-- NEC's (TYO:6701) net profit attributable to owners of the parent jumped 54% to 270.2 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March 31 from 175.2 billion yen a year earlier.
The information technology company's earnings per share increased to 202.95 yen from 131.49 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Tuesday.
Revenue rose 4.7% to 3.583 trillion yen from 3.423 trillion yen in the prior year.
In a separate disclosure, NEC raised its final dividend payout to 22 yen per share from 16 yen initially planned, and it is payable from June 1.
For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, the company expects Non-GAAP net profit attributable to owners of the parent of 285 billion yen, Non-GAAP EPS of 214.88 yen, and revenue of 3.5 trillion yen.
NEC plans to pay interim and year-end dividends of 20 yen per share, each, for the year, which is higher than the amount paid in the year-ago period.