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Millions of yen (year-on-year change in revenue)Wording
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How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Supplementary materials to the earnings reportSecond quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending February 20279 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥6,368 million+11.9%
Operating profit¥513 million+65.8%
Ordinary income¥510 million+68.5%
Net income¥309 million+5.6%
Operating profit margin8.1 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥4,060 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥12,000 million
Operating profit
¥600 million
Ordinary income
¥580 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥330 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 Sales53.1%
Operating profit85.5%
Ordinary income87.9%
Interim net income93.6%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Exceeded the interim earnings forecastBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Revenue exceeded the interim forecast by ¥268 million, operating profit by ¥113 million, ordinary profit by ¥120 million and interim net income by ¥89 million. The main cash flow factors disclosed were the recognition of interim net income before taxes, the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, including for new store openings, proceeds from long-term borrowings and repayments of long-term borrowings.
New initiatives
- New openings of the HUB TOKYO DREAM PARK store, HUB Aste Shizuoka store and HUB Dotonbori Nakaza Kuidaore Building store
- A store-opening policy centered on opening stores in facilities serving as transportation and foot-traffic hubs
- Nationwide rollout under the store-opening strategy “SmasH47”
- Plans to open stores at HUB Hiroshima Chuo-dori, HUB Okayama and HUB AMU PLAZA Oita, and in the area around Takasaki Station
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- All-store customer traffic107.8 % year on yearYear on year against the same period last year+107.8%
- Same-store customer traffic104.5 % year on yearYear on year against the same period last year+104.5%
- All-store spend per customer103.9 % year on yearYear on year against the same period last year+103.9%
- Same-store spend per customer103.9 % year on yearYear on year against the same period last year+103.9%
- Sales at all stores112 % year on yearYear on year against the same period last year+112.0%
- Existing-store revenue108.6 % year on yearYear on year against the same period last year+108.6%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
- All-store customer traffic107.8 % year on year
- All-store spend per customer103.9 % year on year
- Same-store customer traffic104.5 % year on year
- Same-store spend per customer103.9 % year on year
Medium-term management plan targets
50th Anniversary Vision TargetExpansion of store-opening targets to all 47 prefectures; a carefully selected 200-store network
Target fiscal year2030
Medium-Term Management Plan Store Count Target
2027110 Location
Number of stores and locations
Number of Stores at Period-End112 Location
Stores opened during the period3 Location
Stores closed during the period1 Location
Capital expenditures
¥590 million FY2026 plan
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥10
Year-end dividend¥10
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Supplementary materials to the earnings report |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending February 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥6,368 million (YoY +11.9%) |
| Operating profit | ¥513 million (YoY +65.8%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥510 million (YoY +68.5%) |
| Net income | ¥309 million (YoY +5.6%) |
| Operating profit margin | 8.1 % |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥4,060 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥12,000 million / Operating profit ¥600 million / Ordinary income ¥580 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥330 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 53.1% / Operating profit 85.5% / Ordinary income 87.9% / Interim net income 93.6% |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Exceeded the interim earnings forecast |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Revenue exceeded the interim forecast by ¥268 million, operating profit by ¥113 million, ordinary profit by ¥120 million and interim net income by ¥89 million. The main cash flow factors disclosed were the recognition of interim net income before taxes, the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, including for new store openings, proceeds from long-term borrowings and repayments of long-term borrowings. |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name All-store customer traffic / Value 107.8 % year on year / Year on year against the same period last year 107.8 % year on year, Indicator name Same-store customer traffic / Value 104.5 % year on year / Year on year against the same period last year 104.5 % year on year, Indicator name All-store spend per customer / Value 103.9 % year on year / Year on year against the same period last year 103.9 % year on year, Indicator name Same-store spend per customer / Value 103.9 % year on year / Year on year against the same period last year 103.9 % year on year, Indicator name Sales at all stores / Value 112 % year on year / Year on year against the same period last year 112 % year on year, Indicator name Existing-store revenue / Value 108.6 % year on year / Year on year against the same period last year 108.6 % year on year |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Indicator name All-store customer traffic / Value 107.8 % year on year, Indicator name All-store spend per customer / Value 103.9 % year on year, Indicator name Same-store customer traffic / Value 104.5 % year on year, Indicator name Same-store spend per customer / Value 103.9 % year on year |
| Number of stores and locations | Number of Stores at Period-End 112 Location / Stores opened during the period 3 Location / Stores closed during the period 1 Location |
| Medium-term management plan targets | 50th Anniversary Vision Target Expansion of store-opening targets to all 47 prefectures; a carefully selected 200-store network / Target fiscal year 2030 / Medium-Term Management Plan Store Count Target 2027 110 Location |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥10 / Interim Dividend Not disclosed / Year-end dividend ¥10 |
| Capital expenditures | ¥590 million (FY2026 plan) |
| New initiatives | New openings of the HUB TOKYO DREAM PARK store, HUB Aste Shizuoka store and HUB Dotonbori Nakaza Kuidaore Building store, A store-opening policy centered on opening stores in facilities serving as transportation and foot-traffic hubs, Nationwide rollout under the store-opening strategy “SmasH47”, Plans to open stores at HUB Hiroshima Chuo-dori, HUB Okayama and HUB AMU PLAZA Oita, and in the area around Takasaki Station |
Items this document does not state (12)
Gross Profit MarginResults for the three months of the current quarterSegment resultsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey 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.In addition to total store customer traffic reaching 107.8% of the same period of the previous year and existing-store customer traffic reaching 104.5%, 3 new stores were opened. The Company regards opening stores in facilities serving as transportation and foot-traffic hubs as the core of its store-opening strategy.
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