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Financial Results Briefing for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

In the first quarter of FY2026, revenue and business profit improved year on year, driven by higher sales volume, price revisions, and improved profitability through business transformation. Business profit exceeded plan, and the Company will pursue additional cost reductions and price revisions, as well as expand the availability of Monster Energy in vending machines, toward its full-year business profit target of ¥35 billion.

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Financial results presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ended March 202611 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥196,521 million+3.6%
Operating profit¥-240 million
Net income¥-922 million
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥90,125 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Revenue
¥196,521 million
Business profit
¥-2,678 million
Operating profit
¥-240 million
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent
¥-922 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Business profit
¥350 100 million
Progress against full-year forecast　通期の予想に対して、いまどこまで進んだかの割合です。Business profit has achieved more than one-third of the full-year profit growth target
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
First-quarter business profit exceeded plan
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Volume and price/mix effects, etc.+¥2.6 billion
  • Transformation+¥1.9 billion
  • DME (promotional expenses)+¥200 million
  • Manufacturing (excluding power costs)-¥100 million
  • Other-¥1.6 billion
  • Commodity market effects and power costs+¥0.8 billion
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
  • AssumptionsApril sales volume
    Figures+2% or more year on year
  • AssumptionsAdditional full-year cost increases resulting from the situation in the Middle East
    FiguresApproximately ¥2 billion–¥4 billion
New initiatives
  • Launch sales of Monster Energy through vending machines
  • Consider further price revisions
  • Implement additional cost-reduction measures
  • Strengthen procurement through collaboration with the Coca-Cola system
  • Coca-Cola Foodmarks, an initiative proposing experiential value for the foodservice market
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Sales volume108 million cases
    Year on year against the same period last year+4.0%
  • Carbonated beverage sales volume107 million cases
    Year on year against the same period last year+4.1%
  • EBITDA¥5,416 million
    Year on year against the same period last year+12.4%
  • Channel total value share+1.1 Points
  • Channel total volume share+1.1 Points
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
  • ChannelsVending
    Year-on-year change in volumeIn line with the prior-year period
    Year-on-year change in selling price per case+¥39
  • ChannelsSupermarkets
    Year-on-year change in volume+1%
    Year-on-year change in selling price per case+¥32
  • ChannelsDrugstores and mass retailers
    Year-on-year change in volume+7%
    Year-on-year change in selling price per case+¥24
  • ChannelsConvenience Stores
    Year-on-year change in volume-2%
    Year-on-year change in selling price per case+¥88
  • ChannelsRetail
    Year-on-year change in volume+6%
    Year-on-year change in selling price per case+¥101
  • ChannelsOnline
    Year-on-year change in volume+20%
    Year-on-year change in selling price per case-¥70
  • ChannelsFood service
    Year-on-year change in volume+12%
    Year-on-year change in selling price per case+¥23
Segment results
  • Vending business
    Revenue¥88,674 million
    Revenue_yoy_pct-0.8
    Segment profit¥1,611 million
  • OTC business
    Revenue¥90,224 million
    Revenue_yoy_pct6.5
    Segment profit¥8,274 million
    Segment profit YoY %25.6
  • Food Service
    Revenue¥10,756 million
    Revenue_yoy_pct14.7
    Segment profit¥942 million
    Segment profit YoY %-11.5
  • Other
    Revenue¥6,866 million
    Revenue_yoy_pct9.3
    Segment profit¥-13,504 million
Medium-term management plan targets
Vision 2030 is mentioned, but target figures are not disclosed
Risk amount incorporated into the outlookThe amount representing the range of variation the company expects in its forecast.
Approximately ¥2 billion–¥4 billion
DetailsAdditional full-year cost increases resulting from the situation in the Middle East
Market Size / Share
  • Energy drink category market size¥180 billion or more
  • Energy drink market shareNo. 1 in Japan
  • Year-on-year change in channel total value share+1.1 Points
  • Year-on-year change in channel total volume share+1.1 Points
Capital expenditures
¥43 100 million
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredFirst quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2026
Net Sales¥196,521 million (YoY +3.6%)
Operating profit¥-240 million
Net income¥-922 million
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥90,125 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterRevenue ¥196,521 million / Business profit ¥-2,678 million / Operating profit ¥-240 million / Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent ¥-922 million
Full-year earnings forecastBusiness profit ¥350 100 million
Progress against full-year forecastBusiness profit has achieved more than one-third of the full-year profit growth target
Self-assessment against the planFirst-quarter business profit exceeded plan
Segment resultsSegment Vending business / Revenue ¥88,674 million / Revenue_yoy_pct -0.8 / Segment profit ¥1,611 million / Segment profit YoY % Not disclosed, Segment OTC business / Revenue ¥90,224 million / Revenue_yoy_pct 6.5 / Segment profit ¥8,274 million / Segment profit YoY % 25.6, Segment Food Service / Revenue ¥10,756 million / Revenue_yoy_pct 14.7 / Segment profit ¥942 million / Segment profit YoY % -11.5, Segment Other / Revenue ¥6,866 million / Revenue_yoy_pct 9.3 / Segment profit ¥-13,504 million / Segment profit YoY % Not disclosed
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Volume and price/mix effects, etc. / Amount +¥2.6 billion, Factors Transformation / Amount +¥1.9 billion, Factors DME (promotional expenses) / Amount +¥200 million, Factors Manufacturing (excluding power costs) / Amount -¥100 million, Factors Other / Amount -¥1.6 billion, Factors Commodity market effects and power costs / Amount +¥0.8 billion
Key KPIsIndicator name Sales volume / Value 108 million cases / Year on year against the same period last year 4 million cases, Indicator name Carbonated beverage sales volume / Value 107 million cases / Year on year against the same period last year 4.1 million cases, Indicator name EBITDA / Value ¥5,416 million / Year on year against the same period last year ¥12.4 million, Indicator name Channel total value share / Value +1.1 Points / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Channel total volume share / Value +1.1 Points / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Unit price and quantity metricsChannels Vending / Year-on-year change in volume In line with the prior-year period / Year-on-year change in selling price per case +¥39, Channels Supermarkets / Year-on-year change in volume +1% / Year-on-year change in selling price per case +¥32, Channels Drugstores and mass retailers / Year-on-year change in volume +7% / Year-on-year change in selling price per case +¥24, Channels Convenience Stores / Year-on-year change in volume -2% / Year-on-year change in selling price per case +¥88, Channels Retail / Year-on-year change in volume +6% / Year-on-year change in selling price per case +¥101, Channels Online / Year-on-year change in volume +20% / Year-on-year change in selling price per case -¥70, Channels Food service / Year-on-year change in volume +12% / Year-on-year change in selling price per case +¥23
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookAssumptions April sales volume / Figures +2% or more year on year, Assumptions Additional full-year cost increases resulting from the situation in the Middle East / Figures Approximately ¥2 billion–¥4 billion
Risk amount incorporated into the outlookAmount Approximately ¥2 billion–¥4 billion / Details Additional full-year cost increases resulting from the situation in the Middle East
Medium-term management plan targetsVision 2030 is mentioned, but target figures are not disclosed
Capital expenditures¥43 100 million
Market Size / ShareIndicator Energy drink category market size / Value ¥180 billion or more, Indicator Energy drink market share / Value No. 1 in Japan, Indicator Year-on-year change in channel total value share / Value +1.1 Points, Indicator Year-on-year change in channel total volume share / Value +1.1 Points
New initiativesLaunch sales of Monster Energy through vending machines, Consider further price revisions, Implement additional cost-reduction measures, Strengthen procurement through collaboration with the Coca-Cola system, Coca-Cola Foodmarks, an initiative proposing experiential value for the foodservice market
Items this document does not state (11)
Ordinary incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesOrders received and order backlogKey points of the Q&A

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The reasons the company gives

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

The year-on-year increase in profit was attributed to improvements in sales volume and price/mix, vending transformation, improved manufacturing efficiency, and the containment of raw material and packaging costs through hedging strategies. The Company explained that volume growth, an increase in value share, and the effects of price revisions contributed to improved profitability.

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