Tokyo Metro's (TYO:9023) profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 7.2% to nearly 42 billion yen in the fiscal nine months ended Dec. 31, 2024, from 39.2 billion yen a year ago.

The subway operator said earnings per share increased to 72.24 yen from 67.39 yen a year ago, according to a filing.

Operating revenue grew 5.1% to 306.1 billion yen from 291.1 billion yen a year earlier.

Tokyo Metro forecasted attributable profit to increase 13.1% to 52.3 billion yen, or 90.02 yen per share, and operating revenue to rise 4.7% to 407.5 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 31.

The company expects to pay a final dividend of 40 yen per share for the current fiscal year.