Japan Securities Finance, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 13%, Dividend Revised Upward by 6 Yen

Japan Securities Finance Co.,Ltd. <8511> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 12th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 (April to December) increased 9.5% from the same period last year, reaching 11.4 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 12.9%, from the previous forecast of 13.2 billion yen to 14.9 billion yen (compared to 12.5 billion yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 5.5% to 19.1%.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to increase 28.9%, from the previous forecast of 5.88 billion yen to 7.58 billion yen (compared to 5.67 billion yen in the same period of the previous year), increasing the growth rate from 3.6% to 33.6%.

In light of the strong performance, the company has increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 80 yen to 86 yen (compared to 84 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 14.0% from the same period last year, reaching 4.12 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin sharply declined from 26.8% in the same period last year to 13.1%.

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