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Monthly Business Results for May 2026 (May 2026 Fiscal Year)

Standalone sales in May 2026 were 89.5% of the year-earlier level, falling below the prior year. The core ASKUL business was at 89.1%, while the number of purchasing customers was 92.5% and average spend per purchasing customer was 96.4%.

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60In focus
Scored from 4 of 5 sections
Direction
Deterioration
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
89.5
% (year-on-year change in standalone sales)
Wording
Conditional
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Sales for this month

May 2026Fiscal year ending May 2026
28,087¥ million
Net Sales
-10.5%
Number of Customers / ASKUL business
-7.5%
Average Spend per Customer / ASKUL business
-3.6%
Cumulative from Start of Period
-21.3%
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
-10.9%
LOHACO Business
-7.4%
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.
Cumulative Sales from Start of Period¥311,118 million
Monthly Commentary

Standalone sales were 89.5% of the year-earlier level, while the ASKUL business was at 89.1%. The ASKUL business is estimated at 91.6% after adjusting for operating days.

Factors Affecting the Change

There was 1 fewer weekday and 1 more Saturday than in the year-earlier period

Next Scheduled Disclosure

The schedule for future monthly disclosures will be posted on ASKUL's investor relations website

Monthly trend for the same period last year

Month June / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 101.5, Month July / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 105.5, Month August / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 102.7, Month September / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 101.2, Month October / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 98.2, Month November / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 4.9, Month December / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 25, Month January / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 61.8, Month February / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 79.4, Month March / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 86.9, Month April / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 92.8, Month May / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 89.5

Scope of aggregation: Non-consolidated (including breakdowns for ASKUL Business and LOHACO Business)

Sales for this month
ItemDetails
Month CoveredMay 2026
Fiscal Year CoveredFiscal year ending May 2026
Scope of aggregationNon-consolidated (including breakdowns for ASKUL Business and LOHACO Business)
Net sales for the month¥28,087 million
Year-on-year change in monthly net sales89.5
Year-on-Year Change in Customer CountASKUL business 92.5
Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per CustomerASKUL business 96.4
Cumulative Sales from Start of Period¥311,118 million
Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period78.7
Year-on-year change by categoryName ASKUL business / Year on year 89.1, Name LOHACO Business / Year on year 92.6
Sales by categoryASKUL business ¥25,291 million, LOHACO Business ¥2,787 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of purchasing customers / Value 92.5 Year-on-year change (%) / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator name Average spending per purchasing customer / Value 96.4 Year-on-year change (%) / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of operating days / Value 22 days / Year on year Not disclosed
Monthly CommentaryStandalone sales were 89.5% of the year-earlier level, while the ASKUL business was at 89.1%. The ASKUL business is estimated at 91.6% after adjusting for operating days.
Factors Affecting the ChangeThere was 1 fewer weekday and 1 more Saturday than in the year-earlier period
Monthly trend for the same period last yearMonth June / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 101.5, Month July / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 105.5, Month August / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 102.7, Month September / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 101.2, Month October / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 98.2, Month November / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 4.9, Month December / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 25, Month January / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 61.8, Month February / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 79.4, Month March / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 86.9, Month April / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 92.8, Month May / Non-consolidated sales as a percentage of the same period of the previous year 89.5
Next Scheduled DisclosureThe schedule for future monthly disclosures will be posted on ASKUL's investor relations website
Items this document does not state (6)
Total-store sales, year on yearSame-Store Sales, Year on YearNumber of Stores at Period-EndNumber of stores opened during the monthNumber of stores closed during the monthMeasures from the following month onward

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The reasons the company gives

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

As there was 1 fewer weekday and 1 more Saturday than in the year-earlier period, the ASKUL business growth rate after adjusting for operating days is estimated at 91.6%.

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