Nomura (NMR) reported fiscal Q1 earnings early Wednesday of 48.34 Japanese yen ($0.30) per diluted share, up from 34.04 yen a year earlier.
One analyst polled by FactSet expected $39.56.
Net revenue for the quarter that ended June 30 was 686.7 billion yen, up from 523.1 billion yen a year earlier.
One analyst in the poll expected 567.4 billion yen.