Musashino Bank reports higher full-year net profit

6 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 11

For the year ended 31 March, net profit rose to Y15.41 billion from Y13.15 billion, while revenue increased to Y105.68 billion from Y84.08 billion.
Pretax profit climbed to Y22.81 billion from Y18.10 billion, and earnings per share improved to Y155.41 from Y132.47.
The Japanese lender said the results were prepared under Japanese accounting standards, with diluted earnings per share at Y155.40 versus Y132.46 a year earlier.

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