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Announcement of Monthly Operating Results for April 2026 (Fiscal Year Ending May 2026)

Standalone sales for April were 92.8% of the same month a year earlier, while sales in the core ASKUL business were 91.5%. The number of purchasing customers was 94.1% and average spend per purchasing customer was 97.3%, both below the prior-year levels.

Worth reading
54Recurring
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Direction
Deterioration
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
92.8
% (standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier)
Wording
Definitive
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Sales for this month

April 2026Fiscal year ending May 2026
34,181¥ million
Net Sales
-7.2%
Number of Customers / ASKUL business
-5.9%
Average Spend per Customer / ASKUL business
-2.7%
The center line represents the same level as the same month of the previous year (100). The distance from the line represents the year-on-year change.
Year-on-year change by component
ASKUL business
-8.5%
LOHACO Business
+6.3%
The bars use a logarithmic scale. This allows the relative sizes of the other items to be read even when one item is much larger than the others.
Monthly Commentary

Standalone sales for April were 92.8% of the same month a year earlier. ASKUL business sales were 91.5%, the number of purchasing customers was 94.1%, average spend per purchasing customer was 97.3%, and LOHACO business sales were 106.3%. There was no difference in the number of operating days from the same month a year earlier.

Factors Affecting the Change

No difference in the number of operating days from the same month a year earlier

Next Scheduled Disclosure

The schedule for future monthly disclosures will be posted on the monthly disclosure calendar on the company's IR website.

Monthly trend for the same period last year

Month June 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 101.5, Month July 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 105.5, Month August 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 102.7, Month September 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 101.2, Month October 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 98.2, Month November 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 4.9, Month December 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 25, Month January 2026 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 61.8, Month February 2026 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 79.4, Month March 2026 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 86.9, Month April 2026 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 92.8

Scope of aggregation: Standalone. However, standalone sales include the logistics business.

Sales for this month
ItemDetails
Month CoveredApril 2026
Fiscal Year CoveredFiscal year ending May 2026
Scope of aggregationStandalone. However, standalone sales include the logistics business.
Net sales for the month¥34,181 million
Year-on-year change in monthly net sales92.8
Year-on-Year Change in Customer CountASKUL business 94.1
Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per CustomerASKUL business 97.3
Year-on-year change by categoryName ASKUL business / Year on year 91.5, Name LOHACO Business / Year on year 106.3
Sales by categoryASKUL business ¥30,566 million, LOHACO Business ¥3,606 million
Key KPIsIndicator name ASKUL business: purchasing customers / Value 94.1 Percentage of the same month of the previous year, Indicator name ASKUL business: average spend per purchasing customer / Value 97.3 Percentage of the same month of the previous year
Monthly CommentaryStandalone sales for April were 92.8% of the same month a year earlier. ASKUL business sales were 91.5%, the number of purchasing customers was 94.1%, average spend per purchasing customer was 97.3%, and LOHACO business sales were 106.3%. There was no difference in the number of operating days from the same month a year earlier.
Factors Affecting the ChangeNo difference in the number of operating days from the same month a year earlier
Monthly trend for the same period last yearMonth June 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 101.5, Month July 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 105.5, Month August 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 102.7, Month September 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 101.2, Month October 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 98.2, Month November 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 4.9, Month December 2025 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 25, Month January 2026 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 61.8, Month February 2026 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 79.4, Month March 2026 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 86.9, Month April 2026 / Standalone sales versus the same month a year earlier 92.8
Next Scheduled DisclosureThe schedule for future monthly disclosures will be posted on the monthly disclosure calendar on the company's IR website.
Items this document does not state (8)
Total-store sales, year on yearSame-Store Sales, Year on YearCumulative Sales from Start of PeriodCumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of PeriodNumber of Stores at Period-EndNumber of stores opened during the monthNumber of stores closed during the monthMeasures from the following month onward

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.

The company explained that it omitted the note on growth rates adjusted for operating days because there was no difference in the number of operating days from the same month a year earlier. It did not explain the specific factors behind the decline in sales.

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