Start Today said its normalized net income for the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2014, was ¥8.91 per share, an increase of 43.0% from ¥6.23 per share in the prior-year period.
Normalized net income, which excludes unusual gains or losses on a pre- and after-tax basis, was ¥2.89 billion, an increase of 43.5% from ¥2.01 billion in the prior-year period.
The normalized profit margin climbed to 24.8% from 19.5% in the year-earlier period.
Total revenue climbed 12.8% on an annual basis to ¥11.63 billion from ¥10.31 billion, and total operating expenses fell from the prior-year period to ¥7.03 billion from ¥7.11 billion.
Reported net income increased 48.2% on an annual basis to ¥2.97 billion, or ¥9.16 per share, from ¥2.00 billion, or ¥6.20 per share.
As of Feb. 13, US$1 was equivalent to ¥118.68.
