Dependence on Consumer Preferences for Sushi and Weather Fluctuations
First written in FY2016. 5 of 10 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2025.
Choushimaru moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2016, 7 years before the typical company in this theme (2023).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 22 of 57 companies on the "Worse" side.
47 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「As the Company operates a single business consisting solely of its sushi business, changes in consumer preferences regarding sushi may affect its business performance.」
Dependence on consumer preferences associated with operating solely a sushi business continues to be identified as a risk. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「As the Company operates a single business consisting solely of its sushi business, changes in consumer preferences regarding sushi may affect its business performance.」
Dependence on changes in consumer preferences associated with operating solely a sushi business continues to be identified as a risk. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Because the Company operates a single business focused exclusively on sushi, changes in consumer preferences for sushi could affect its business results. Weather fluctuations could also affect trends in customer visits to the Company's stores and, consequently, its business results.」
It continues to identify dependence on consumer preferences and weather fluctuations associated with operating a single business as risks. - FY2018MaterialisedAnnual report
「Regarding sales, the difficult operating environment continued, including a decline in customer numbers caused by the prolonged spell of unsettled weather in summer and repeated snowfall in winter, delays in new store openings due to staff shortages at stores, and measures introduced in earnest from November 2017 to improve working conditions for store employees, such as shorter operating hours and temporary closures at certain stores.」
The company states that weather-related declines in customer numbers affected annual sales, indicating that the previously identified risk also materialised for the full year. - FY2018-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Regarding sales, the prolonged spell of unsettled weather in summer, the decline in customer numbers caused by repeated snowfall in winter, delays in new store openings due to staff shortages at stores, and the effects of measures introduced in earnest from December 2017 to improve working conditions for store employees, including shorter operating hours and temporary closures at certain stores, resulted in sales of ¥13,939 million for the cumulative nine-month period, down 4.1% year on year.」
The prolonged spell of unsettled weather in summer and the decline in customer numbers caused by repeated snowfall in winter actually occurred and are cited as factors behind the decrease in sales. - FY2018-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「However, due to a decline in customer numbers caused by prolonged unsettled weather during the summer and delays in opening new stores resulting from labor shortages among store employees, net sales for the cumulative second quarter were ¥8,960 million, down 4.5% year on year.」
Weather fluctuations, previously identified as a risk, materialized as a decline in customer numbers and contributed to the decrease in net sales. - FY2018-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「However, due to a decline in customer numbers caused by prolonged unsettled weather in August 2017, one of the busiest periods alongside the year-end and New Year holidays, net sales for the cumulative first quarter were ¥4,615 million, down 3.5% year on year; operating profit was ¥207 million, down 33.8%; ordinary profit was ¥223 million, down 32.3%; and net income for the quarter was ¥146 million, down 29.2%.」
Although weather fluctuations had previously been identified as a risk, a decline in customer numbers caused by prolonged unsettled weather and its impact on business results actually occurred. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Because the Company operates a single business focused exclusively on sushi, changes in consumer preferences for sushi could affect its business results. Weather fluctuations could also affect trends in customer visits to the Company's stores and, consequently, its business results.」
It continues to identify dependence on consumer preferences and weather fluctuations associated with operating a single business as risks. - FY2017-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「In addition to the impact of successive typhoons and unsettled weather in the second quarter」
It states that weather fluctuations, previously identified as a risk, affected sales during the cumulative period of the current quarter. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Because the Company operates a single business focused exclusively on sushi, changes in consumer preferences for sushi could affect its business results. Weather fluctuations could also affect trends in customer visits to the Company's stores and, consequently, its business results.」
It describes the Company's exposure, as a single-business operator, to external changes affecting consumer preferences and customer visits.