Kyocera's (TYO:6971) profit attributable to owners of the parent surged 54% to 55.54 billion yen in the fiscal first half from 36.08 billion yen a year earlier.

The electronics company's basic earnings per share rose to 39.61 yen from 25.61 yen a year ago, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Thursday evening.

Net sales slipped 0.7% to 991.4 billion yen from 998.6 billion yen in the year-ago period.

It declared an interim dividend of 25.00 yen per share, payable from Dec. 5.

In a separate filing, Kyocera raised its forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, after taking into consideration its performance in the fiscal first half.

The company now expects attributable profit of 95 billion yen from 70.5 billion yen previously, EPS of 67.76 yen from 50.04 yen, and net sales of 1.95 trillion yen from 1.90 trillion yen.

The company also set its year-end dividend forecast at 25.00 yen per share for the current fiscal year.