Orix Corp. (IX) reported fiscal Q2 earnings Friday of 83.88 Japanese yen ($0.55) per diluted share, up from 55.96 yen a year earlier.
A single analyst polled by Capital IQ expected 72.90 yen.
Total revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was 695.49 billion yen, up from 683.16 billion yen from a year earlier.
Two analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected 725.75 billion yen.