Decline in Operating and Ordinary Profit and Increase in Profit Attributable to Owners of Parent

「As a result, consolidated net sales for the interim consolidated accounting period increased 6.4% year on year to ¥202.298 billion. Operating profit increased 7.4% year on year to ¥36.131 billion, ordinary profit increased 5.7% to ¥37.971 billion, and interim net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 6.6% to ¥25.931 billion.」

「同時に発表した８月中間期決算は、売上高２０２２億９８００万円（前年同期比６．４％増）、営業利益３６１億３１００万円（同７．４％増）、純利益２５９億３１００万円（同６．６％増）だった。」

「Operating income rose 1.2% year on year to ¥63.287 billion, with a consolidated operating margin of 16.7%. Ordinary income rose 3.9% to ¥67.156 billion, reflecting ¥1.177 billion in gains on sales of securities recorded in non-operating income. Net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 2.2% to ¥46.346 billion.」

「In terms of earnings, the yen's appreciation compared with the previous year and lower profitability in overseas operations caused the operating margin to fall 0.4 percentage points to 17.7% and operating income to fall 1.2% to ¥33.644 billion. Ordinary income rose 2.3% to ¥35.924 billion, as ¥1.176 billion in gains on sales of securities was recorded in non-operating income. Interim net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 0.8% to ¥24.336 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the fiscal year were revenue of ¥372.202 billion, up 8.1% year on year. Operating income rose 12.4% to ¥62.550 billion, driven by increased revenue from higher average spend per customer, with a consolidated operating margin of 16.8%. Ordinary income rose 11.7% to ¥64.618 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 13.4% to ¥45.358 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the interim period were revenue of ¥188.380 billion, up 11.2% year on year. Although the gross margin has been trending lower due to higher energy and commodity prices, the operating margin rose 0.8 percentage points to 18.1% as the company continued to pursue efficient store operations and cost reductions. Operating income rose 16.1% to ¥34.050 billion, ordinary income rose 14.8% to ¥35.121 billion, and interim net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 14.7% to ¥24.143 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the three months ended the first quarter were revenue of ¥96.215 billion, up 8.6% year on year. Through efforts to improve the efficiency of store operations using digital technologies, the operating margin was flat year on year at 19.1%. Operating income rose 9.0% to ¥18.408 billion, ordinary income rose 9.8% to ¥19.183 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 10.1% to ¥13.107 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the nine months ended the third quarter were revenue of ¥252.328 billion, up 21.0% year on year. The operating margin rose 2.6 percentage points to 16.5%. Operating income rose 43.3% to ¥41.533 billion, ordinary income rose 45.7% to ¥43.275 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 44.0% to ¥29.807 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the six months ended the second quarter were revenue of ¥169.464 billion, up 24.4% year on year. Earnings improved substantially as the company continued to pursue efficient store operations and cost reductions, with the operating margin up 2.6 percentage points to 17.3%. Operating income rose 46.6% to ¥29.320 billion, ordinary income rose 49.2% to ¥30.580 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 58.0% to ¥21.043 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the three months ended the first quarter were revenue of ¥88.579 billion, up 28.1% year on year. Earnings improved substantially as the company continued to pursue efficient store operations and cost reductions, with the operating margin up 3.9 percentage points to 19.1%. Operating income rose 60.4% to ¥16.890 billion, ordinary income rose 62.3% to ¥17.473 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 69.7% to ¥11.907 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the fiscal year were revenue of ¥290.077 billion, up 18.9% year on year. Operating income rose 54.1% to ¥42.301 billion, with a consolidated operating margin of 14.6%. Ordinary income rose 53.4% to ¥43.360 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 74.1% to ¥30.256 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the nine months ended the third quarter were revenue of ¥208.571 billion, up 15.5% year on year. Earnings improved substantially as the company continued to pursue efficient store operations and cost reductions, with the operating margin up 2.9 percentage points to 13.9%. Operating income rose 46.1% to ¥28.991 billion, ordinary income rose 45.1% to ¥29.710 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 43.8% to ¥20.706 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the six months ended the second quarter were revenue of ¥136.191 billion, up 12.3% year on year. Earnings improved substantially as the company pursued efficient store operations and cost reductions, with the operating margin up 2.9 percentage points to 14.7%. Operating income rose 39.8% to ¥19.995 billion, ordinary income rose 38.9% to ¥20.501 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 27.3% to ¥13.317 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the three months ended the first quarter were revenue of ¥69.171 billion, up 10.5% year on year. Operating income rose 26.8% to ¥10.533 billion, ordinary income rose 24.4% to ¥10.763 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent rose 30.6% to ¥7.017 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the fiscal year were revenue of ¥243.946 billion, up 10.8% year on year. Operating income rose 40.7% to ¥27.446 billion, with a consolidated operating margin of 11.3%. Ordinary income rose 32.8% to ¥28.260 billion. Net income attributable to owners of the parent fell 9.6% to ¥17.382 billion, as extraordinary losses included impairment losses of ¥1.194 billion on store fixed assets and a ¥1.954 billion valuation loss on shares of an equity-method affiliate that was not consolidated, among other items.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the nine months ended the third quarter were revenue of ¥180.571 billion, up 12.6% year on year, reflecting a substantial increase in the number of normally operating stores compared with the previous year. Earnings improved substantially as the company continued to pursue efficient store operations and cost reductions, with operating income up 33.5% to ¥19.845 billion, ordinary income up 29.1% to ¥20.475 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent up 40.0% to ¥14.394 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the six months ended the second quarter were revenue of ¥121.301 billion, up 18.7% year on year, reflecting a substantial increase in the number of normally operating stores compared with the previous year. Earnings improved substantially as the company pursued efficient store operations and cost reductions, with operating income up 67.5% to ¥14.306 billion, ordinary income up 60.7% to ¥14.764 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent up 88.8% to ¥10.463 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the three months ended the first quarter were revenue of ¥62.625 billion, up 43.6% year on year. Earnings improved substantially, with operating income up 255.7% to ¥8.305 billion, ordinary income up 211.4% to ¥8.653 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent up 407.7% to ¥5.373 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the fiscal year were affected by COVID-19, with revenue down 19.1% year on year to ¥220.267 billion. Revenue declined for the first time since the company was listed. In terms of earnings, an inventory write-down of ¥2.861 billion was recorded, but operating income fell 55.0% year on year to ¥19.513 billion, with a consolidated operating margin of 8.9%. Ordinary income fell 52.0% to ¥21.283 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the nine months ended the third quarter were affected by COVID-19, with revenue down 21.0% year on year to ¥160.430 billion. Revenue declined in the third quarter as well, marking the first decline since quarterly disclosure began. In terms of earnings, an inventory write-down of ¥1.723 billion was recorded in the second quarter, but operating income fell 55.6% year on year to ¥14.867 billion, ordinary income fell 53.8% to ¥15.862 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent fell 55.3% to ¥10.282 billion.」

「As a result, consolidated results for the six months ended the second quarter were affected by COVID-19, with revenue down 27.1% year on year to ¥102.152 billion. Revenue declined for the second consecutive quarter, marking the first decline since quarterly disclosure began. In terms of earnings, inventory write-downs of ¥1.723 billion were recorded, more than three times the amount at the end of the same period of the previous year, to clear products that had accumulated during the pandemic within the current fiscal year. As a result, operating income fell 66.3% year on year to ¥8.538 billion, ordinary income fell 64.4% to ¥9.190 billion, and net income attributable to owners of the parent fell 68.0% to ¥5.542 billion.」

「As a result, for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, consolidated net sales declined 41.6% year on year to ¥43.609 billion due to the impact of COVID-19, marking the first decline in net sales since quarterly disclosure began. On the profit front, despite efforts to reduce expenses, operating profit declined 90.7% to ¥1.335 billion, ordinary profit declined 87.7% to ¥1.780 billion, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent declined 89.2% to ¥1.058 billion.」

「As a result, for the current consolidated fiscal year, consolidated net sales increased 2.1% from the previous fiscal year to ¥272.361 billion. On the profit front, operating profit declined 1.3% to ¥43.374 billion, ordinary profit declined 1.8% to ¥44.325 billion, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent declined 1.9% to ¥29.706 billion, due to deteriorating business conditions in South Korea and declining inbound demand.」

「As a result, for the nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, consolidated net sales increased 3.5% year on year to ¥203.096 billion despite the impact of various external factors, including the consumption tax increase, natural disasters and a significant deterioration in market conditions in South Korea. On the profit front, operating profit increased 0.7% to ¥33.504 billion, ordinary profit was flat year on year at ¥34.303 billion, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 0.1% to ¥22.991 billion.」

「As a result, for the first half of the current consolidated fiscal year, consolidated net sales increased 5.5% year on year to ¥140.158 billion. On the profit front, operating profit increased 2.7% to ¥25.324 billion, ordinary profit increased 2.1% to ¥25.839 billion, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 2.4% to ¥17.331 billion, due in part to strong performance by overseas subsidiaries and existing stores in Japan.」

「As a result, for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, consolidated net sales increased 6.6% year on year to ¥74.648 billion. On the profit front, operating profit increased 3.9% to ¥14.315 billion, ordinary profit increased 2.1% to ¥14.502 billion, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 2.4% to ¥9.811 billion, due in part to strong performance by overseas subsidiaries and existing stores in Japan.」

「As a result, for the current consolidated fiscal year, consolidated net sales increased 4.9% from the previous fiscal year to ¥266.703 billion, as the profitability of overseas subsidiaries improved and existing stores in Japan performed well. On the profit front, gross profit declined as the transition to a smartphone-based loyalty points system in Japan increased the use of discount coupons by new members. Operating profit increased 1.3% to ¥43.929 billion, ordinary profit increased 1.4% to ¥45.133 billion, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 1.9% to ¥30.285 billion.」

「As a result, for the nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, consolidated net sales increased 4.0% year on year to ¥196.158 billion. On the profit front, operating profit increased 1.7% to ¥33.274 billion, ordinary profit increased 2.2% to ¥34.298 billion, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 3.3% to ¥22.961 billion, particularly as the profitability of overseas subsidiaries improved.」

「As a result, for the first half of the current consolidated fiscal year, consolidated net sales increased 3.1% year on year to ¥132.832 billion. On the profit front, operating profit increased 4.1% to ¥24.652 billion, ordinary profit increased 4.3% to ¥25.298 billion, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 5.2% to ¥16.922 billion, particularly as the profitability of overseas subsidiaries improved.」

「Net sales increased 2.2% year on year to ¥70.029 billion. On the profit front, operating profit declined 1.4% to ¥13.775 billion, ordinary profit declined 0.7% to ¥14.207 billion, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 0.8% to ¥9.577 billion, due in part to higher costs associated with new stores in Japan and overseas and somewhat weaker growth at existing stores in Japan.」

「As a result, for the current consolidated fiscal year, consolidated net sales increased 6.4% from the previous fiscal year to ¥254.283 billion, operating profit increased 3.6% to ¥43.386 billion, and ordinary profit increased 3.8% to ¥44.501 billion, due in part to strong performance at existing stores in Japan. Net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 4.8% to ¥29.714 billion, due to a reduction in the effective tax rate, among other factors.」

「As a result, for the nine months of the current consolidated fiscal year, consolidated net sales increased 5.4% year on year to ¥188.637 billion, operating profit increased 2.1% to ¥32.704 billion, ordinary profit increased 2.6% to ¥33.559 billion, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 0.3% to ¥22.229 billion.」

「On the profit front, operating profit declined 1.5% year on year to ¥23.674 billion, ordinary profit declined 0.7% to ¥24.260 billion, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent declined 1.0% to ¥16.080 billion, due to higher store-opening costs associated with a large number of new stores.」

「As a result, for the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, consolidated net sales increased 3.3% year on year to ¥68.546 billion. On the profit front, operating profit declined 2.6% to ¥13.974 billion, ordinary profit declined 2.1% to ¥14.304 billion, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent declined 1.5% to ¥9.498 billion, as store-opening costs associated with a large number of new stores and increased advertising expenses due to intensified sales promotion weighed on results.」

「Net sales increased 0.3% from the previous fiscal year to ¥238.952 billion, operating profit increased 0.8% to ¥41.860 billion, and ordinary profit increased 1.6% to ¥42.860 billion. Net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 8.6% from the previous fiscal year to ¥28.365 billion, due to a reduction in the effective tax rate, among other factors.」

「Net sales increased 0.8% year on year to ¥178.933 billion, operating profit declined 2.3% to ¥32.044 billion, and ordinary profit declined 2.0% to ¥32.721 billion. Quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 9.3% year on year to ¥22.155 billion, due to the recognition of a gain on the sale of property, plant and equipment as extraordinary income and a reduction in the effective tax rate, among other factors.」