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SBI Shinsei Bank's Profit Jumps 34% in Fiscal Year 2025

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-- SBI Shinsei Bank's (TYO:8303) profit attributable to owners of the parent jumped 34% to 113.4 billion yen for the fiscal year 2025 from 84.5 billion yen a year earlier.

The commercial bank's basic earnings per share increased to 137.66 yen from 112.70 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Friday.

Ordinary income climbed 26% to 774.1 billion yen for the year ended March 31 from 614 billion yen in the prior year.

The company declared a final dividend of 42 yen per share, payable from June 9.

For the fiscal year 2026, the bank expects income before taxes of 132 billion yen.

SBI Shinsei Bank plans to pay an annual dividend of 42 yen per share for the year, which is similar to the amount paid a year ago.

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