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Scored from 5 of 6 sectionsDirection
Deterioration
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
-22.8
Year-on-year change in operating profit (%)Wording
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How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Results presentationSecond quarter of FY2027/313 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥22,746 million-0.4%
Operating profit¥2,128 million-22.8%
Ordinary income¥2,175 million-23.1%
Net income¥1,542 million-15.3%
Operating profit margin
Rate9.4 %
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥43,400 million
Operating profit
¥3,700 million
Ordinary income
¥3,730 million
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
¥2,600 million
Earnings per share
181.66 Yen
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
No change from the initial earnings forecastBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Change in operating incomeFrom ¥2.75 billion in the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 to ¥2.12 billion in the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027
Increase in sales+¥20 million
Increase in cost of sales-¥630 million
Reduction in advertising expenses+¥90 million
Increase in delivery expenses-¥0.07 billion
Increase in other expenses-¥40 million
Raw materials and materials costs-¥220 million
Manufacturing Fixed Costs-¥200 million
Manufacturing labor costs-¥100 million
Freight-in costs-¥0.07 billion
Energy costs-¥40 million
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Increases in raw material and packaging material prices, energy costs, logistics costs and labor costs, as well as price revisions effective for deliveries from 1 October 2026New initiatives
- Establishment of the SCM Management Department in April 2026
- Start-up of a new frozen noodle production line in June 2026
- Approximately 10% increase in frozen noodle production capacity
- Launch of a food with function claims
- Strengthening sales in the Kyushu region, centered on the Fukuoka Sales Office
- Price revisions for deliveries from 1 October 2026
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Meals sold445 million meals
- Total household business revenue96.3 Year-on-year %
- Total foodservice business revenue105.5 Year-on-year %
- 流水麺 revenue91.2 Year-on-year %
- Taikoban (household-use products)115.3 Year-on-year %
- 健美麺 (health-oriented noodles)108.4 Year-on-year %
- 流水α麺 (product line)160.2 Year-on-year %
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
The number of meals sold is disclosed, but the breakdown by unit price is Not disclosedSegment results
Consumer products
Year-on-year change in net sales96.3%
Foodservice
Year-on-year change in net sales105.5%
Medium-term management plan targets
The next medium-term management plan, “Growth100,” was mentioned. Specific target figures and target years are Not disclosedFinancial targets
Equity ratio
Actual results69.3%
Market Size / Share
“No. 1 share” in the business-use market is stated as a target. Market size and actual market share figures are Not disclosedNumber of stores and locations
Established the Fukuoka Sales Office in April 2025. The total number of stores and locations at the fiscal year-end, and the number of store openings and closures during the period, are Not disclosedAnnual Dividend
Fiscal year ending March 2027 forecast: ¥27.00 interim dividend and ¥27.00 year-end dividend (the annual dividend amount is not specified in the materials)Payout ratio
Targeting a consolidated payout ratio of 30–40%| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of FY2027/3 |
| Net Sales | ¥22,746 million (YoY -0.4%) |
| Operating profit | ¥2,128 million (YoY -22.8%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥2,175 million (YoY -23.1%) |
| Net income | ¥1,542 million (YoY -15.3%) |
| Operating profit margin | Rate 9.4 % / Year-on-year change (points) Not disclosed |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥43,400 million / Operating profit ¥3,700 million / Ordinary income ¥3,730 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥2,600 million / Earnings per share 181.66 Yen |
| Self-assessment against the plan | No change from the initial earnings forecast |
| Segment results | Consumer products Year-on-year change in net sales 96.3% / Foodservice Year-on-year change in net sales 105.5% |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Change in operating income From ¥2.75 billion in the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026 to ¥2.12 billion in the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 / Increase in sales +¥20 million / Increase in cost of sales -¥630 million / Reduction in advertising expenses +¥90 million / Increase in delivery expenses -¥0.07 billion / Increase in other expenses -¥40 million / Raw materials and materials costs -¥220 million / Manufacturing Fixed Costs -¥200 million / Manufacturing labor costs -¥100 million / Freight-in costs -¥0.07 billion / Energy costs -¥40 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Meals sold / Value 445 million meals / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Total household business revenue / Value 96.3 Year-on-year (%), Indicator name Total foodservice business revenue / Value 105.5 Year-on-year (%), Indicator name 流水麺 revenue / Value 91.2 Year-on-year (%), Indicator name Taikoban (household-use products) / Value 115.3 Year-on-year (%), Indicator name 健美麺 (health-oriented noodles) / Value 108.4 Year-on-year (%), Indicator name 流水α麺 (product line) / Value 160.2 Year-on-year (%) |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | The number of meals sold is disclosed, but the breakdown by unit price is Not disclosed |
| Number of stores and locations | Established the Fukuoka Sales Office in April 2025. The total number of stores and locations at the fiscal year-end, and the number of store openings and closures during the period, are Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Increases in raw material and packaging material prices, energy costs, logistics costs and labor costs, as well as price revisions effective for deliveries from 1 October 2026 |
| Medium-term management plan targets | The next medium-term management plan, “Growth100,” was mentioned. Specific target figures and target years are Not disclosed |
| Financial targets | Equity ratio Actual results 69.3% / Target Not disclosed |
| Annual Dividend | Fiscal year ending March 2027 forecast: ¥27.00 interim dividend and ¥27.00 year-end dividend (the annual dividend amount is not specified in the materials) |
| Payout ratio | Targeting a consolidated payout ratio of 30–40% |
| Market Size / Share | “No. 1 share” in the business-use market is stated as a target. Market size and actual market share figures are Not disclosed |
| New initiatives | Establishment of the SCM Management Department in April 2026, Start-up of a new frozen noodle production line in June 2026, Approximately 10% increase in frozen noodle production capacity, Launch of a food with function claims, Strengthening sales in the Kyushu region, centered on the Fukuoka Sales Office, Price revisions for deliveries from 1 October 2026 |
Items this document does not state (10)
Gross Profit MarginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterProgress against full-year forecastNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookAcquisition 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.In the household-use business, the core chilled noodle products struggled due to weather conditions. On the profit side, the impact of higher depreciation expenses from construction of the new plant, as well as worsening conditions in the Middle East in addition to the initial cost increases, was significant.
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