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(55th Fiscal Period) Notice Concerning Preliminary Sales Trends for April 2026

Company-wide sales in April 2026 were 104.5% of the year-earlier level, exceeding the previous year. While customer numbers were slightly below the previous year at 99.6%, sales per customer rose to 104.9%.

Worth reading
48Recurring
Scored from 3 of 5 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
104.5
Year-on-year (%)
Wording
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Sales for this month

April 2026Fiscal year ending February 2027
Net Sales
+4.5%
Total-store sales
+4.5%
Same-Store Sales / Ratio (%)
+4.2%
Number of Customers / All Stores
-0.4%
Number of Customers / Existing stores
-0.6%
Average Spend per Customer / All Stores
+4.9%
Average Spend per Customer / Existing stores
+4.8%
Cumulative from Start of Period
+3.3%
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
Same-store sales per customer at the Japanese-style restaurant “まるまつ”
+4.7%
Same-store sales at the Japanese-style restaurant “まるまつ”
+4.2%
Same-store customer numbers at the Japanese-style restaurant “まるまつ”
+0.9%
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Monthly Commentary

The company states that it is disclosing the figures now that the preliminary figures for April 2026 have been compiled. No explanation of the background to the figures is provided.

Sales for this month
ItemDetails
Month CoveredApril 2026
Fiscal Year CoveredFiscal year ending February 2027
Year-on-year change in monthly net sales104.5
Total-store sales, year on year104.5
Same-Store Sales, Year on YearRatio (%) 104.2 / Definition Stores that have been open for at least 15 months
Year-on-Year Change in Customer CountAll Stores 99.6 / Existing stores 99.4
Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per CustomerAll Stores 104.9 / Existing stores 104.8
Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period103.3
Year-on-year change by categoryName Same-store sales at the Japanese-style restaurant “まるまつ” / Year on year 104.2, Name Same-store customer numbers at the Japanese-style restaurant “まるまつ” / Year on year 100.9, Name Same-store sales per customer at the Japanese-style restaurant “まるまつ” / Year on year 104.7
Key KPIsIndicator name All-store customer traffic / Value 99.6 Year-on-year (%) / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator name All-store spend per customer / Value 104.9 Year-on-year (%) / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator name Total store count / Value 109 Year on year (%) / Year on year Not disclosed
Monthly CommentaryThe company states that it is disclosing the figures now that the preliminary figures for April 2026 have been compiled. No explanation of the background to the figures is provided.
Items this document does not state (11)
Scope of aggregationNet sales for the monthCumulative Sales from Start of PeriodSales by categoryNumber of Stores at Period-EndNumber of stores opened during the monthNumber of stores closed during the monthFactors Affecting the ChangeMeasures from the following month onwardMonthly trend for the same period last yearNext Scheduled Disclosure

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The company has not provided an explanation for the changes in sales.

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(55th Fiscal Period) Notice Concerning Preliminary Sales Trends for April 2026 | Karula Co.,LTD. (2789) timely disclosure | Komori