Shimizu Bank raised its ordinary profit forecast for the first half by approximately 41.7% from the previous forecast to ¥3.4 billion, increased its full-year forecast to ¥4.7 billion and raised its per-share dividend by ¥10.
In the first-half revision, sales were raised from the previous forecast of ¥18.5 billion to the new forecast of ¥21.0 billion, while ordinary profit was raised from ¥2.4 billion to ¥3.4 billion. Net income is now forecast at ¥2.2 billion, up from ¥1.7 billion, and revised earnings per share were raised from ¥149.94 to ¥194.04. The revised per-share dividend was raised from ¥30 to ¥35. The announcement date was 26 October 2026.
For the current fiscal year, the sales forecast was raised from approximately ¥378.0 billion under the previous forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to approximately ¥396.0 billion under the new forecast. Ordinary profit was raised from ¥3.8 billion to ¥4.7 billion, and net income from ¥2.5 billion to ¥2.9 billion. Earnings per share were revised from ¥220.5 to ¥255.77, while the per-share dividend was revised from ¥60 to ¥70. The announcement date was also the same day.
Compared with the first-half outlook for the current fiscal year, actual first-half performance is expected to improve, with sales rising from ¥16.157 billion to ¥20.1 billion, ordinary profit from ¥1.987 billion to ¥3.4 billion and net income from ¥1.508 billion to ¥2.2 billion. Year on year, sales are expected to increase 24.4%, ordinary profit 71.1%, net income 45.9% and earnings per share 44.9%.