
Consolidated operating
income
  
639,983
 
  
—  
  
550,407
 
  
—  
  
1,002,852
 
  
—  
 
Notes:
 
 
1.
 
Segment information for the six months ended September 30, 2002 is prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Segment information for the six months ended September 30, 2001, and for the year ended March 31, 2002 are prepared in accordance with Japanese GAAP.
 
2.
 
The Company segments its businesses internally as follows:
 
 
a.    Mobile phone business
      
Cellular service, FOMA service, packet communications service, satellite mobile communications service, in-flight telephone service and equipment sales for each service
b.    PHS business
      
PHS service and PHS equipment sales
c.    Quickcast business
      
Quickcast service and Quickcast equipment sales (formerly paging service and paging equipment sales)
d.    Miscellaneous business
      
International dialing service and other miscellaneous businesses

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Non-consolidated Semi-annual Financial Statements
  
November 7, 2002
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2002
  
[Japanese GAAP]
Name of registrant:
  
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Code No.:
  
9437
Stock exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed:
  
Tokyo Stock Exchange-First Section
Address of principal executive office:
  
Tokyo, Japan
(URL http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/)
    
Representative:
  
Keiji Tachikawa, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Contact:
  
Ken Takeuchi, Senior Manager, General Affairs Department / TEL (03) 5156-1111
Date of the meeting of the Board of Directors for approval
    
of non-consolidated semi-annual financial statements:
  
November 7, 2002
Interim dividends plan:
  
Yes
Adoption of the Unit Share System:
  
No
 
1.
 
Non-consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2002 (April 1, 2002-September 30, 2002)
(1)
 
Non-consolidated Results of Operations
Amounts are truncated to the nearest 100 million yen throughout this report.
 
    
Operating Revenues

  
Operating Income

  
Recurring Profit

    
(Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
Six months ended September 30, 2002
  
1,206,683
  
  2.2%
  
288,367
  
12.5%
  
281,780
  
11.6%
Six months ended September 30, 2001
  
1,180,339
  
15.9%
  
256,274
  
42.3%
  
252,468
  
44.5%
Year ended March 31, 2002
  
2,355,760
  
—  
  
420,159
  
—  
  
406,471
  
—  
 
    
Net Income (Loss)

  
Earnings (Loss) per Share

Six months ended September 30, 2002
  
(168,351
)
  
—  
  
(3,374.97)    (yen)
Six months ended September 30, 2001
  
(27,805
)
  
—  
  
   (554.12)    (yen)
Year ended March 31, 2002
  
(310,720
)
  
—  
  
(6,192.11)    (yen)
 
Notes: 1.
 
Earnings (loss) per share information is adjusted to reflect a five-for-one stock split that took effect on May 15, 2002. Treasury shares are not included in the calculation of the weighted average number of shares outstanding.
 
                  Weighted average number of shares
                  outstanding:
 
For the six months ended September 30, 2002:
 
49,882,337 shares
   
For the six months ended September 30, 2001:
 
50,180,000 shares
   
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002:
 
50,180,000 shares
            2. Change in accounting policy:
 
None
   
            3. Percentages above represent changes compared to corresponding previous semi-annual period.
   
 
(2)
 
Dividends
 
      
Interim Dividends per Share

    
Yearly Dividends per Share

Six months ended September 30, 2002
    
    0.00 (yen)
    
  —    
Six months ended September 30, 2001
    
500.00 (yen)
    
  —    
Year ended March 31, 2002
    
—    
    
1,500.00 (yen)
 
Notes:
 
As announced on May 8, 2002 in NTT DoCoMo, Inc.’s earnings release for the year ended March 31, 2002, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. will suspend the payment of interim dividends for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003, because NTT DoCoMo, Inc. is not able to satisfy the conditions for the payment of interim dividends set forth in the Commercial Code of Japan after the repurchase of its own shares which was required for the share exchanges with DoCoMo Regional Subsidiaries, as approved at the 11th regular annual shareholders’ meeting.
 
(3)
 
Non-consolidated Financial Position
 
    
Total Assets

    
Shareholders’ Equity

    
Equity Ratio
(Ratio of Shareholders’
Equity to Total Assets)

    
Shareholders’ Equity
Per Share

    
(Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
September 30, 2002
  
3,970,450
    
1,991,606
    
50.2%
    
40,389.50 (yen)
September 30, 2001
  
4,393,451
    
2,693,143
    
61.3%
    
53,669.65 (yen)
March 31, 2002
  
4,252,097
    
2,405,426
    
56.6%
    
47,935.97 (yen)
 
Notes:
  
1. Shareholders’ equity per share information is adjusted to reflect a five-for-one stock split that took effect on May 15, 2002. Treasury shares are not included in the number of shares outstanding at the end of the period.
    
    
    Number of shares outstanding at end of period:
  
September 30, 2002:
  
49,310,000 shares
    
         
September 30, 2001:
  
50,180,000 shares
    
         
March 31, 2002:
  
50,180,000 shares
    
    
2. Number of treasury shares:
  
September 30, 2002:
  
870,000 shares
    
         
September 30, 2001:
  
—            
    
         
March 31, 2002:
  
—            
    
 
2.
 
Non-consolidated Financial Results Forecasts for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2003 (April 1, 2002-March 31, 2003)
 
    
Operating Revenues

    
Recurring Profit

  
Net Income

    
Total Dividends per Share

                 
Year-End Dividends per Share

    
    
(Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
Year ending March 31, 2003
  
2,426,000
    
640,000
  
125,000
    
500.00
  
500.00

(Reference)    Expected Earnings per Share (Fiscal year ending March 31, 2003):             2,502.47 yen
 
Notes:
  
1. With regard to the assumptions and other related matters concerning the above estimated results, please refer to page 12 in the Consolidated Semi-annual Financial Statements.
    
2. Non-consolidated semi-annual financial statements as of and for the six months ended September 30, 2002 were unaudited.

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1.  NON-CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
 
(1)  NON-CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
 
    
September 30, 2002

  
September 30, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

    
Amount
    
%
  
Amount
    
%
  
Amount
    
%
    
(Millions of yen)
ASSETS
                                   
Fixed assets
                                   
Fixed assets for telecommunication businesses
                                   
Property, plant and equipment
  
1,231,075
 
       
1,159,988
 
       
1,201,569
 
    
Machinery and equipment
  
476,446
 
       
480,336
 
       
506,864
 
    
Antenna facilities
  
137,143
 
       
128,686
 
       
138,151
 
    
Satellite mobile
communications facilities
  
18,502
 
       
5,234
 
       
4,567
 
    
Terminal equipment
  
147
 
       
2,709
 
       
2,453
 
    
Buildings
  
192,241
 
       
148,959
 
       
169,214
 
    
Tools, furniture and fixtures
  
159,388
 
       
146,161
 
       
167,325
 
    
Land
  
100,642
 
       
93,139
 
       
93,268
 
    
Construction in progress
  
114,930
 
       
127,016
 
       
87,496
 
    
Other fixed assets
  
31,633
 
       
27,745
 
       
32,228
 
    
Intangible fixed assets
  
386,713
 
       
335,067
 
       
381,672
 
    
Computer software
  
364,518
 
       
297,982
 
       
331,659
 
    
Other intangible fixed assets
  
22,194
 
       
37,084
 
       
50,012
 
    
Total fixed assets for telecommunication businesses
  
1,617,788
 
       
1,495,056
 
       
1,583,241
 
    
Investments and other assets
                                   
Investments in affiliated companies
  
659,887
 
       
1,825,242
 
       
1,231,029
 
    
Deferred tax assets
  
698,138
 
       
177,062
 
       
458,301
 
    
Other investments
  
59,905
 
       
42,339
 
       
60,203
 
    
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  
(389
)
       
(311
)
       
(372
)
    
Total investments and
other assets
  
1,417,542
 
       
2,044,333
 
       
1,749,160
 
    
Total fixed assets
  
3,035,330
 
  
76.4
  
3,539,389
 
  
80.6
  
3,332,401
 
  
78.4
Current assets
                                   
Cash and bank deposits
  
306,572
 
       
50,655
 
       
220,025
 
    
Accounts receivable, trade
  
359,939
 
       
471,774
 
       
491,107
 
    
Accounts receivable, other
  
185,876
 
       
217,010
 
       
141,061
 
    
Supplies
  
53,852
 
       
69,349
 
       
51,653
 
    
Deferred tax assets
  
14,810
 
       
13,779
 
       
15,425
 
    
Other current assets
  
21,573
 
       
39,971
 
       
7,695
 
    
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  
(7,503
)
       
(8,479
)
       
(7,273
)
    
Total current assets
  
935,120
 
  
23.6
  
854,061
 
  
19.4
  
919,695
 
  
21.6
TOTAL ASSETS
  
3,970,450
 
  
100.0
  
4,393,451
 
  
100.0
  
4,252,097
 
  
100.0

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September 30, 2002

    
September 30, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

    
Amount

    
%

    
Amount

  
%

  
Amount

  
%

    
(Millions of yen)
LIABILITIES
                                 
Long-term liabilities
                                 
Bonds
  
708,000
 
         
424,000
       
608,000
    
Long-term borrowings
  
444,396
 
         
427,962
       
418,705
    
Liability for employees’ severance
payments
  
60,348
 
         
50,335
       
58,069
    
Reserve for point loyalty programs
  
31,284
 
         
24,417
       
31,913
    
Other long-term liabilities
  
372
 
         
495
       
372
    
Total long-term liabilities
  
1,244,401
 
  
31.3
 
  
927,210
  
21.1
  
1,117,061
  
26.3
Current liabilities
                                 
Current portion of long-term debt
  
85,565
 
         
84,812
       
118,712
    
Accounts payable, trade
  
183,604
 
         
288,015
       
207,536
    
Accounts payable, other
  
175,909
 
         
178,511
       
242,898
    
Accrued income taxes
  
115,738
 
         
113,028
       
123,522
    
Deposits received
  
164,537
 
         
25,568
       
28,618
    
Other current liabilities
  
9,087
 
         
83,162
       
8,320
    
Total current liabilities
  
734,443
 
  
18.5
 
  
773,097
  
17.6
  
729,608
  
17.1
    

  

  
  
  
  
TOTAL LIABILITIES
  
1,978,844
 
  
49.8
 
  
1,700,307
  
38.7
  
1,846,670
  
43.4
    

  

  
  
  
  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                 
Common stock
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
  
949,679
  
21.6
  
949,679
  
22.4
Additional paid-in capital
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
  
1,292,385
  
29.4
  
1,292,385
  
30.4
Legal reserve
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
  
4,099
  
0.1
  
4,099
  
0.1
Retained earnings
                                 
Voluntary reserve
  
—  
 
         
463,000
       
463,000
    
Unappropriated deficit
  
—  
 
         
16,653
       
304,585
    
Total retained earnings
  
—  
 
  
—  
 
  
446,346
  
10.2
  
158,414
  
3.7
Common stock
  
949,679
 
  
23.9
 
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
Capital surplus
                                 
Additional paid-in capital
  
292,385
 
         
—  
       
—  
    
Other capital surplus
  
1,000,000
 
         
—  
       
—  
    
Total capital surplus
  
1,292,385
 
  
32.6
 
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
Earned surplus
                                 
Legal reserve
  
4,099
 
         
—  
       
—  
    
Voluntary reserve
                                 
Other reserve
  
123,000
 
         
—  
       
—  
    
Unappropriated deficit
  
142,972
 
         
—  
       
—  
    
Total earned surplus
  
(15,872
)
  
(0.4
)
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities
  
(123
)
  
(0.0
)
  
632
  
0.0
  
848
  
0.0
Treasury stock
  
(234,461
)
  
(5.9
)
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
  
—  
    

  

  
  
  
  
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
1,991,606
 
  
50.2
 
  
2,693,143
  
61.3
  
2,405,426
  
56.6
    

  

  
  
  
  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  
3,970,450
 
  
100.0
 
  
4,393,451
  
100.0
  
4,252,097
  
100.0
    

  

  
  
  
  

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(2) NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
    
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

 
    
Amount

    
%

    
Amount

    
%

    
Amount

    
%

 
    
(Millions of yen)
 
Recurring profits and losses
                                         
Operating revenues and expenses
                                         
Telecommunication businesses
                                         
Operating revenues
  
1,000,450
 
  
82.9
 
  
957,814
 
  
81.1
 
  
1,925,866
 
  
81.8
 
Operating expenses
  
718,594
 
  
59.5
 
  
708,076
 
  
59.9
 
  
1,516,957
 
  
64.4
 
Operating income from telecommunication businesses
  
281,855
 
  
23.4
 
  
249,737
 
  
21.2
 
  
408,908
 
  
17.4
 
Supplementary businesses
                                         
Operating revenues
  
206,232
 
  
17.1
 
  
222,525
 
  
18.9
 
  
429,894
 
  
18.2
 
Operating expenses
  
199,720
 
  
16.6
 
  
215,988
 
  
18.3
 
  
418,643
 
  
17.8
 
Operating income from supplementary businesses
  
6,512
 
  
0.5
 
  
6,536
 
  
0.6
 
  
11,250
 
  
0.4
 
Total operating income
  
288,367
 
  
23.9
 
  
256,274
 
  
21.8
 
  
420,159
 
  
17.8
 
Non-operating revenues and expenses
                                         
Non-operating revenues
  
3,522
 
  
0.3
 
  
3,957
 
  
0.3
 
  
6,923
 
  
0.3
 
Non-operating expenses
  
10,109
 
  
0.8
 
  
7,762
 
  
0.7
 
  
20,611
 
  
0.8
 
Recurring profit
  
281,780
 
  
23.4
 
  
252,468
 
  
21.4
 
  
406,471
 
  
17.3
 
Special profits and losses
                                         
Special losses
  
572,850
 
  
47.5
 
  
300,883
 
  
25.5
 
  
947,441
 
  
40.2
 
Write-down of investments in
affiliated companies
  
572,850
 
         
300,883
 
         
947,441
 
      
Loss before income taxes
  
291,069
 
  
(24.1
)
  
48,414
 
  
(4.1
)
  
540,969
 
  
(22.9
)
Income taxes – current
  
115,800
 
  
9.6
 
  
113,200
 
  
9.6
 
  
186,600
 
  
7.9
 
Income taxes – deferred
  
(238,518
)
  
(19.7
)
  
(133,808
)
  
(11.3
)
  
(416,849
)
  
(17.6
)
Net loss
  
168,351
 
  
(14.0
)
  
27,805
 
  
(2.4
)
  
310,720
 
  
(13.2
)
Retained earnings brought forward
  
25,378
 
         
11,152
 
         
11,152
 
      
Interim dividends
  
—  
 
         
—  
 
         
5,018
 
      
Unappropriated deficit
  
142,972
 
         
16,653
 
         
304,585
 
      
 
Note
 
The denominator used to calculate the percentage figures is the aggregate amount of operating revenues from telecommunication businesses and supplementary businesses.

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Accounting Basis for the Non-Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Basis of Presentation:
 
The accompanying interim non-consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Japan.
 
1.    Depreciation of fixed assets
 
(1)    Property, plant and equipment
 
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is computed by the declining balance method with the exception of buildings, which are depreciated on a straight-line basis.
 
(2)    Intangible fixed assets
 
Intangible fixed assets are amortized on a straight-line basis.
 
Computer software for internal use is amortized over the estimated useful life on a straight-line basis.
 
2.    Valuation of certain assets
 
(1)    Securities
 
Investments in subsidiaries and affiliates are stated at cost, which is determined by the moving average method. Available-for-sale securities whose fair value is readily determinable are stated at fair value as of the end of the semi-annual period with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable deferred tax assets/liabilities, not reflected in earnings, but directly reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The cost of securities sold is determined by the moving-average method. Available-for-sale securities whose fair value is not readily determinable are stated primarily at moving-average cost except for debt securities, which are stated at amortized cost.
 
(2)    Inventories
 
Inventories are stated at cost. The cost of telecommunications equipment to be sold is determined by the first-in, first-out method. The cost of other inventories is determined by the specific identification method.
 
3.    Allowance for doubtful accounts, liability for employees’ severance payments, and reserve for point loyalty programs
 
(1)    Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
The Company provides for doubtful accounts principally in an amount computed based on the historical bad debt ratio during a certain reference period plus the estimated uncollectable amount based on the analysis of certain individual accounts, including claims in bankruptcy.
 
(2)    Liability for employees’ severance payments
 
In order to provide for the employees’ retirement benefits, the Company accrues the liability as of the end of the semi-annual period in an amount calculated based on the estimated projected benefit obligation and plan assets at the end of the fiscal year.
 
Prior service cost is amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service periods of employees at the time of recognition.
 
(3)    Reserve for point loyalty programs
 
The costs of awards under the point loyalty programs called “DoCoMo Point Service” and “Club DoCoMo” that are reasonably estimated to be redeemed by its customers in the future based on historical data are accounted for as reserve for point loyalty programs.
 
4.    Foreign currency translation
 
Foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities are translated into Japanese yen at the current spot rate at the end of the semi-annual period and the resulting translation gains or losses are included in net income.

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5.    Leases
 
Finance leases other than those deemed to transfer ownership of properties to lessees are not capitalized and are accounted for in a similar manner as operating leases.
 
6.    Hedge accounting
 
 
a.
 
Hedge accounting
 
Japanese GAAP provides for two general accounting methods for hedging financial instruments. One method is to recognize the changes in fair value of a hedging instrument in earnings in the period of the change as gain or loss together with the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the risk being hedged. The other method is to defer the gain or loss over the period of the hedging contract together with offsetting loss or gain deferral of the hedged items. The Company has adopted the latter accounting method.
 
However, when a forward foreign exchange contract meets certain conditions, it is accounted for in the following manner:
 
 
(i)
 
The difference between the Japanese yen amounts of the forward exchange contract translated using the spot rate at the transaction date of the hedged item and the spot rate at the date of inception of the contract, if any, is recognized in the income statement in the period which includes the inception date of the contract; and
 
(ii)
 
The discount or premium on the contract (that is, the difference between the Japanese yen amounts of the contract translated using the contracted forward rate and the spot rate at the date of inception of the contract) is recognized over the term of the contract.
 
In addition, when an interest rate swap contract meets certain conditions, the net amount to be paid or received under the contract is added to or deducted from the interest on the hedged items.
 
 
b.
 
Hedging instruments and hedged items
Hedging instruments:
  
Hedged items:
Foreign exchange forward contracts
  
Foreign currency transactions
Interest rate swap contracts
  
Interest expense on borrowings
 
 
c.
 
Hedging policy
 
The Company uses financial instruments to hedge market fluctuation risks in accordance with its internal policies and procedures.
 
 
d.
 
Assessment method of hedge effectiveness
 
The Company does not assess hedge effectiveness, because all its forward foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swap contracts are accounted for in the manner described in 6. a. (i) and (ii) above, respectively.
 
7.    Consumption tax
 
Consumption tax is separately accounted for by excluding it from each transaction amount.

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Additional Information
 
1.    Accounting for treasury stock and reversal of legal reserves
 
Effective April 1, 2002, the Company adopted “Accounting Standard on Treasury Stock and Reversal of Legal Reserves”, which was issued on February 21, 2002 by Accounting Standard Board of Japan. The effect of adoption to the Company’s net income is insignificant.
 
Due to revision of Regulations Concerning the Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods of Interim Financial Statements, the Company discloses shareholders’ equity section of its balance sheet as of September 30, 2002 in accordance with the revised regulation.
 
Notes to Non-consolidated Balance Sheets
 
1.    Fixed assets for telecommunications businesses include those used in General Type II Telecommunications Carrier business, Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier business and supplementary businesses, because these amounts are not significant. (General Type II Telecommunications business started in November 2001.)
 
2.     Accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment
 
      
September 30, 2002

    
September 30, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

      
(Millions of yen)
Accumulated depreciation
    
1,039,966
    
841,126
    
927,804
 
3.    As financial institutions in Japan were closed on September 30, 2001 and March 31, 2002, amounts that would normally be settled on these days were collected or paid on the following business days, October 1, 2001 and April 1, 2002, respectively. The effects of the settlements on following business days instead of the end of reporting periods were as follows:
 
    
September 30, 2001

  
March 31, 2002

    
(Billions of yen)
Cash and bank deposits
  
Approx. (237)
  
Approx. (234)
Accounts receivable, trade
  
Approx.   131 
  
Approx.  127 
Accounts payable, other
  
Approx.     21 
  
Approx.    20 
Deposits received
  
Approx. (127)
  
Approx. (127)
 
The deposits received were related to intercompany funds transfer with eight regional subsidiaries (such as NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc.).
 
4.    Accounts payable, other, as of September 30, 2002, and September 30, 2001 includes consumption taxes payable of ¥11,341 million and ¥6,220 million, respectively.
 
5.    Guarantee
The Company provides a counter indemnity of a performance guarantee up to HK$25,370 thousand (¥398 million) guaranteeing performance by Hutchison Telephone Company Limited, an affiliate of the Company, with respect to certain contracts or obligations owed to its governmental authorities in relation to its business. The Company has a HK$2,027 thousand (¥31 million) indemnity outstanding as of September 30, 2002.
 
 
6.    Reduction
 
of additional paid-in capital
In order to secure a source for repurchase of treasury stocks and payment of dividends, and to develop more flexible financing strategy, the Company reduced its additional paid-in capital by ¥1,000,000 million, and transferred such amount to other capital surplus pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 289 of the Commercial Code of Japan.

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7.    Share repurchase
 
The Company acquired some of its shares during the six months ended September 30, 2002 in order to transfer treasury stocks to the shareholders of the regional subsidiaries in lieu of issuing new shares in the share exchanges effected on November 1, 2002.
 
(1) Class of shares repurchased:
 
Shares of Common Stock of the Company
(2) Aggregate number of shares repurchased:
 
870,000 shares (1.73% of outstanding shares)
(3) Aggregate amount of repurchase price:
 
¥234,461 million
(4) Method of repurchase:
 
Repurchase in the market
 
Notes to Non-consolidated Statements of Income
 
1.
 
Depreciation expense included in operating expenses:
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

      
(Millions of yen)
Property, plant and equipment
    
126,932
    
116,401
    
258,818
Intangible fixed assets
    
  57,965
    
  45,205
    
  94,817
 
2.
 
Revenues and expenses related to General Type II and Special Type II Telecommunications Carrier businesses are included in supplementary businesses, because these amounts are not significant.
 
3.
 
Major components of non-operating revenues:
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

      
(Millions of yen)
Dividends received
    
1,784
    
1,749
    
1,763
Interest income
    
51
    
68
    
136
 
4.
 
Major components of non-operating expenses:
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

      
(Millions of yen)
Interest expenses (including bond interest)
    
8,001
    
6,337
    
13,688
 
5.
 
Write-down of investments in affiliated companies:
 
For the six months ended September 30, 2002, “Write-down of investments in affiliated companies” relates to the impairment charges recognized on the investments in the following subsidiaries that have overseas investments in affiliated companies.
 
DCM Capital USA (UK) Limited
  
¥338,908 million
      
[Ultimate investee: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.]
           
 
DCM Capital NL (UK) Limited
  
¥107,863 million
      
[Ultimate investee: KPN Mobile N.V.]
           
 
DCM Capital LDN (UK) Limited
  
¥126,078 million
      
[Ultimate investee: Hutchison 3G UK Holdings Limited]
           

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2.  LEASES
 
1.
 
Finance lease transactions which do not transfer ownership to the lessee
(1)
 
Purchase price equivalent, accumulated depreciation equivalent, and book value equivalent of the leased items are as follows:
 
September 30, 2002
 
      
Purchase price
equivalent

    
Accumulated depreciation
equivalent

  
Book value
equivalent

      
(Millions of yen)
Vehicles
    
     889
    
     521
  
   368
Tools, furniture and fixtures
    
13,365
    
  9,305
  
4,060
Computer software
    
     230
    
     187
  
     42
Total
    
14,486
    
10,014
  
4,471
 
September 30, 2001
 
      
Purchase price
equivalent

    
Accumulated depreciation equivalent

  
Book value
equivalent

      
(Millions of yen)
Vehicles
    
  1,150
    
     621
  
   528
Tools, furniture and fixtures
    
17,008
    
11,561
  
5,447
Computer software
    
     213
    
     99
  
   114
Total
    
18,372
    
12,282
  
6,089
 
March 31, 2002
 
      
Purchase price
equivalent

    
Accumulated depreciation
equivalent

  
Book value
equivalent

      
(Millions of yen)
Vehicles
    
  1,035
    
  580
  
   454
Tools, furniture and fixtures
    
12,252
    
8,054
  
4,198
Computer software
    
     298
    
   134
  
   164
Total
    
13,586
    
8,769
  
4,816
 
 
Note:
 
The purchase price equivalent is reported as the total amount of lease payments through the life of each lease, including the amount representing interest, because the total amount of future lease payments is not significant in relation to the total property, plant and equipment at the end of each period.
 
(2)
 
Future minimum lease payments equivalent:
 
      
September 30, 2002

    
September 30, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

      
(Millions of yen)
Due within one year
    
2,737
    
3,594
    
2,685
Due after one year
    
1,734
    
2,495
    
2,131
Total
    
4,471
    
6,089
    
4,816
 
 
Note:
 
The future minimum lease payments equivalent is reported as the total amount of future minimum lease payments, including the amount representing interest, because the total amount of future minimum lease payments is not significant in relation to the total property, plant and equipment at the end of each period.
 
(3)
 
Lease expense and depreciation expense equivalent:
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

    
Year ended
March 31, 2002

      
(Millions of yen)
Lease expense
    
1,860
    
2,644
    
3,517
Depreciation expense equivalent
    
1,860
    
2,644
    
3,517

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(4)
 
Method of calculating depreciation expense equivalent:
Depreciation expense equivalent is computed on a straight-line basis over the lease period with no residual value.
 
2.    Operating Lease Transactions
 
Future operating lease payments:
 
      
September 30, 2002

    
September 30, 2001

    
March 31, 2002

      
(Millions of yen)
Due within one year
    
  7
    
  7
    
  8
Due after one year
    
  9
    
11
    
13
Total
    
17
    
18
    
21
 
3.    Marketable Securities
 
For the six months ended September 30, 2002, and 2001, and for the year ended March 31, 2002, there were no subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ shares directly owned by the Company that had readily determinable market value.
 
 
Subsequent Events
 
Share exchanges
 
The Company completed the share exchanges and made the regional subsidiaries wholly-owned on November 1, 2002. As a result, treasury stock of ¥234,461 million in the accompanying balance sheet as of September 30, 2002 was decreased by ¥231,885 million.

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November 7, 2002
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
[U.S. GAAP]
 
Consolidated Financial Report for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2002
 
From April 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002
 
1.    CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

      
Six months ended September 30, 2001

      
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
                    (100 millions of yen)
        
Operating revenues
    
23,843
 
    
23,387
 
    
455
 
  
1.9
%
Operating expenses
    
17,443
 
    
17,941
 
    
(499
)
  
(2.8
%)
Operating income
    
6,400
 
    
5,446
 
    
954
 
  
17.5
%
Other expense, net
    
120
 
    
313
 
    
(193
)
  
(61.6
%)
Income before income taxes
    
6,280
 
    
5,133
 
    
1,146
 
  
22.3
%
Income taxes
    
2,643
 
    
2,249
 
    
395
 
  
17.6
%
Equity in net losses of affiliates
    
(3,096
)
    
(1,850
)
    
(1,246
)
  
(67.4
%)
Minority interests in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries
    
(142
)
    
(143
)
    
1
 
  
0.7
%
Cumulative effect of accounting changes
    
(357
)
    
—  
 
    
(357
)
  
—  
 
Net income (loss)
    
42
 
    
892
 
    
(850
)
  
(95.3
%)
 
Note 1
 
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP). The figures for the six months ended September 30, 2001 and year ended March 31, 2002 are also restated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Note 2
 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (“DoCoMo”) adopted Emerging Issues Task Force 01-09 (“EITF01-09”), “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer or a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products” from the six months ended September 30, 2002, which decreased operating revenues and expenses for the period by 255.0 billion yen and 245.0 billion yen, respectively. Figures for the six months ended September 30, 2001 were also reclassified and operating revenues and expenses for that period were both decreased by 267.9 billion yen. The adoption also resulted in recognition of cumulative effect of accounting change of 35.7 billion yen in DoCoMo’s statement of operations for the six months ended September 30, 2002.
Note 3
 
Amounts are rounded off per 100 millions of yen throughout this report.
 
2.    CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY BALANCE SHEETS
 
      
September 30, 2002

    
March 31, 2002

  
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
                        (100 millions of yen)
        
Assets
    
56,828
    
60,672
  
(3,844
)
  
(6.3
%)
Liabilities
    
25,552
    
26,717
  
(1,165
)
  
(4.4
%)
[Including] Interest bearing liabilities
    
14,582
    
14,293
  
289
 
  
2.0
%
Minority interests
    
1,177
    
1,036
  
140
 
  
13.5
%
Shareholders’ equity
    
30,100
    
32,919
  
(2,819
)
  
(8.6
%)
 
 
3.    ESTIMATED RESULTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2003
 
      
Year ending
March 31, 2003

    
Year ending
March 31, 2002

      
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
            (100 millions of yen)
        
Operating revenues
    
46,760
    
46,593
 
    
167
    
0.4
%
Operating income
    
10,120
    
10,009
 
    
111
    
1.1
%
Income before income taxes
    
9,980
    
9,564
 
    
416
    
4.4
%
Net income (loss)
    
1,820
    
(1,162
)
    
2,982
    
—  
 
 
Note 1
 
With regard to the assumptions and other related matters concerning the above estimated results, please refer to page 12 of separately released Consolidated Semi-annual Financial Statements.
Note 2
 
As a result of the adoption of EITF01-09 noted above, operating revenues for the year ending March 31, 2003 and 2002 are reduced by 561.0 billion yen and 507.9 billion yen, respectively.

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4.    BREAKDOWN OF CONSOLIDATED REVENUES AND EXPENSES
[U.S. GAAP]
 
(1)    Operating Revenues:
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

  
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
(100 millions of yen)
        
Wireless services
    
21,422
    
20,607
  
815
 
  
4.0
%
[including] Cellular service
    
16,404
    
16,368
  
36
 
  
0.2
%
[including] FOMA service
    
     55
    
0
  
54
 
  
—  
 
[including] Packet communications service
    
 4,173
    
3,371
  
 802
 
  
23.8
%
[including] PHS service
    
    413
    
448
  
(36
)
  
(8.0
%)
[including] Quickcast service
    
     41
    
58
  
(17
)
  
(28.7
%)
Equipment sales
    
2,421
    
2,781
  
(360
)
  
(12.9
%)
Total operating revenues
    
23,843
    
23,387
  
455
 
  
1.9
%
 
Note 1
 
FOMA service revenue includes packet communications service revenue from FOMA subscribers.
Note 2
 
As a result of the adoption of EITF01-09 noted above, the equipment sales for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 are reduced by 255.0 billion yen and 267.9 billion yen, respectively.
 
(2)    Operating Expenses:
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

    
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
(100 millions of yen)
        
Personnel expenses
    
1,200
    
1,145
    
56
 
  
4.9
%
Non-personnel expenses
    
10,674
    
11,468
    
(794
)
  
(6.9
%)
Depreciation and amortization
    
3,366
    
2,916
    
449
 
  
15.4
%
Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment
    
59
    
136
    
(76
)
  
(56.2
%)
Communication network charges
    
1,978
    
2,132
    
(154
)
  
(7.2
%)
Taxes and public dues
    
165
    
144
    
21
 
  
14.4
%
Total operating expenses
    
17,443
    
17,941
    
(499
)
  
(2.8
%)
 
Note
 
As a result of the adoption of EITF01-09 noted above, non-personnel expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 are reduced by 245.0 billion yen and 267.9 billion yen, respectively.
 
(3)    Other (income) expense:
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

      
Six months ended September 30, 2001

      
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
(100 millions of yen)
        
Interest income
    
(1
)
    
(1
)
    
0
 
  
30.5
%
Interest expense
    
88
 
    
82
 
    
6
 
  
7.5
%
Other, net
    
32
 
    
231
 
    
(199
)
  
(86.0
%)
Other expense, net
    
120
 
    
313
 
    
(193
)
  
(61.6
%)

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5.    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
      
Six Months ended September 30, 2002

      
Six Months ended September 30, 2001

 
      
(100 millions of yen)
 
1. Cash flows from operating activities:
                 
Net Income
    
42
 
    
892
 
Depreciation and amortization
    
3,366
 
    
2,916
 
Deferred taxes
    
(2,242
)
    
(1,497
)
Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment
    
47
 
    
142
 
Equity in net losses of affiliates
    
5,270
 
    
3,113
 
Minority interests in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries
    
142
 
    
143
 
Cumulative effect of accounting change
    
357
 
    
—  
 
Decrease in notes and accounts receivable, trade
    
3,191
 
    
812
 
Increase in inventories
    
(257
)
    
(557
)
Decrease in accounts payable, trade
    
(1,344
)
    
(716
)
(Decrease) increase in accrued taxes on income
    
(224
)
    
449
 
Increase in liability for employee benefits, net of deferred pension costs
    
71
 
    
36
 
Other, net
    
43
 
    
332
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    
8,462
 
    
6,065
 
2. Cash flows from investing activities:
                 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment and other fixed assets
    
(4,894
)
    
(5,752
)
Purchases of investments
    
(27
)
    
(142
)
Other, net
    
22
 
    
21
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    
(4,898
)
    
(5,873
)
3. Cash flows from financing activities:
                 
Net change in borrowings and other
    
286
 
    
(178
)
Payments to acquire treasury stock
    
(2,345
)
    
—  
 
Principal payments under capital lease obligation
    
(38
)
    
(41
)
Dividends paid
    
(100
)
    
(50
)
Other, net
    
(2
)
    
(2
)
Net cash used in financing activities
    
(2,199
)
    
(271
)
4. Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (1+2+3)
    
1,364
 
    
(78
)
5. Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    
3,010
 
    
1,184
 
6. Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (4+5)
    
4,375
 
    
1,106
 
Free cash flows
    
3,564
 
    
182
 
Note
 
Free cash flows = Cash flows from operating activities + Cash flows from investing activities (excluding netpayments for loans, deposits, and other investments)
 
Adjusted free cash flows (excluding the
effects of non-business days of financial
institutions)
    
1,124
    
422
 
Note
 
The effects of non-business days of financial institutions represent effects of uncollected revenues due to bank holidays on March 31, 2002 and September 30, 2001. The effect for the six months ended September 30, 2002 was 244 billion yen. The effect for the six months ended September 30, 2001 was (24) billion yen, offset by the effect of March 31, 2001 being a bank holiday.

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6.    SEGMENT INFORMATION
[U.S. GAAP]
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
%

      
<Reference> Six months ended September 30, 2001 (JPN GAAP)

    
%

 
                      
(100 millions of yen)
 
Operating Revenues
                               
Mobile phone business
    
23,258
 
  
97.6
%
    
25,369
 
  
97.1
%
PHS business
    
436
 
  
1.8
%
    
582
 
  
2.2
%
Quickcast business
    
43
 
  
0.2
%
    
59
 
  
0.2
%
Miscellaneous business
    
106
 
  
0.4
%
    
118
 
  
0.5
%
      

  

    

  

Consolidated operating revenues
    
23,843
 
  
100.0
%
    
26,129
 
  
100.0
%
      

  

    

  

Operating Income
                               
Mobile phone business
    
6,561
 
  
—  
 
    
5,811
 
  
—  
 
PHS business
    
(156
)
  
—  
 
    
(276
)
  
—  
 
Quickcast business
    
(10
)
  
—  
 
    
(35
)
  
—  
 
Miscellaneous business
    
4
 
  
—  
 
    
5
 
  
—  
 
      

  

    

  

Consolidated operating income
    
6,400
 
  
—  
 
    
5,504
 
  
—  
 
      

  

    

  

Note 1
 
Segment information for the six months ended September 30, 2002 is based on U.S. GAAP.
Note 2
 
Major services of each segment :
 
(1) Mobile phone business:
  
Cellular service, FOMA service, packet communications service, satellite mobile communications service, in-flight telephone service and equipment sales in each service
(2) PHS business:
  
PHS service and PHS equipment sales
(3) Quickcast business:
  
Quickcast service and Quickcast equipment sales (formerly paging service and Paging equipment sales)
(4) Miscellaneous business:
  
International dialing service, etc.

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[Japanese GAAP]
 
Non-consolidated Financial Report for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2002
 
From April 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002
 
1.    NON-CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

      
Six months ended September 30, 2001

    
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
                (100 millions of yen)
        
Operating revenues
    
12,066
 
    
11,803
 
  
263
 
  
2.2
%
Operating expenses
    
9,183
 
    
9,240
 
  
(57
)
  
(0.6
%)
Operating income
    
2,883
 
    
2,562
 
  
320
 
  
12.5
%
Non-operating revenues
    
35
 
    
    39
 
  
(4
)
  
(11.0
%)
Non-operating expenses
    
101
 
    
    77
 
  
   23
 
  
30.2
%
Recurring profit
    
2,817
 
    
2,524
 
  
 293
 
  
11.6
%
Special losses
    
5,728
 
    
3,008
 
  
2,719
 
  
90.4
%
Income taxes—current
    
1,158
 
    
1,132
 
  
     26
 
  
2.3
%
Income taxes—deferred
    
(2,385
)
    
(1,338
)
  
(1,047
)
  
(78.3
%)
Net loss
    
(1,683
)
    
(278
)
  
(1,405
)
  
—  
 
Retained earnings brought forward
    
253
 
    
111
 
  
     142
 
  
127.6
%
Unappropriated retained deficit carried forward
    
(1,429
)
    
(166
)
  
(1,263
)
  
—  
 
 
Note
 
Amounts are truncated to the nearest 100 million yen throughout this report.
 
2.    NON-CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY BALANCE SHEETS
 
      
September 30, 2002

    
March 31, 2002

    
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
                (100 millions of yen)
        
Assets
    
39,704
    
42,520
    
(2,816
)
  
(6.6
%)
Liabilities
    
19,788
    
18,466
    
1,321
 
  
7.2
%
[including] Interest bearing liabilities
    
12,379
    
11,454
    
  925
 
  
8.1
%
Shareholders’ equity
    
19,916
    
24,054
    
(4,138
)
  
(17.2
%)
 
3.    ESTIMATED RESULTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2003
 
      
Year ending
March 31, 2003

    
Year ended March 31, 2002

    
Increase/(Decrease)

  
% Change

 
      
(100 millions of yen)
      
Operating revenues
    
24,260
    
23,557
 
  
702
  
3.0
%
Operating income
    
4,560
    
4,201
 
  
358
  
8.5
%
Recurring profit
    
6,400
    
4,064
 
  
2,335
  
57.5
%
Net income (loss)
    
1,250
    
(3,107
)
  
4,357
  
—  
 
 
Note
 
With regard to the assumptions and other related matters concerning the above estimated results, please refer to page 12 of separately released Consolidated Semi-annual Financial Statements.

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4.    BREAKDOWN OF NON-CONSOLIDATED REVENUES AND EXPENSES
 
[Japanese GAAP]
 
(1)    Operating Revenues:
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

    
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
                (100 millions of yen)
        
Operating revenues from telecommunication businesses
    
10,004
    
9,578
    
426
 
  
4.5
%
[including] Cellular service
    
6,888
    
6,930
    
(42
)
  
(0.6
%)
[including] FOMA service
    
    45
    
      0
    
45
 
  
—  
 
[including] Packet communications service
    
1,751
    
1,359
    
392
 
  
28.9
%
[including] PHS service
    
  202
    
   216
    
(14
)
  
(6.6
%)
[including] Quickcast service
    
  15
    
    21
    
(6
)
  
(28.2
%)
Operating revenues from supplementary business
    
2,062
    
2,225
    
(162
)
  
(7.3
%)
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES
    
12,066
    
11,803
    
263
 
  
2.2
%
 
Note
 
FOMA service revenue includes packet communications service revenue from FOMA subscribers.
 
(2)    Operating Expenses:
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

  
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
                (100 millions of yen)
        
Personnel expenses
    
  319
    
   307
  
   11
 
  
3.8
%
Non-personnel expenses
    
5,960
    
6,100
  
(140
)
  
(2.3
%)
Depreciation and amortization
    
1,848
    
1,616
  
   232
 
  
14.4
%
Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment
    
    25
    
     59
  
(34
)
  
(57.9
%)
Communication network charges
    
 953
    
1,094
  
(140
)
  
(12.9
%)
Taxes and public dues
    
   75
    
     62
  
   13
 
  
21.8
%
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
    
9,183
    
9,240
  
(57
)
  
(0.6
%)
 
(3)    Non-operating revenues and expenses:
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

    
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
                (100 millions of yen)
        
Non-operating revenues
    
  35
    
39
    
(4
)
  
(11.0
%)
[including] Dividends income
    
  17
    
17
    
 0
 
  
2.0
%
[including] Rental revenue
    
   6
    
 6
    
 0
 
  
4.4
%
Non-operating expenses
    
101
    
77
    
23
 
  
30.2
%
[including] Interest expense
    
 80
    
63
    
16
 
  
26.3
%
[including] Loss on write-off of inventories
    
 10
    
 4
    
 6
 
  
137.3
%

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(APPENDIX 1)
 
Comparison of financial results between U.S. GAAP and Japanese GAAP (Consolidated)
 
    
Consolidated

           
GAAP differences

  
<Estimates> JPN GAAP

    
U.S. GAAP

    
Accounting for commissions paid to agents

    
Impairment write-downs of investments in affiliates

    
Deferral of operating revenues and expenses

  
Employee retirement benefits

    
Capitalized interest

  
Others

  
    
(100 millions of yen)
Operating revenues
  
23,843
    
2,550
    
—  
    
25
  
—  
    
—  
  
   0 
  
26,420
Operating expenses
  
17,443
    
2,450
    
—  
    
25
  
(11)
    
(13)
  
(30)
  
19,860
Operating income
  
  6,400
    
   100
    
—  
    
—  
  
 11 
    
 13 
  
 30 
  
  6,550
Other expense, net /
    Non operating expenses
  
     120
    
—  
    
      62 
    
—  
  
—  
    
 16 
  
 10 
  
   210
Recurring profit
  
—  
    
   100
    
   (62)
    
—  
  
 11 
    
  (3)
  
 20 
  
  6,350
Income before income     taxes
  
  6,280
    
   100
    
(5,681)
    
—  
  
 11 
    
  (3)
  
 20 
  
   730
Net income
  
       42
    
   389
    
   (205)
    
—  
  
   6 
    
  (2)
  
 10 
  
   240
 
Accounting for commissions paid to agents, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer or a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products” (EITF01-09)
 
Commissions paid by DoCoMo to its agents are recognized as “operating expenses” as incurred under Japanese GAAP. Under U.S. GAAP, such expenses are presumed to be a reduction of equipment sales and the amount paid to the agents is reclassified as the reduction of equipment sales.
 
Impairment write-downs of investments in affiliates
 
Foreign investments are translated at year end exchange rates under Japanese GAAP, except for embedded goodwill which is translated at historical rates. Under U.S. GAAP, investments in equity affiliates are translated at the exchange rate as of the date of the most recent available financial statements of the investee. Translation adjustments are reversed for impairment write-downs or sales of the investments under Japanese GAAP. Under U.S. GAAP, reversals of translation adjustments are only reflected for sale or substantial liquidation of the investment. In addition, under Japanese GAAP, equity in profit/loss of affiliates and impairment of investments in affiliates are booked as “non-operating expenses” and “special losses”, respectively, and these amounts are included in pretax income. However, under U.S. GAAP, both of these amounts are booked as “equity in net losses of affiliates” and the net of tax amounts are included in income after tax.
 
Deferral of operating revenues and expenses (SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No.101)
 
Under Japanese GAAP, registration or new activation revenues for contracts are recognized as “operating revenues” when they are billed and the relevant direct costs are charged as “operating expenses” when they are incurred. Under U.S. GAAP, such revenues are deferred and recognized over the period of the services rendered to customers.
 
Employee retirement benefits
 
The differences in accounting for costs of employee retirement benefits between U.S. GAAP and Japanese GAAP represent those in actuarial calculations and timing recognition of components thereof including primarily transition adjustment, prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses.
 
Capitalized interest
 
Interest costs on borrowings for construction of facilities are not capitalized under Japanese GAAP. U.S. GAAP requires that interest costs for certain qualifying assets incurred during the construction period be capitalized as part of the cost of an asset and expensed over the useful life of the asset as part of the depreciation charge.

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(APPENDIX 2)
 
REVISION OF ESTIMATED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2003
 
[Consolidated]
 
    
Previous estimated results

  
Adjustments

    
Revised estimated results

              
Impairment

      
Adjustment of expected business performance

    
U.S. GAAP adjustment

    
    
(100 millions of yen)
Operating revenues
  
53,740
  
(6,980
)
  
—  
 
    
(1,350
)
  
(5,630
)
  
46,760
Operating expenses
  
43,290
  
(6,650
)
  
—  
 
    
(1,350
)
  
(5,300
)
  
36,640
Operating income
  
10,450
  
(330
)
  
—  
 
    
—  
 
  
(330
)
  
10,120
Other expense, net
  
740
  
(600
)
  
(30
)
    
—  
 
  
(570
)
  
140
Income before income taxes
  
9,710
  
270
 
  
(5,590
)
    
—  
 
  
5,860
 
  
9,980
Net income
  
5,110
  
(3,290
)
  
(3,180
)
    
130
 
  
(240
)
  
1,820
 
[Non-Consolidated]
 
    
Previous estimated results

  
Adjustments

  
Revised estimated results

 
              
Impairment

      
Adjustment of expected business performance

      
U.S. GAAP adjustment

  
    
(100 millions of yen)
 
Operating revenues
  
24,860
  
(600
)
  
—  
 
    
(600
)
         
24,260
 
Operating expenses
  
20,420
  
(720
)
           
(720
)
         
19,700
 
Operating income
  
4,440
  
120
 
  
—  
 
    
120
 
         
4,560
 
Non-operating expenses (revenues)
  
120
  
(1,960
)
  
—  
 
    
(1,960
)
         
(1,840
)
Recurring profit
  
4,320
  
2,080
 
  
—  
 
    
2,080
 
         
6,400
 
Income before income taxes
  
4,320
  
(3,650
)
  
(5,730
)
    
2,080
 
         
670
 
Net income
  
2,520
  
(1,270
)
  
(3,320
)
    
2,050
 
         
1,250
 
 
Note
 
With regard to the assumptions and other related matters concerning the above estimated results, please refer to page 12 of the separately released Consolidated Semi-annual Financial Statements.

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(APPENDIX 3)
 
Selected Financial Data & Ratios (Consolidated)
 
    
March 31, 2003 (Forecasts) (a)

  
March 31, 2002 (b)

  
Increase / (Decrease)
(a) – (b)

  
September 30, 2002 (c)

  
September 30, 2001 (d)

  
Increase / (Decrease)
(c) – (d)

Earnings (loss) per Share
  
3,644 yen
  
(2,315 yen)
  
5,959 yen
  
84 yen
  
1,778 yen
  
(1,694 yen)
Shareholders’ Equity per Share
  
67,988 yen
  
65,601 yen
  
2,387 yen
  
61,042 yen
  
67,856 yen
  
(6,814 yen)
Return on Assets (ROA)
  
16.8%
  
15.8%
  
1.0 Points
  
10.7%
  
8.5%
  
2.2 Points
Operating Margin
  
21.6%
  
21.5%
  
0.1 Points
  
26.8%
  
23.3%
  
3.5 Points
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
  
21.3%
  
21.1%
  
0.2 Points
  
13.9%
  
11.4%
  
2.5 Points
< ROCE after tax effect >
  
< 12.4% >
  
< 12.2 % >
  
< 0.2 Points >
  
< 8.1% >
  
< 6.6% >
  
< 1.5 Points >
Return on Equity
(ROE)
  
5.4%
  
(3.5%)
  
8.9 Points
  
0.1%
  
2.7%
  
(2.6) Points
Debt Ratio
  
28.4%
  
30.3%
  
(1.9) Points
  
32.6%
  
29.5%
  
3.1 Points
Equity Ratio
  
58.7%
  
54.3%
  
4.4 Points
  
53.0%
  
56.1%
  
(3.1) Points
EBITDA (100 millions of yen)
  
17,770
  
16,806
  
964
  
9,813
  
8,505
  
1,308
EBITDA Margin
  
38.0%
  
36.1%
  
1.9 Points
  
41.2%
  
36.4%
  
4.8 Points
Free Cash Flows
(100 millions of yen)
  
Approx. 6,170
  
2,133
  
4,037
  
3,564
  
182
  
3,382
Adjusted Free Cash Flows
(100 millions of yen)
  
Approx. 3,730
  
2,333
  
1,397
  
1,124
  
422
  
702
 
Notes 1
 
The denominators to calculate earnings per share are 49,950,584 shares (estimated results), 50,180,000 shares, 49,882,337 shares and 50,180,000 shares for the year ending March 31, 2003, for the year ended March 31, 2002, for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and for the six months ended September 30, 2001, respectively.
           2
 
The denominators to calculate shareholders’ equity per share are 50,170,441 shares (estimated results), 50,180,000 shares, 49,310,000 shares and 50,180,000 shares for the year ending March 31, 2003, for the year ended March 31, 2002, for the six months end September 30, 2002 and for the six months ended September 30, 2001, respectively.
           3
 
ROCE = Operating Income / (Shareholders’ Equity + Interest Bearing Liabilities)**  
** Shareholders’ Equity and Interest Bearing Liabilities are the average of two fiscal year ends.
           4
 
Debt Ratio = Interest Bearing Liabilities / (Interest Bearing Liabilities + Shareholders’ Equity)
           5
 
EBITDA = operating income + depreciation and amortization expenses + losses on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment.  EBITDA Margin = EBITDA / total operating revenues.
           6
 
Free cash flows = Cash flows from operating activities + Cash flows from investing activities (excluding net payments for loans, deposits, and other investments)
           7
 
Adjusted Free Cash Flows exclude cash flows related to the effect of estimate and actual uncollected revenues due to bank holidays at the end of periods.These effects are 244.0 billion yen (estimated results), (20.0) billion yen, 244.0 billion yen and (24.0) billion yen for the year ending March 31, 2003, for the year ended March 31, 2002, for the six months ended September 30, 2002 and for the six months ended September 30, 2001, respectively.
           8
 
With regard to the assumptions and other related matters concerning the above estimated results, please refer to page 12 of separately released Consolidated Semi-annual Financial Statements.

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(APPENDIX 4)
 
Results for the six months ended September 30, 2002
 
1.    NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS
 
      
As of September 30, 2002

    
As of September 30, 2001

    
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
(10 thousand subscribers)
 
Cellular
                             
Consolidated
    
4,203
    
3,844
    
359
 
  
9.3
%
Non-consolidated
    
1,721
    
1,578
    
142
 
  
9.0
%
FOMA
                             
Consolidated
    
14
    
—  
    
14
 
  
—  
 
Non-consolidated
    
9
    
—  
    
9
 
  
—  
 
i-mode*
                             
Consolidated
    
3,488
    
2,777
    
711
 
  
25.6
%
Non-consolidated
    
1,409
    
1,076
    
333
 
  
31.0
%
PHS
                             
Consolidated
    
183
    
189
    
(6
)
  
(3.3
%)
Non-consolidated
    
90
    
90
    
(0
)
  
(0.5
%)
Quickcast
                             
Consolidated
    
71
    
95
    
(24
)
  
(25.5
%)
Non-consolidated
    
26
    
34
    
(9
)
  
(25.0
%)
 
*
 
This includes the number of “i-mode” subscribers under the FOMA service.
(Consolidated: 120 thousand subscribers, Non-Consolidated: 90 thousand subscribers as of September 30, 2002)
 
2.    CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
 
      
Six months ended September 30, 2002

    
Six months ended September 30, 2001

  
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
(100 millions of yen)
 
Capital expenditures
                           
Consolidated
    
4,368
    
5,283
  
(915
)
  
(17.3
%)
Non-consolidated
    
2,238
    
2,788
  
(549
)
  
(19.7
%)
 
 
Estimates for the year ending March 31, 2003
 
1.    NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS
 
      
As of March 31, 2003

    
As of March 31, 2002

    
Increase/(Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
(10 thousand subscribers)
 
Cellular
                             
Consolidated
    
4,330
    
4,069
    
261
 
  
6.4
%
Non-consolidated
    
1,762
    
1,665
    
97
 
  
5.8
%
FOMA
                             
Consolidated
    
32
    
9
    
23
 
  
257.8
%
Non-consolidated
    
21
    
8
    
13
 
  
161.3
%
i-mode*
                             
Consolidated
    
3,670
    
3,216
    
454
 
  
14.1
%
Non-consolidated
    
1,479
    
1,281
    
198
 
  
15.4
%
PHS
                             
Consolidated
    
169
    
192
    
(23
)
  
(12.1
%)
Non-consolidated
    
83
    
92
    
(9
)
  
(9.3
%)
Quickcast
                             
Consolidated
    
59
    
83
    
(24
)
  
(28.6
%)
Non-consolidated
    
21
    
30
    
(8
)
  
(28.4
%)
 
*
 
This includes the number of “i-mode” subscribers under the FOMA service.
(Consolidated: 290 thousand subscribers, Non-consolidated: 190 thousand subscribers as of March 31, 2003. Consolidated: 80 thousand subscribers, Non-consolidated: 70 thousand subscribers as of March 31, 2002)
 
2.    CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
 
      
Year ending March 31, 2003

    
Year ended March 31, 2002

  
Increase/ (Decrease)

    
% Change

 
      
(100 millions of yen)
        
Capital expenditures
                           
Consolidated
    
8,910
    
10,323
  
(1,413
)
  
(13.7
%)
Non-consolidated
    
4,900
    
5,768
  
(868
)
  
(15.1
%)

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(APPENDIX 5)
 
[Japanese GAAP]
 
Summary statements of income of the company and regional subsidiaries
 
Company name
    
Operating revenues

    
Operating income

    
Recurring profit

    
Net income (loss)

      
(100 millions of yen)
NTT DoCoMo Hokkaido, Inc.
    
  1,095
    
   242
    
   241
    
    140 
NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc.
    
  1,760
    
   437
    
   436
    
    253 
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    
12,066
    
2,883
    
2,817
    
(1,683)
NTT DoCoMo Tokai, Inc.
    
  2,784
    
   659
    
   658
    
    383 
NTT DoCoMo Hokuriku, Inc.
    
   570
    
   143
    
   143
    
      83 
NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc.
    
  4,408
    
   951
    
   946
    
    549 
NTT DoCoMo Chugoku, Inc.
    
  1,467
    
   277
    
   276
    
    160 
NTT DoCoMo Shikoku, Inc.
    
   887
    
   196
    
   196
    
    110 
NTT DoCoMo Kyushu, Inc.
    
  2,990
    
   674
    
   676
    
    393 

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Exhibit 2
Operation Data for 2nd Quarter of 2002
November 7, 2002
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
 
      
2nd Quarter of 2002 (from July 1, 2002 to
September 30, 2002)

    
First Half of 2002 (from April 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002)

    
Fiscal 2001 ended March 31, 2002
(full year results)

    
Fiscal 2002 ending
March 31, 2003
(Revised full year
forecasts, as of
November 7, 2002)

Cellular
                               
Subscribers
 
thousands
    
42,162
    
42,162
    
40,783
    
43,620
FOMA
 
thousands
    
135.7
    
135.7
    
89.4
    
320
Market Share (1)
 
%
    
58.5
    
58.5
    
59.0
    
—  
Net Increase
 
thousands
    
700
    
1,379
    
4,757
    
2,840
FOMA
 
thousands
    
21
    
46
    
89
    
230
Aggregate ARPU (PDC) (2)
 
yen/month/ contract
    
8,170
    
8,160
    
8,480
    
7,980
Voice ARPU
 
yen/month/ contract
    
6,460
    
6,490
    
6,940
    
6,290
i-mode ARPU (3)
 
yen/month/ contract
    
1,710
    
1,670
    
1,540
    
1,690
ARPU (FOMA)
 
yen/month/ contract
    
7,250
    
7,500
    
8,750
    
—  
MOU (4)
 
minute/month/contract
    
171
    
170
    
178
    
167
Churn Rate (5)
 
%
    
1.21
    
1.19
    
1.18
    
1.18
i-mode
                               
Subscribers
 
thousands
    
34,883
    
34,883
    
32,156
    
36,700
i-appli(TM) compatible (PDC)
 
thousands
    
15,020
    
15,020
    
12,540
    
—  
i-mode Subscription Rate
 
%
    
82.7
    
82.7
    
78.8
    
84.1
Net Increase
 
thousands
    
1,390
    
2,727
    
10,461
    
4,540
iMenu Sites
 
sites
    
3,240
    
3,240
    
2,994
    
—  
i-appli
 
sites
    
432
    
432
    
270
    
—  
Access percentage by content category (6)
                               
Ringing tone/Screen
 
%
    
39
    
37
    
37
    
—  
Game/Horoscope
 
%
    
19
    
19
    
20
    
—  
Entertainment Info
 
%
    
21
    
22
    
21
    
—  
Information
 
%
    
13
    
13
    
12
    
—  
Database
 
%
    
5
    
5
    
5
    
—  
Transaction
 
%
    
3
    
4
    
5
    
—  
Independent Sites*
 
sites
    
58,835
    
58,835
    
53,534
    
—  
Percentage of packets transmitted (6)
                               
Web
 
%
    
86
    
85
    
83
    
—  
Mail
 
%
    
14
    
15
    
17
    
—  
ARPU generated purely from i-mode (PDC)
 
yen/month/ contract
    
2,100
    
2,070
    
2,200
    
2,070
PHS
                               
Subscribers
 
thousands
    
1,829
    
1,829
    
1,922
    
1,690
Market Share (1)
 
%
    
32.5
    
32.5
    
33.7
    
—  
Net Increase
 
thousands
    
-67
    
-93
    
110
    
-230
ARPU
 
yen/month/ contract
    
3,480
    
3,550
    
3,830
    
3,450
MOU
 
minute/month/contract
    
115
    
116
    
121
    
110
Data Transmission Rate (7)
 
%
    
77.1
    
76.7
    
72.5
    
—  
Churn Rate (5)
 
%
    
3.46
    
3.36
    
3.58
    
3.50

(1)
 
Source: Telecommunications Carriers Association
(2)
 
ARPU (Average monthly Revenue Per Unit)
Aggregate ARPU (PDC) = Cellular Phone Service ARPU (Voice ARPU) + i-mode ARPU
(3)
 
i-mode ARPU = ARPU generated purely from i-mode x (no. of active i-mode users/no. of active cellular phone users)
No. of active users = (no. of subscribers at the end of previous quarter + no. of subscribers at the end of current quarter)/2 x no. of months
(4)
 
MOU (Minutes of Usage): Average communication time per one month per one user
(5)
 
Churn Rate:
FY: Total number of cancellations for one year/Total subscribers at the end of each month, from March in previous fiscal year to February in current Fiscal year
Q1: Total cancellations for first quarter/Total subscribers at end of each month, from March 2002 to May 2002
(6)
 
Calculation does not include i-mode access via FOMA
(7)
 
Percent of data traffic in total outbound call time
*
 
Formerly called “Voluntary Websites”
Cautionary Statement
The forecasts presented herein are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The full year forecasts of operational data for fiscal 2002 ending March 31, 2003 are forward-looking statements about the future performance of DoCoMo which are based on management's expectations, assumptions, estimates, projections and beliefs in light of information currently available to it. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from and worse than as described in the forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, DoCoMo's ability to continue to attract and retain subscribers to its services in a wireless communications market experiencing slowing growth; DoCoMo's ability to continue to generate usage among customers; DoCoMo's ability to add capacity to its existing networks; DoCoMo's ability to smoothly expand, acquire subscribers and add capacity as necessary for its FOMA 3G network; DoCoMo's ability to successfully expand internationally through international alliances and investments outside of Japan and achieve expected financial returns; changes in the economic or regulatory environment and DoCoMo's ability to respond and adapt to such changes; DoCoMo's ability to continue to win acceptance of its products and services, which are offered in highly competitive markets characterized by continual new product introductions, rapid developments in technology, subjective and changing consumer preferences; DoCoMo's ability to maintain minutes of use and average monthly revenue per unit at the expected levels; DoCoMo’s ability to respond and adapt to volatility and changes in the economic conditions and securities market in Japan and other countries; and DoCoMo’s ability to maintain the current state of affairs between communication carriers with regard to DoCoMo’s right to set tariffs and forms of interconnection. Further information about the factors that could affect the company's results is included in "Item 3.D: Risk Factors" of its annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2002, which is available in the investor relations section of the company's web page at www.nttdocomo.com and also at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, about which you may obtain further information by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The annual report filed on July 10, 2002 is also available at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

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