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Notice of the Release of a Video Message from Top Management Following the Second-Quarter Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending September 2026

The representative director has released a video explaining the outlook for future performance and the growth strategy in response to investor questions regarding the second-quarter results for the fiscal year ending September 2026. The video outlines the expected achievement of monthly GMV of ¥3.5 billion, the expected shift to full-year profitability, and planned investments in AI, human resources and systems.

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Scale
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¥100 million (monthly GMV)
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Contents of this document

Summary of Q&ASecond quarter of the fiscal year ending September 20266 items taken from the company’s own explanation
What the company explained in this material
Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
  1. Timing and significance of achieving monthly GMV of ¥3.5 billion, and the outlook for full-year profitability
  2. Reasons for the decline in GMV gross margin and ways to improve it
  3. Impact on performance from the Hokkaido Government benefit-payment project
  4. Business areas and organizational structure toward GMV of ¥100 billion in 2028
  5. Growth investments in AI, human resources and systems
  6. Planned termination of shareholder benefits and shareholder return policy
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
  • Target GMV gross margin5.0%
  • Monthly GMV¥3.5 billion
New initiatives
  • Real-time visualization of GMV gross margin using AI
  • AI-based fraud detection, inventory management and server monitoring
  • Organizational plan to maintain a workforce of approximately 70 employees and improve productivity through the use of AI
  • End one-on-one lunches with the representative director after the March 2027 shareholder benefit, and establish new opportunities for dialogue, such as roundtable discussions
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Monthly GMV35 Hundreds of millions of yen
  • Target GMV gross margin5.0 %
  • Annualized GMV420 Hundreds of millions of yen
  • Annual GMV gross profitApproximately 21
  • Operating profit10 Hundreds of millions of yen
  • Current fiscal year's GMVMore than 250
Medium-term management plan targets
  • TargetGMV of ¥100 billion
    Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending September 2028 onward
  • TargetLaunch 10 business areas, each with a scale of ¥10 billion
    Target fiscal year2028
Number of employees
Number of EmployeesApproximately 70 employees (plan toward GMV of ¥100 billion in 2028; the previous assumption was 100 employees)
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeSummary of Q&A
Fiscal Period CoveredSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026
Key KPIsIndicator name Monthly GMV / Value 35 Hundreds of millions of yen / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Target GMV gross margin / Value 5.0 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Annualized GMV / Value 420 Hundreds of millions of yen / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Annual GMV gross profit / Value Approximately 21 / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Operating profit / Value 10 Hundreds of millions of yen / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Current fiscal year's GMV / Value More than 250 / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Number of employeesNumber of Employees Approximately 70 employees (plan toward GMV of ¥100 billion in 2028; the previous assumption was 100 employees) / Changes during the period and hiring plan Not disclosed
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookItem Target GMV gross margin / Value 5.0%, Item Monthly GMV / Value ¥3.5 billion
Medium-term management plan targetsTarget GMV of ¥100 billion / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending September 2028 onward, Target Launch 10 business areas, each with a scale of ¥10 billion / Target fiscal year 2028
Key points of the Q&ATiming and significance of achieving monthly GMV of ¥3.5 billion, and the outlook for full-year profitability, Reasons for the decline in GMV gross margin and ways to improve it, Impact on performance from the Hokkaido Government benefit-payment project, Business areas and organizational structure toward GMV of ¥100 billion in 2028, Growth investments in AI, human resources and systems, Planned termination of shareholder benefits and shareholder return policy
New initiativesReal-time visualization of GMV gross margin using AI, AI-based fraud detection, inventory management and server monitoring, Organizational plan to maintain a workforce of approximately 70 employees and improve productivity through the use of AI, End one-on-one lunches with the representative director after the March 2027 shareholder benefit, and establish new opportunities for dialogue, such as roundtable discussions
Items this document does not state (23)
Net SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterFull-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planSegment resultsBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / Share

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To provide answers and explanations from the representative director in response to questions received from investors when the second-quarter results for the fiscal year ending September 2026 were announced.

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