Sales for this month
May 2026Fiscal year ending August 2026At all directly operated stores, both businesses exceeded the prior-year month. At existing stores, the Ramen business was below the prior-year month, while the Restaurant business was above it.
A store acquired through a business transfer in the Ramen business was rebranded and opened as a new location, At existing stores in the Ramen business, customer numbers and average spend per customer were below the prior-year month, At existing stores in the Restaurant business, customer numbers and average spend per customer exceeded the prior-year month
Scope of aggregation: Company-operated stores
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | May 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending August 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | Company-operated stores |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | Ramen Business 119.3% / Restaurant Business 119.0% |
| Total-store sales, year on year | Ramen Business 119.3% / Restaurant Business 119.0% |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Ramen Business Rate 96.8% / Definition Stores that have been open for 18 months, excluding the opening month. Stores with periods of closure are excluded. / Restaurant Business Rate 106.5% / Definition Stores that have been open for 18 months, excluding the opening month. Stores with periods of closure are excluded. |
| Year-on-Year Change in Customer Count | All Stores Ramen Business 122.3% / Restaurant Business 116.7% / Existing stores Ramen Business 98.2% / Restaurant Business 105.3% |
| Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per Customer | All Stores Ramen Business 97.6% / Restaurant Business 102.0% / Existing stores Ramen Business 98.5% / Restaurant Business 101.1% |
| Year-on-year change by category | All directly operated stores Ramen Business 119.3% / Restaurant Business 119.0% / Existing company-operated stores Ramen Business 96.8% / Restaurant Business 106.5% |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Store count / Ramen Business Current fiscal year 45 stores / Year-earlier period 36 stores / Year on year 9-store increase year on year / Restaurant Business Current fiscal year 37 stores / Year-earlier period 35 stores / Year on year 2-store increase year on year |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Ramen Business 45 stores / Restaurant Business 37 stores |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 1 store / Store name Yokohama Iekei Ramen Midori Sendai Hirose-dori / Location Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture |
| Monthly Commentary | At all directly operated stores, both businesses exceeded the prior-year month. At existing stores, the Ramen business was below the prior-year month, while the Restaurant business was above it. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | A store acquired through a business transfer in the Ramen business was rebranded and opened as a new location, At existing stores in the Ramen business, customer numbers and average spend per customer were below the prior-year month, At existing stores in the Restaurant business, customer numbers and average spend per customer exceeded the prior-year month |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The company said it rebranded a store acquired through a business transfer in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and opened it as the Yokohama Iekei Ramen Midori Sendai Hirose-dori store. At existing stores, both customer numbers and average spend per customer were below the prior-year month in the Ramen business, while both exceeded the prior-year month in the Restaurant business.