Nomura Co (TYO:9716) reported a 75% surge in profit attributable to owners of the parent to 6.76 billion yen for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2025, from 3.86 billion yen a year ago due to improved operational efficiency and strong demand in its core businesses.

The financial company's earnings per share (EPS) rose to 60.60 yen from 34.67 yen a year ago, according to a financial results filing.

Net sales jumped 12% to 150.3 billion yen from 134.1 billion yen a year earlier.

For the fiscal year ending Feb. 28, 2026, the company expects attributable profit to increase 3.6% to 7.0 billion yen or 62.75 yen per share, while net sales are expected to grow 3.2% to 155.0 billion yen.

The company expects to pay a year-end dividend of 34.00 yen per share for the current fiscal year.

Nomura shares shed nearly 5% recently.

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