TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Mizuho Financial Group (MZHOF.OB), a Japanese banking
holding company, Wednesday posted net income of 678.993 billion or 267.88 yen
per share for the full year, 22.2 percent higher than 555.527 billion yen or
219.19 yen per share last year, mainly helped by growth in Interest Income, Fee
and Commission Income, and Trading Income.

Interest income rose to 5,772.536 billion yen from 3,178.214 billion yen last
year. Fee and Commission Income increased to 1,060.235 billion yen from 915.534
billion yen, and Trading Income grew to 1,090.397 billion yen from 992.631
billion yen.

Ordinary income increased 51.3 percent to 8,744.458 billion yen from 5,778.772
billion yen in the previous year.

Net assets as of March 31, 2024 were 10,312.135 billion yen or 4,037.28 yen per
share, up from 9,208.463 billion yen or 3,603.98 yen per share a year ago.

Additionally, Mizuho has declared a year-end dividend of 55.00 yen per share, to
be paid from June 6.

For fiscal 2024, the company expects net profit to grow 10.4 percent to 750.000
billion yen. Earnings per share is expected to be 295.79 yen for the year.



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