PAL Group (TYO:2726) profit attributable to owners of the parent jumped 19.8% to 9.19 billion yen for the fiscal first half from 7.67 billion yen a year earlier.
The retailer's basic earnings per share (EPS) rose to 52.90 yen from 44.16 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Tuesday.
Net sales jumped 16% to 117.1 billion yen in the six months ended Aug. 31 from 101.3 billion yen in the year-ago corresponding period.
For the fiscal year ending Feb. 28, 2026, the company expects an attributable profit of 16.9 billion yen, basic EPS of 97.03 yen, and net sales of 231 billion yen.
The company expects to pay a year-end dividend of 30 yen per share for the current fiscal year.