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Monthly3038KOBE BUSSAN CO.,LTD.Trading & Wholesale

December 2025 Monthly IR News

Standalone revenue in December 2025 was ¥52.864 billion, up 6.5% year on year, and gross profit and operating profit also increased. Meanwhile, ordinary profit fell to 47.6% of the prior-year level, reflecting the large valuation gain on currency forwards recorded in the prior year, while the total number of Gyomu Super stores increased to 1,126.

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52864
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Sales for this month

December 2025
52,864¥ million
Net Sales
+6.5%
Total-store sales
+6.5%
Same-Store Sales
+4.7%
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
Product shipment performance at all stores nationwide
+7.5%
Product shipment performance at all stores in directly managed areas
+6.5%
Product shipment performance at existing stores in directly managed areas
+4.7%
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.
Key KPI year-on-year change
Ordinary profit
-52.4%
Gross profit
+11.2%
Operating profit
+8.0%
Number of Stores at Period-EndTotal number of stores 1,126 / Franchise store count 1,122 / Number of company-operated stores 4
Number of stores opened during the monthNumber of Cases 3 / Store name and location Store name 岸和田野田店 / Location 大阪府岸和田市野田町 2-14-13, Store name 新琴似店 / Location 札幌市北区新琴似 1 条 8-22-22, Store name 美沢店 / Location 新潟県長岡市美沢 4-205-1
Number of stores closed during the monthNumber of Cases 1 / Breakdown 地方エリア退店数1
Monthly Commentary

売上高、売上総利益、営業利益は前年を上回った一方、経常利益は前年の為替予約の時価評価益が大きかった反動で前年を下回りました。業務スーパーは3店舗を新規出店し、総店舗数は1,126店舗となりました。

Factors Affecting the Change

Coverage on television programs and social media, お正月商材, 12月開催のセール対象商品, 業務スーパー3店舗の新規出店, 前年の円安による為替予約の時価評価益の反動

Next Scheduled Disclosure

2026年2月20日(金)

Monthly trend for the same period last year

Month November 2025 / Net Sales ¥47,188 million / Year-on-year monthly sales 106.9, Month December 2025 / Net Sales ¥52,864 million / Year-on-year monthly sales 106.5

Scope of aggregation: Kobe Bussan on a standalone basis

Sales for this month
ItemDetails
Month CoveredDecember 2025
Scope of aggregationKobe Bussan on a standalone basis
Net sales for the month¥52,864 million
Year-on-year change in monthly net sales106.5
Total-store sales, year on year106.5
Same-Store Sales, Year on YearRate 104.7 / Definition Not disclosed
Year-on-year change by categoryName Product shipment performance at existing stores in directly managed areas / Year on year 104.7, Name Product shipment performance at all stores in directly managed areas / Year on year 106.5, Name Product shipment performance at all stores nationwide / Year on year 107.5
Key KPIsIndicator name Gross profit / Value ¥5,430 million / Year on year ¥111.2 million, Indicator name Operating profit / Value ¥3,375 million / Year on year ¥108 million, Indicator name Ordinary profit / Value ¥3,629 million / Year on year ¥47.6 million
Number of Stores at Period-EndTotal number of stores 1,126 / Franchise store count 1,122 / Number of company-operated stores 4
Number of stores opened during the monthNumber of Cases 3 / Store name and location Store name 岸和田野田店 / Location 大阪府岸和田市野田町 2-14-13, Store name 新琴似店 / Location 札幌市北区新琴似 1 条 8-22-22, Store name 美沢店 / Location 新潟県長岡市美沢 4-205-1
Number of stores closed during the monthNumber of Cases 1 / Breakdown 地方エリア退店数1
Monthly Commentary売上高、売上総利益、営業利益は前年を上回った一方、経常利益は前年の為替予約の時価評価益が大きかった反動で前年を下回りました。業務スーパーは3店舗を新規出店し、総店舗数は1,126店舗となりました。
Factors Affecting the ChangeCoverage on television programs and social media, お正月商材, 12月開催のセール対象商品, 業務スーパー3店舗の新規出店, 前年の円安による為替予約の時価評価益の反動
Monthly trend for the same period last yearMonth November 2025 / Net Sales ¥47,188 million / Year-on-year monthly sales 106.9, Month December 2025 / Net Sales ¥52,864 million / Year-on-year monthly sales 106.5
Next Scheduled Disclosure2026年2月20日(金)
Items this document does not state (7)
Fiscal Year CoveredYear-on-Year Change in Customer CountYear-on-Year Change in Average Spend per CustomerCumulative Sales from Start of PeriodCumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of PeriodSales by categoryMeasures 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.

テレビ番組やSNSなどで紹介されたこと、お正月商材や12月開催のセール対象商品が売上に貢献しました。経常利益の減少については、前年に円安による為替予約の時価評価益が多く計上された一方、当期は為替変動が小さく時価評価額の影響が少なかったためと説明しています。

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