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Hikari Food Service (138A) · RiskWorsenedLatest Financial results presentation (2026-10-14): "Mitigated"

Reliance on Interest-Bearing Debt and Rising Interest Rates

First written in FY2023. 7 of 10 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2024-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-14.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseMitigatedFY2024-Q1 – FY2025-H12024: 320242025: 220252026: 52026
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Reliance on Interest-Bearing Debt and Interest Rate and Refinancing RisksA theme 301 companies write about · 302 as a headwind · 0 as a tailwind

The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 26 of 105 companies on the "Worse" side.

84 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".

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  1. 2026-10-14MitigatedFinancial results presentation

    「新規借入及び約定返済により長期借入金が10百万円減少。」

    2025年11月期末との比較で長期借入金が10百万円減少し、自己資本比率は49.4%から51.6%へ上昇している。
  2. FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report

    「The main increase in non-current liabilities was due in part to an ¥84,639 thousand increase in long-term borrowings from new borrowings and scheduled repayments.」

    Long-term borrowings increased by ¥84,639 thousand through new borrowings and other factors. Financing activities included ¥200,000 thousand of proceeds from long-term borrowings, while the equity ratio declined from 49.4% to 48.8%.
  3. FY2025WorsenedAnnual report

    「Interest-bearing debt, including borrowings, accounted for 31.3% of total assets as of 30 November 2025. We are exposed to the risk of higher variable interest rates.」

    The interest-bearing debt ratio rose from 31.1% to 31.3%, while long-term borrowings increased from ¥749,016 thousand to ¥830,761 thousand. The risk of higher interest rates continues to be disclosed.
  4. FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report

    「The main decrease in non-current liabilities was due in part to a ¥17,949 thousand decrease in long-term borrowings from scheduled repayments and other factors. As a result, the equity ratio was 52.3%, compared with 51.8% at the end of the prior fiscal year.」

    Long-term borrowings declined by ¥17,949 thousand through scheduled repayments and other factors, while the equity ratio rose from 51.8% to 52.3%.
  5. FY2024MitigatedAnnual report

    「Interest-bearing debt, including borrowings, accounted for 31.1% of total assets as of 30 November 2024.」

    Dependence on interest-bearing debt declined from 55.9% to 31.1%. Long-term borrowings also declined by ¥240,177 thousand through scheduled and early repayments.
  6. FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report

    「The main decrease in non-current liabilities was a ¥80,103 thousand decrease in long-term borrowings due to scheduled repayments.」

    As in the prior quarter, non-current liabilities declined by ¥80,103 thousand through scheduled repayments of long-term borrowings. No significant change was reported regarding interest-bearing debt or the risk of higher interest rates.
  7. FY2024-Q1MitigatedAnnual report

    「The main decrease in non-current liabilities was a ¥53,929 thousand decrease in long-term borrowings due to scheduled repayments.」

    Long-term borrowings declined by ¥53,929 thousand through scheduled repayments. Alongside the issuance of new shares in connection with the listing, the equity ratio was 47.4%. No change in the assessment of the interest-rate risk was disclosed.
  8. FY2023First statedAnnual report

    「Interest-bearing debt, including borrowings, accounted for 55.9% of total assets as of 30 November 2023, a high level.」

    The company disclosed a 55.9% dependence on interest-bearing debt as a result of funding store openings with borrowings, and identifies the impact of higher variable interest rates as a risk.
Moved together

"Continuous expansion of store openings from existing regions into new regions" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 7 of its 10 moves.

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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Continuous expansion of store openings from existing regions into new regions7×
  3. 2Enhancing Equity Capital and Strengthening the Financial Condition7×
  4. 3Phased store-opening plan spanning fiscal 2024 to fiscal 20266×
  5. 4Driving Visits Through Events, Limited-Time Menus and QSC5×
  6. 5Store network expansion combining company-operated, outsourced and franchised locations, with consistent brand principles5×
  7. 6Talent Recruitment, Training and Values Alignment4×

★ is this thread; numbers match the list above. The number on a line is how many documents both moved the same way in; lines between the other threads count the documents they moved together in too. Threads that move together often sit closer.

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