Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. has reported that profit attributable to owners of the parent for the first six months ended September 30, 2015 was JPY 388.14 billion, or JPY 283.70 per diluted share, compared to JPY 479.55 billion, or JPY 350.54 per diluted share, for the same period ended September 30, 2014. Ordinary profit for the first six months ended September 30, 2015 was JPY 631.82 billion, compared to JPY 780.53 billion for the same period ended September 30, 2014. Ordinary income for the first six months ended September 30, 2015 was JPY 2.39 trillion, compared to JPY 2.36 trillion for the same period ended September 30, 2014.

For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, the company expects profit attributable to owners of the parent of JPY 760 billion and ordinary profit of JPY 1.22 trillion.