Improved Performance Driven by Growth in Same-Store Sales
First written in FY2017-Q1. 18 of 40 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
Life Foods moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2017, 2 years before the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 3 of 15 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2027-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the interim accounting period, revenue was ¥4,662.053 million, down 5.6% year on year, operating profit was ¥54.152 million, down 63.7%, ordinary profit was ¥81.227 million, down 52.1%, and interim net profit was ¥39.613 million, down 68.3%.」
Revenue decreased 5.6% year on year, while operating profit, ordinary profit, and interim net profit decreased by 63.7%, 52.1%, and 68.3%, respectively. - FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥9,614,830 thousand, down 1.7% year on year; operating income was ¥87,507 thousand, down 74.8%; ordinary income was ¥128,447 thousand, down 69.0%; and net income was ¥35,783 thousand, down 91.1%.」
Revenue declined, and operating income, ordinary income and net income all declined substantially. Net income in particular fell 91.1% year on year. - FY2026-H1Revenue growth and a sharp profit declineAnnual report
「As a result, for the interim accounting period, revenue was ¥4,938,919 thousand, up 0.1% year on year; operating income was ¥149,337 thousand, down 42.6% year on year; ordinary income was ¥169,631 thousand, down 44.9%; and interim net income was ¥124,792 thousand, down 42.8%.」
While revenue increased 0.1% year on year, operating income, ordinary income and interim net income all declined by more than 40% year on year. - FY2025Full-year return to profitability, while revenue declinedAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥9,783,103 thousand, down 6.2% year on year; operating income was ¥347,458 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥25,186 thousand in the previous year; ordinary income was ¥414,888 thousand, compared with ordinary income of ¥5,843 thousand; and, following the recognition of an adjustment to corporate income taxes of negative ¥116,474 thousand, net income was ¥402,103 thousand, compared with a net loss of ¥734,843 thousand in the previous year.」
While revenue declined 6.2% year on year, operating income, ordinary income and net income all improved from either a loss or a modest profit in the previous year, resulting in full-year profitability. - FY2025-H1Profitability maintained in the interim period, while revenue declinedAnnual report
「As a result, for the interim accounting period, revenue was ¥4,936,316 thousand, down 6.8% year on year; operating income was ¥260,219 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥73,395 thousand in the previous year; ordinary income was ¥308,131 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥54,635 thousand; and interim net income was ¥218,093 thousand, compared with an interim net loss of ¥647,932 thousand.」
While revenue declined 6.8% year on year, operating income, ordinary income and interim net income all turned from losses in the previous year to profits, maintaining profitability. - FY2025-Q1Revenue declined, while operating income, ordinary income and quarterly net income returned to profitabilityAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first quarter, revenue was ¥2,485,005 thousand, down 7.3% from the same quarter of the previous year; operating income was ¥146,262 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥62,897 thousand in the same quarter of the previous year; ordinary income was ¥156,438 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥54,088 thousand; and quarterly net income was ¥146,441 thousand, compared with a quarterly net loss of ¥114,305 thousand.」
While revenue declined 7.3% from the same quarter of the previous year, operating income, ordinary income and quarterly net income all turned from losses in the previous year to profits. - FY2024Revenue increased, operating loss narrowed, ordinary income returned to profitability, and net loss widenedAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥10,426,241 thousand, up 5.4% year on year; operating loss was ¥25,186 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥593,794 thousand in the same period of the previous year; ordinary income was ¥5,843 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥204,562 thousand; and net loss was ¥734,843 thousand, compared with a net loss of ¥447,726 thousand.」
Revenue increased 5.4% and operating loss narrowed, while ordinary results turned from a loss to income and net loss widened. - FY2024-Q3Revenue increased, operating loss and ordinary loss narrowed, and net loss widenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative third quarter, revenue was ¥7,914,873 thousand, up 7.8% from the same period of the previous year; operating loss was ¥56,052 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥482,428 thousand in the same period of the previous year; ordinary loss was ¥29,566 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥97,545 thousand; and quarterly net loss was ¥650,790 thousand, compared with a quarterly net loss of ¥258,093 thousand.」
Revenue increased 7.8% from the same quarter of the previous year, and operating loss and ordinary loss narrowed, while quarterly net loss widened to ¥650,790 thousand. - FY2024-Q2Revenue increased, operating loss narrowed, ordinary income turned into a loss, and net loss widenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative second quarter, revenue was ¥5,297,653 thousand, up 10.1% from the same period of the previous year; operating loss was ¥73,395 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥342,162 thousand in the same period of the previous year; ordinary loss was ¥54,635 thousand, compared with ordinary income of ¥33,823 thousand; and quarterly net loss was ¥647,932 thousand, compared with a quarterly net loss of ¥59,598 thousand in the same period of the previous year.」
Revenue increased 10.1% year on year and operating loss narrowed, while ordinary income turned from a profit in the previous year to a loss, and quarterly net loss widened. - FY2024-Q1Revenue increased, operating loss and ordinary loss narrowed, and net loss widenedAnnual report
「For the cumulative first quarter, revenue was ¥2,681,374 thousand, up 13.8% from the same quarter of the previous year; operating loss was ¥62,897 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥206,734 thousand in the same quarter of the previous year; ordinary loss was ¥54,088 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥78,985 thousand; and quarterly net loss was ¥114,305 thousand, compared with a quarterly net loss of ¥99,362 thousand.」
Revenue increased 13.8% and operating loss and ordinary loss narrowed from the same period of the previous year, while quarterly net loss widened. - FY2023Revenue increased, operating loss narrowed, ordinary income turned into a loss, and net loss was recordedAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥9,888,281 thousand, up 13.5% year on year; operating loss was ¥593,794 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥1,294,601 thousand in the same period of the previous year; ordinary loss was ¥204,562 thousand, compared with ordinary income of ¥144,030 thousand; and net loss was ¥447,726 thousand, compared with net income of ¥60,693 thousand.」
Revenue increased 13.5% and operating loss narrowed, while ordinary income turned from a profit in the previous year to a loss, and a net loss was also recorded. - FY2023-Q3Revenue increased, operating loss and ordinary loss narrowed, and net loss widenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative third quarter, revenue was ¥7,341,426 thousand, up 13.9% from the same period of the previous year; operating loss was ¥482,428 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥996,433 thousand in the same period of the previous year; ordinary loss was ¥97,545 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥120,154 thousand; and quarterly net loss was ¥258,093 thousand, compared with a quarterly net loss of ¥88,459 thousand.」
Revenue increased 13.9% and operating loss and ordinary loss narrowed, while quarterly net loss widened from the same period of the previous year. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative second quarter, revenue was ¥4,813,116 thousand, up 14.0% from the same period of the previous year; operating loss was ¥342,162 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥715,379 thousand in the same period of the previous year; ordinary income was ¥33,823 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥92,410 thousand; and quarterly net loss was ¥59,598 thousand, compared with a quarterly net loss of ¥125,351 thousand in the same period of the previous year.」
Revenue increased 14.0% year on year, while operating loss and quarterly net loss narrowed. Ordinary income turned from a loss in the same period of the previous year to income of ¥33,823 thousand. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥2,356,579 thousand, up 9.7% from the same period of the previous year; operating loss was ¥206,734 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥396,462 thousand in the same period of the previous year; ordinary loss was ¥78,985 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥102,645 thousand; and quarterly net loss was ¥99,362 thousand, compared with a quarterly net loss of ¥134,064 thousand.」
Revenue increased 9.7% from the same period of the previous year, while operating loss, ordinary loss and quarterly net loss all narrowed. However, each profit measure remained in a loss position. - FY2022Revenue and operating loss deteriorated, while ordinary income and net income returned to profitabilityAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥8,715,679 thousand, down 5.5% year on year; operating loss was ¥1,294,601 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥1,215,793 thousand in the same period of the previous year; ordinary income was ¥144,030 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥1,166,698 thousand; and net income was ¥60,693 thousand, compared with a net loss of ¥1,693,489 thousand.」
Revenue declined 5.5% and operating loss widened, while ordinary income and net income turned from losses in the previous year to profits, due to grant income and other factors. - FY2022-Q3Revenue decline and wider operating loss, while ordinary loss and net loss narrowedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative third quarter, revenue was ¥6,447,015 thousand, down 8.4% from the same period of the previous year; operating loss was ¥996,433 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥909,562 thousand in the same period of the previous year; ordinary loss was ¥120,154 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥874,000 thousand; and quarterly net loss was ¥88,459 thousand, compared with a quarterly net loss of ¥933,856 thousand.」
Revenue declined 8.4% year on year and operating loss widened, while ordinary loss and quarterly net loss narrowed substantially from the same period of the previous year. Performance trends varied by item. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-half period, net sales were ¥4,220,757 thousand, down 6.0% year on year, operating loss was ¥715,379 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥779,591 thousand in the same period of the previous year, ordinary loss was ¥92,410 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥754,102 thousand, and quarterly net loss was ¥125,351 thousand, compared with a quarterly net loss of ¥885,443 thousand.」
While revenue declined 6.0% year on year, operating loss, ordinary loss and quarterly net loss all narrowed from the same period of the previous year. The Company has not yet returned to profitability. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-quarter period, net sales were ¥2,148,190 thousand, up 3.15% year on year, operating loss was ¥396,462 thousand, compared with an operating loss of ¥550,903 thousand in the same period of the previous year, ordinary loss was ¥102,645 thousand, compared with an ordinary loss of ¥536,130 thousand, and quarterly net loss was ¥134,064 thousand, compared with a quarterly net loss of ¥402,773 thousand.」
Net sales increased 3.15% year on year, while operating loss, ordinary loss and quarterly net loss all narrowed from the same period of the previous year. The Company had not yet returned to profitability. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As customer traffic remained weak after February 2020, when the impact of the spread of the novel coronavirus became pronounced, for the cumulative first-nine-month period, net sales were ¥7,037,679 thousand, down 30.5% year on year, operating loss was ¥909,562 thousand, compared with operating income of ¥190,712 thousand in the same period of the previous year, ordinary loss was ¥874,000 thousand, compared with ordinary income of ¥226,861 thousand, and quarterly net loss was ¥933,856 thousand, compared with quarterly net income of ¥136,129 thousand.」
Customer traffic remained weak, with net sales down 30.5% year on year and operating income, ordinary income and net income all turning into losses. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-half period, net sales were ¥4,489,617 thousand, down 34.2% year on year, operating loss was ¥779,591 thousand, compared with operating income of ¥124,078 thousand in the same period of the previous year, ordinary loss was ¥754,102 thousand, compared with ordinary income of ¥149,210 thousand, and quarterly net loss was ¥885,443 thousand, compared with quarterly net income of ¥99,752 thousand.」
Net sales fell 34.2% year on year, while operating income, ordinary income and quarterly net income all turned into losses. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-quarter period, net sales were ¥2,082,467 thousand, down 38.8% year on year, operating loss was ¥550,903 thousand, compared with operating income of ¥73,554 thousand in the same period of the previous year, ordinary loss was ¥536,130 thousand, compared with ordinary income of ¥87,884 thousand, and quarterly net loss was ¥402,773 thousand, compared with quarterly net income of ¥48,809 thousand, reflecting lower same-store sales.」
Lower same-store sales resulted in a 38.8% year-on-year decline in net sales, while operating income, ordinary income and quarterly net income all turned into losses. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「Net sales were ¥13,227,348 thousand, up 0.4% year on year, operating income was ¥89,345 thousand, down 45.3%, ordinary income was ¥139,581 thousand, down 36.6%, and net income was ¥7,831 thousand, down 89.0%.」
Net sales increased slightly, mainly due to higher same-store sales, while operating income, ordinary income and net income fell below the levels of the same period of the previous year. Net income fell particularly sharply, by 89.0%. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-nine-month period, net sales were ¥10,124,792 thousand, up 1.6% year on year, operating income was ¥190,712 thousand, up 29.1%, ordinary income was ¥226,861 thousand, up 22.5%, and net income was ¥136,129 thousand, up 86.8%.」
Net sales, operating income, ordinary income and quarterly net income all exceeded the levels of the same period of the previous year, with operating income up 29.1%, ordinary income up 22.5% and quarterly net income up 86.8%. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-half period, net sales were ¥6,821,884 thousand, up 2.4% year on year, operating income was ¥124,078 thousand, up 22.9%, ordinary income was ¥149,210 thousand, up 19.1%, and net income was ¥99,752 thousand, up 156.0%.」
Net sales increased 2.4% year on year, operating income 22.9%, ordinary income 19.1% and quarterly net income 156.0%, indicating continued improvement from the profit-decline trend in the same period of the previous year. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-quarter period, net sales were ¥3,400,109 thousand, up 3.0% year on year, operating income was ¥73,554 thousand, up 37.3%, ordinary income was ¥87,884 thousand, up 36.6%, and net income was ¥48,809 thousand, up 37.0%, reflecting higher same-store sales.」
Against a backdrop of higher same-store sales, net sales increased 3.0% year on year, operating income 37.3%, ordinary income 36.6% and quarterly net income 37.0%, indicating an improvement from the profit-decline trend in the same period of the previous year. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「Net sales were ¥13,176,485 thousand, up 2.1% year on year, operating income was ¥163,377 thousand, down 18.4%, ordinary income was ¥220,299 thousand, down 12.8%, and net income was ¥71,501 thousand, down 19.4%.」
Net sales increased, while operating income, ordinary income and net income declined. Higher same-store sales lifted net sales, but higher personnel expenses and raw material prices, among other factors, resulted in lower profit. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-nine-month period, net sales were ¥9,961,128 thousand, up 2.1% year on year, operating income was ¥147,713 thousand, down 28.6%, ordinary income was ¥185,227 thousand, down 26.9%, and net income was ¥72,885 thousand, down 51.3%, reflecting lower same-store sales.」
The Company cited lower same-store sales as a performance factor. Net sales increased 2.1%, while operating income fell 28.6%, ordinary income fell 26.9% and quarterly net income fell 51.3%, marking continued profit declines. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-half period, net sales were ¥6,661,962 thousand, up 0.9% year on year, operating income was ¥100,980 thousand, down 40.9%, ordinary income was ¥125,316 thousand, down 38.2%, and net income was ¥38,971 thousand, down 69.2%.」
Net sales increased 0.9% year on year, while operating income fell 40.9%, ordinary income fell 38.2% and quarterly net income fell 69.2%, marking continued profit declines. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-quarter period, net sales were ¥3,300,759 thousand, up 0.8% year on year, operating income was ¥53,579 thousand, down 39.9%, ordinary income was ¥64,332 thousand, down 39.2%, and net income was ¥35,630 thousand, down 51.2%, despite the impact of higher same-store sales.」
Although the Company continued to cite higher same-store sales as a factor behind net sales, operating income fell 39.9%, ordinary income fell 39.2% and quarterly net income fell 51.2%, marking continued profit declines. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「Net sales were ¥12,901,692 thousand, down 0.4% year on year, due mainly to lower same-store sales, while cost of sales was ¥4,215,412 thousand, up 1.4%, due to the impact of higher raw material prices. Consequently, operating income was ¥200,330 thousand, down 49.2%, and ordinary income was ¥252,515 thousand, down 44.1%.」
Against a backdrop of lower same-store sales and higher raw material prices, net sales, operating income and ordinary income fell below the levels of the same period of the previous year, with operating income down 49.2%. - FY2018-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-nine-month period, net sales were ¥9,758,177 thousand, down 1.4% year on year, operating income was ¥206,739 thousand, down 47.1%, ordinary income was ¥253,461 thousand, down 41.6%, and net income was ¥149,720 thousand, down 35.3%, reflecting lower same-store sales.」
The Company continued to explain that lower same-store sales weighed on performance, with net sales, operating income, ordinary income and net income below the levels of the same period of the previous year. Operating income fell 47.1% and ordinary income fell 41.6%, with the declines widening. - FY2018-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-half period, net sales were ¥6,599,729 thousand, down 1.4% year on year, operating income was ¥170,754 thousand, down 34.8%, ordinary income was ¥202,638 thousand, down 30.3%, and net income was ¥126,537 thousand, down 16.5%, reflecting lower same-store sales.」
The explanation shifted from earlier disclosures citing higher same-store sales as a performance driver to one in which lower same-store sales were described as weighing on performance, with net sales and all profit measures below the levels of the same period of the previous year. - FY2018-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-quarter period, net sales were ¥3,272,967 thousand, down 1.6% year on year, operating income was ¥89,128 thousand, down 32.7%, ordinary income was ¥105,795 thousand, down 29.2%, and net income was ¥73,074 thousand, down 5.5%, despite the impact of higher same-store sales.」
Although higher same-store sales were cited as a factor, net sales, operating income, ordinary income and quarterly net income all fell below the levels of the same period of the previous year, with the declines in operating income and ordinary income widening in particular. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「Although performance had progressed steadily through the cumulative first-half period, net sales and profit fell below the levels of the same period of the previous year because the number of stores decreased and personnel expenses increased to improve the labor environment.」
The explanation shifted from the previous account of improved performance driven by higher same-store sales to one in which lower net sales and profit were attributed to a decrease in the number of stores and higher personnel expenses. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-nine-month period, net sales were ¥9,892,708 thousand, up 0.8% year on year, operating income was ¥390,446 thousand, up 7.3%, ordinary income was ¥433,712 thousand, up 6.5%, and net income was ¥231,229 thousand, down 10.2%, reflecting higher same-store sales.」
The Company continued to explain that higher same-store sales contributed to growth, while quarterly net income declined year on year. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-half period, net sales were ¥6,694,854 thousand, up 1.6% year on year, operating income was ¥262,067 thousand, up 19.2%, ordinary income was ¥290,918 thousand, up 17.6%, and net income was ¥151,519 thousand, down 7.9%, reflecting higher same-store sales.」
The Company continued to explain that higher same-store sales contributed to increases in net sales, operating income and ordinary income, while quarterly net income declined year on year. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「As a result, for the cumulative first-quarter period, net sales were ¥3,326,094 thousand, up 2.2% year on year, operating income was ¥132,411 thousand, up 51.2%, ordinary income was ¥149,402 thousand, up 50.3%, and net income was ¥77,307 thousand, down 8.4%, reflecting higher same-store sales.」
Higher same-store sales drove net sales, operating income and ordinary income above the levels of the same period of the previous year, while quarterly net income fell below the previous year's level.