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Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
980
¥ million (downward revision to full-year operating profit forecast)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Presentation materials for financial resultsFiscal year ending February 2027, second quarter9 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥9,518 million+7.9%
Operating profit¥217 million-72.9%
Ordinary income¥138 million-81.7%
Net income¥101 million-79.6%
Gross Profit Margin67.3
Operating profit margin2.3
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥4,731 million
Operating profit
¥33 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥19,450 million
EBITDA
¥910 million
Operating profit
¥430 million
Ordinary income
¥280 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥10 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。
Net Sales48.9
EBITDA48.4
Operating profit50.6
Ordinary income49.4
Interim net income1,015
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
The store-opening plan is progressing smoothly, with openings accelerating at a pace exceeding the initial planBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Increase in sales695
Cost of sales-103
Personnel Expenses-315
Rent-178
Supplies expense-86
Fees paid-49
Amortization of goodwill-38
Credit card fees-19
Utilities expenses-23
Depreciation and amortization-41
Other SG&A expenses-111
New initiatives
- Expansion of 油そば総本店 (abura soba) hybrid-format stores
- Initiatives to encourage app members to revisit stores
- Acceleration of the store-opening pace
- Overseas expansion through a joint venture in Thailand
- Launch of selectable shareholder benefits
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Store count220 LocationYear on year against the same period last year+21 stores versus the end of the previous fiscal year
- Number of stores adopting the hybrid format130 Location
- App member usage rateTargeted increase from approximately 4% to 30%
- Daily sales at the first Thailand store versus plan140 %
Financial targets
Equity ratio
Actual results37.4 %
Market Size / Share
The materials include charts showing market size and the share of leading chains, but the company's share is Not disclosedNumber of stores and locations
Number of Stores at Period-End220
Stores opened during the period26
Stores closed during the period5
Net increase21
Number of employees
Permanent employees289 people
Part-time employees3,594 people
Reference dateEnd of February 2026
Annual Dividend
FY2027/2 forecast
Annual¥90 per share
Interim¥45 per share
End of period¥45 per share
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending February 2027, second quarter |
| Net Sales | ¥9,518 million (YoY +7.9%) |
| Operating profit | ¥217 million (YoY -72.9%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥138 million (YoY -81.7%) |
| Net income | ¥101 million (YoY -79.6%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | 67.3 |
| Operating profit margin | 2.3 |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥4,731 million / Operating profit ¥33 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥19,450 million / EBITDA ¥910 million / Operating profit ¥430 million / Ordinary income ¥280 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥10 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 48.9 / EBITDA 48.4 / Operating profit 50.6 / Ordinary income 49.4 / Interim net income 1,015 |
| Self-assessment against the plan | The store-opening plan is progressing smoothly, with openings accelerating at a pace exceeding the initial plan |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Increase in sales 695 / Cost of sales -103 / Personnel Expenses -315 / Rent -178 / Supplies expense -86 / Fees paid -49 / Amortization of goodwill -38 / Credit card fees -19 / Utilities expenses -23 / Depreciation and amortization -41 / Other SG&A expenses -111 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Store count / Value 220 Location / Year on year against the same period last year +21 stores versus the end of the previous fiscal year, Indicator name Number of stores adopting the hybrid format / Value 130 Location / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name App member usage rate / Value Targeted increase from approximately 4% to 30% / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Daily sales at the first Thailand store versus plan / Value 140 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Number of stores and locations | Number of Stores at Period-End 220 / Stores opened during the period 26 / Stores closed during the period 5 / Net increase 21 |
| Number of employees | Permanent employees 289 people / Part-time employees 3,594 people / Reference date End of February 2026 |
| Financial targets | Equity ratio Actual results 37.4 % |
| Annual Dividend | FY2027/2 forecast Annual ¥90 per share / Interim ¥45 per share / End of period ¥45 per share |
| Market Size / Share | The materials include charts showing market size and the share of leading chains, but the company's share is Not disclosed |
| New initiatives | Expansion of 油そば総本店 (abura soba) hybrid-format stores, Initiatives to encourage app members to revisit stores, Acceleration of the store-opening pace, Overseas expansion through a joint venture in Thailand, Launch of selectable shareholder benefits |
Items this document does not state (11)
Selling, general and administrative expensesSegment resultsUnit price and quantity metricsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsPayout ratioAcquisition 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.The company cited lower existing-store sales following price increases, a decline in gross margin associated with initiatives to drive customer visits, fewer customer visits at existing stores, and higher selling, general and administrative expenses associated with accelerating store openings, store expansion and upfront investment.
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