-- Marusan Securities' (TYO:8613) profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 11% to 5.01 billion yen for the fiscal year 2025, from 4.52 billion yen a year earlier, according to its preliminary financial results.
The securities investment company's earnings per share increased to 75.66 yen from 68.40 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Wednesday.
Operating revenue jumped 15% to 21.7 billion yen for the full year ended March 31, from 18.9 billion yen in the prior year.
In a separate disclosure, Marusan plans to pay a final dividend of 38 yen per share for the year, consisting of a 23-yen ordinary dividend and a 15-yen special dividend.
This brings the total annual dividend to 70 yen per share, up from 60 yen per share in the previous fiscal year.
The company intends to continue paying special dividends through fiscal 2027, with amounts gradually decreasing from 30 yen annually to 10 yen annually by the final year.