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Presentation materials for financial results138AHikari Food Service Co.,Ltd.Retail

Financial Results Presentation Materials for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending November 2026

For the cumulative first three quarters of the fiscal year ending November 2026, net sales and operating profit both exceeded the same period of the previous year, driven by existing-store sales growth and cost management through the central kitchen, setting a record high for a third quarter.

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Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
19.4
Year-on-year change in operating income (%)
Wording
Conditional
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Presentation materials for financial resultsThird quarter of the fiscal year ending November 202610 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥2,393 million+11.9%
Operating profit¥209 million+19.4%
Ordinary income¥207 million+20.8%
Net income¥139 million+18.7%
Gross Profit Margin73.2 %
Operating profit margin8.8 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,540 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Third quarter (standalone) of the fiscal year ending November 2026
Net Sales
¥760 million
Operating profit
¥29 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥3,200 million
Operating profit
¥242 million
Ordinary income
¥238 million
Net income
¥127 million
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Increase in gross profit from higher sales¥184 million
  • Personnel expenses, etc.¥-87 million
  • Land rent, rent and other store operating expenses¥-23 million
  • Other¥-39 million
New initiatives
  • 1-for-2 stock split scheduled to take effect on 1 December 2026
  • Introduction and enhancement of shareholder benefits for long-term shareholders
  • Planned off-auction sale of 40,000 shares
  • Automated analysis of property information using AI and digital transformation of the store-opening strategy
  • Use of LINE's QR mobile ordering system
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of regular customers724 people
    Year on year against the same period last year+13.5%
  • Year-on-year sales at existing stores104.9 %
  • Number of directly operated stores42 Location
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
  • All-store customer trafficMonthly index
  • All-store spend per customerMonthly index
  • Same-store customer trafficMonthly index
  • Same-store spend per customerMonthly index
Medium-term management plan targets
FY2030/11
Net Sales7,520
Revenue unit¥ million
Operating profit780
Operating profit unit¥ million
Number of stores150
Unit: storesLocation
Market Size / Share
Estimated market size815 Location
Assumptions163 stations nationwide with at least 160,000 daily passengers × 5 stores
Number of stores and locations
End of period67 Location
Store openings during the period
Company-operated1
FC0
Outsourcing1
Store closures during the period
Company-operated2
FC0
Outsourcing1
Number of employees
Number of Employees203 people
Reference dateEnd of August 2026
Annual Dividend
Fiscal year ending November 2026
Annual¥48 per share
End of period¥48 per share
Payout ratio
37.5
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typePresentation materials for financial results
Fiscal Period CoveredThird quarter of the fiscal year ending November 2026
Net Sales¥2,393 million (YoY +11.9%)
Operating profit¥209 million (YoY +19.4%)
Ordinary income¥207 million (YoY +20.8%)
Net income¥139 million (YoY +18.7%)
Gross Profit Margin73.2 %
Operating profit margin8.8 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,540 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales ¥760 million / Operating profit ¥29 million / Subject Third quarter (standalone) of the fiscal year ending November 2026
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥3,200 million / Operating profit ¥242 million / Ordinary income ¥238 million / Net income ¥127 million
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Increase in gross profit from higher sales / Amount ¥184 million, Factors Personnel expenses, etc. / Amount ¥-87 million, Factors Land rent, rent and other store operating expenses / Amount ¥-23 million, Factors Other / Amount ¥-39 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of regular customers / Value 724 people / Year on year against the same period last year 13.5 people, Indicator name Year-on-year sales at existing stores / Value 104.9 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of directly operated stores / Value 42 Location / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Unit price and quantity metricsIndicator name All-store customer traffic / Value Monthly index, Indicator name All-store spend per customer / Value Monthly index, Indicator name Same-store customer traffic / Value Monthly index, Indicator name Same-store spend per customer / Value Monthly index
Number of stores and locationsEnd of period 67 Location / Store openings during the period Company-operated 1 / FC 0 / Outsourcing 1 / Store closures during the period Company-operated 2 / FC 0 / Outsourcing 1
Number of employeesNumber of Employees 203 people / Reference date End of August 2026 / Change during the period Not disclosed / Hiring plan Not disclosed
Medium-term management plan targetsFY2030/11 Net Sales 7,520 / Revenue unit ¥ million / Operating profit 780 / Operating profit unit ¥ million / Number of stores 150 / Unit: stores Location
Annual DividendFiscal year ending November 2026 Annual ¥48 per share / Interim Not disclosed / End of period ¥48 per share
Payout ratio37.5
Market Size / ShareEstimated market size 815 Location / Assumptions 163 stations nationwide with at least 160,000 daily passengers × 5 stores / Market share Not disclosed
New initiatives1-for-2 stock split scheduled to take effect on 1 December 2026, Introduction and enhancement of shareholder benefits for long-term shareholders, Planned off-auction sale of 40,000 shares, Automated analysis of property information using AI and digital transformation of the store-opening strategy, Use of LINE's QR mobile ordering system
Items this document does not state (10)
Progress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planSegment resultsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey points of the Q&A

These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.

The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

The stated factors behind the increase in operating profit are existing-store sales growth, cost control through use of the central kitchen, and lower selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from the postponement of some new store openings.

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