After the close on 26 October, Shimizu Bank raised its consolidated ordinary profit forecast for the first half of the current fiscal year to ¥3.4 billion, a significant upward revision from the previous forecast of ¥2.4 billion. The full-year forecast was also raised to ¥4.7 billion, and the annual dividend was increased to ¥70.
For the first-half cumulative period (April–September) of the fiscal year ending March 2027, Shimizu Bank raised its consolidated ordinary profit forecast from the previous forecast of ¥2.4 billion to ¥3.4 billion. The figure was ¥1.98 billion in the same period of the previous year. The outlook is for a larger increase in profit than previously forecast and a significant improvement year on year.
In its full-year outlook announced at the same time, the bank raised its consolidated ordinary profit forecast from the previous forecast of ¥3.8 billion to ¥4.7 billion, maintaining its outlook for higher profit compared with the previous fiscal year's actual result of ¥3.13 billion.
The dividend policy for the current fiscal year was also revised. The first-half dividend was raised from ¥30 to ¥35, while the second-half dividend was set at ¥35, bringing the expected annual dividend to ¥70. This is expected to improve the level of shareholder returns.