Nippon Insure, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 17%, Raises Record High Profit Forecast, Dividend Revised Upward by 3 Yen

Nippon Insure Co., Ltd. <5843> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on August 7th (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 (October 2025 to June 2026) expanded 0.84 billion yen, an increase 51.0% compared to the same period last year.

In addition, the full-year forecast for ordinary profit has been revised upward 17.1%, from the previous forecast of 0.88 billion yen to 1.03 billion yen (compared to 0.77 billion yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 14.5% to 34.1%, further surpassing the previous forecast of record-high profits for three consecutive terms.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the ordinary profit for the April to September period (second half) is expected to increase 53.3%, from the previous forecast of 0.28 billion yen to 0.43 billion yen (compared to 0.37 billion yen in the same period of the previous year), turning to a 16.2% increase in the ordinary profit outlook.

In light of the strong performance, the company has increased its planned year-end lump-sum dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 22 yen to 25 yen (compared to 19 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from April to June (3Q), the ordinary profit increased 51.2% from the same period last year, reaching 0.24 billion yen. The operating profit margin jumped from 16.9% in the same period last year to 23.1%.

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