Nomura Research Institute (TYO:4307) posted 60.0 billion yen in profit attributable to owners of the parent for the fiscal first half, compared with 53.6 billion yen a year ago.
EPS was 106.61 yen, compared with 93.53 yen a year earlier, according to a Tokyo Stock Exchange filing on Thursday.
For the period ended Sept. 30, revenue was 429.9 billion yen versus 397.1 billion yen previously, the consulting and IT solutions company said.
The company declared an interim dividend of 42 yen per share, payable from Nov. 30.
In a separate filing, the company raised its full-year attributable profit forecast to 123 billion yen from 119 billion yen, basic EPS to 218.50 yen from 211.39 yen and revenue to 870 billion yen from 850 billion yen.
The company plans to pay a year-end dividend of 46 yen per share for the current year, which is higher from the year-ago period.
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