Financial Position at the End of Q3 of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2024

「At the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, total assets decreased by ¥238 million from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥17,238 million. This was mainly due to increases of ¥456 million in notes and accounts receivable, trade, ¥103 million in inventories, ¥438 million in property, plant and equipment resulting from new store openings and other factors, ¥123 million in lease and guarantee deposits, and ¥116 million in investment securities resulting from capital alliances and other factors, offset by a decrease of ¥1,479 million in cash and deposits. At the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, liabilities decreased by ¥1,583 million from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥8,254 million. This was mainly due to increases of ¥159 million in notes and accounts payable, trade, ¥188 million in accrued income taxes and ¥192 million in other current liabilities, offset by a decrease of ¥2,393 million in interest-bearing debt. At the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal period, net assets increased by ¥1,344 million from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥8,984 million, and the equity ratio was 52.1%.」