Nomura's (TYO:9716) profit attributable to owners of the parent soared 399% to 3.02 billion yen for the fiscal first quarter from 606 million yen a year ago.

The design and engineering company's earnings per share (EPS) surged to 27.11 yen from 5.44 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Thursday.

Net sales jumped 40% to 40.8 billion yen for the months ended May 31, from 29.1 billion yen a year earlier.

The company declared a final dividend of 32.00 yen per share for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2025, payable from May 20, 2025.

For the fiscal year ending February 28, 2026, the company expects an attributable profit of 7 billion yen,

basic EPS of 62.75 yen, and net sales of 155.0 billion yen.

It expects to pay a final dividend of 34.00 yen per share for the year.