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Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
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Millions of yen (year-on-year change in operating profit)Wording
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How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Earnings presentationSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending December 20265 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales18,551 million yen+17.3%
Operating profit1,424 million yen
Ordinary income1,534 million yen
Net income984 million yen
Gross Profit Margin
Rate47.9%
Year-on-year change (points)-3.5 percentage points
Operating profit margin
Rate7.7%
Year-on-year change (points)-3.0 percentage points
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progress remains on track against the full-year earnings forecastNew initiatives
- Renewal of the brand logo and complete redesign of product packaging
- Progressive introduction of a new store design
- Launch of the export business to Malaysia in July 2026
- Expansion of the domestic store network
- Promotion of digitalization and mobile ordering
- Introduction of new flavors, character collaborations and large-scale campaigns
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Total domestic retail sales¥349 100 millionYear on year against the same period last yearNew record high
- Number of domestic stores1,088 LocationYear on year against the same period last yearNet increase of 39 stores
- Existing-store revenue+6.6%Year on year against the same period last year+6.6%
- Sales per store (first-half average)¥3,246 10,000Year on year against the same period last yearRecord high
- Official app members1,188 10,000 peopleYear on year against the same period last year+1.85 million members
- Stores with the new design1,023 LocationYear on year against the same period last year93% of all stores
- Member sales mix45.4%
- Mobile-order sales+25.5%Year on year against the same period last year+25.5%
Medium-term management plan targets
Target valuePBT of ¥3.1 billion
Target fiscal year2031
Number of stores and locations
End of period1,088 stores in Japan; 1,102 stores in Japan including quasi-stores; 1,593 locations including 31 Ice Cream Cup locations, Taiwan and Hawaii
Number of store openings and closures during the periodNet increase of 39 stores year on year
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Earnings presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Net Sales | 18,551 million yen (YoY +17.3%) |
| Operating profit | 1,424 million yen |
| Ordinary income | 1,534 million yen |
| Net income | 984 million yen |
| Gross Profit Margin | Rate 47.9% / Year-on-year change (points) -3.5 percentage points |
| Operating profit margin | Rate 7.7% / Year-on-year change (points) -3.0 percentage points |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Progress remains on track against the full-year earnings forecast |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Total domestic retail sales / Value ¥349 100 million / Year on year against the same period last year New record high, Indicator name Number of domestic stores / Value 1,088 Location / Year on year against the same period last year Net increase of 39 stores, Indicator name Existing-store revenue / Value +6.6% / Year on year against the same period last year +6.6%, Indicator name Sales per store (first-half average) / Value ¥3,246 10,000 / Year on year against the same period last year Record high, Indicator name Official app members / Value 1,188 10,000 people / Year on year against the same period last year +1.85 million members, Indicator name Stores with the new design / Value 1,023 Location / Year on year against the same period last year 93% of all stores, Indicator name Member sales mix / Value 45.4% / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Mobile-order sales / Value +25.5% / Year on year against the same period last year +25.5% |
| Number of stores and locations | End of period 1,088 stores in Japan; 1,102 stores in Japan including quasi-stores; 1,593 locations including 31 Ice Cream Cup locations, Taiwan and Hawaii / Number of store openings and closures during the period Net increase of 39 stores year on year |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target value PBT of ¥3.1 billion / Target fiscal year 2031 / Comparison with actual results Not disclosed |
| New initiatives | Renewal of the brand logo and complete redesign of product packaging, Progressive introduction of a new store design, Launch of the export business to Malaysia in July 2026, Expansion of the domestic store network, Promotion of digitalization and mobile ordering, Introduction of new flavors, character collaborations and large-scale campaigns |
Items this document does not state (18)
Selling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterFull-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastSegment resultsBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey 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.Higher raw material prices and other factors weighed on profit, while advertising expenses were strategically deployed to increase customer traffic in the second half. Revenue benefited from collaborations with popular characters, new flavors, digital and app-based advertising, and large-scale campaigns, which increased customer traffic.
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