Japan Securities Finance reported ordinary profit of ¥11.2 billion for the first 2 quarters, up 53.7% year on year, and revised its full-year ordinary profit forecast upward from ¥15.8 billion to ¥19.0 billion, a 20.3% increase. It also indicated plans to raise the annual dividend to ¥112.
Japan Securities Finance announced its earnings after the market close on 12 November. Consolidated ordinary profit for the first 2 quarters of the fiscal year ending March 2027 (April–September) increased to ¥11.2 billion. Profit increased 53.7% year on year, indicating strong performance alongside trends in sales and operating profit.
The full-year ordinary profit forecast was revised upward from ¥15.8 billion to ¥19.0 billion, expanding the projected increase to approximately 26.7%. A record high is expected for the first time in 36 periods, and the company announced plans to raise the year-end dividend to ¥56 and the annual dividend to ¥112.
Ordinary profit for July–September (2Q) increased to ¥5.57 billion, but the operating profit margin on sales declined from 14.0% in the same period of the previous year to 12.2%. Progress against the full-year plan is calculated to be broadly unchanged.
The revised dividend for the current period is expected to be ¥56 at year-end, an increase of ¥9 from the previous forecast, and ¥112 annually, an increase of ¥18. The company plans to increase dividends under its shareholder return policy.