Revised forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2027 · Six months and full yearPrevious forecast published Announced on 13 May 2026The bar length represents the relative magnitude of change, based on the item that changed the most in this document. The percentage change shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the rate.
Customer numbers in the food service industry remained sluggish, while adverse weather and earthquakes caused poor vegetable growth and quality, and higher prices, resulting in a decline in the gross profit margin below expectations. Increased expenses associated with reviewing employee compensation and establishing new logistics centers, higher logistics, fuel and material costs due to the situation in the Middle East, and the front-loading of investments in future growth strategies also put pressure on earnings.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Net Sales | Cumulative second-quarter results 32,000 / Full year 67,000 → Cumulative second-quarter results 31,000 / Full year 63,500(Cumulative second-quarter results ▲3.1% / Full year ▲5.2%) |
| Operating profit | Cumulative second-quarter results 1,000 / Full year 2,400 → Cumulative second-quarter results 600 / Full year 1,800(Cumulative second-quarter results ▲40.0% / Full year ▲25.0%) |
| Ordinary income | Cumulative second-quarter results 1,050 / Full year 2,550 → Cumulative second-quarter results 605 / Full year 1,850(Cumulative second-quarter results ▲42.4% / Full year ▲27.5%) |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | Cumulative second-quarter results 750 / Full year 1,750 → Cumulative second-quarter results 445 / Full year 1,300(Cumulative second-quarter results ▲40.7% / Full year ▲25.7%) |
| Net income per share | Cumulative second-quarter results 46.17 / Full year 107.73 → Cumulative second-quarter results 27.39 / Full year 80.02 |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Period Covered | Six months and full year |
| Publication date of previous forecast | Announced on 13 May 2026 |
| Previous-period results | Cumulative second-quarter results Revenue ¥30,810 million, operating income ¥1,228 million, ordinary income ¥1,258 million, interim net income attributable to owners of the parent ¥842 million, interim net income per share ¥51.93 / Full year Revenue ¥62,219 million, operating income ¥2,109 million, ordinary income ¥2,172 million, net income attributable to owners of the parent ¥1,515 million, net income per share ¥93.38 |
| Reason for the revision | Customer numbers in the food service industry remained sluggish, while adverse weather and earthquakes caused poor vegetable growth and quality, and higher prices, resulting in a decline in the gross profit margin below expectations. Increased expenses associated with reviewing employee compensation and establishing new logistics centers, higher logistics, fuel and material costs due to the situation in the Middle East, and the front-loading of investments in future growth strategies also put pressure on earnings. |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Customer numbers in the food service industry remained sluggish, while adverse weather and earthquakes caused poor vegetable growth and quality, driving up procurement prices and causing the gross profit margin to decline more than expected. In addition, a review of employee compensation, expenses associated with establishing new logistics centers, higher logistics, fuel and material costs due to the situation in the Middle East, and the front-loading of investments in future growth strategies put pressure on earnings.