Japanese staffing firm Temp Holdings saw net income increase 45.8% to ¥12.7bn (£76.8m) in the nine months to 31 December 2015.

The firm’s latest financial statement, released in Friday, also shows:

• Sales increased 28.8% year-on-year to ¥375.8bn

• Operating income increased 28.9% to ¥20.9bn

Sales in temporary staffing, the firm’s largest business segment, amounted to ¥295bn from ¥218.2bn in the same quarter last year, while operating income increased to ¥12.7bn from ¥10bn.