Sales for this month
October 2026There were no new partnerships or cemetery openings in October, and the Company released sales-related KPIs, including the number of plots sold, consultations, new contracts, and the conversion rate. The number of consultations and new contracts recovered from the decline caused by the weather in September.
Addition of 67 plots at Tokuzoji Temple (Higashimurayama, Tokyo), Postponement of purchasing activity among pre-need buyers due to the unsettled weather in September, Recovery from the decline in consultations and new contracts caused by the weather in September
The Company will take firm action with a view to November and beyond regarding customer acquisitions. It will work to further improve the conversion rate.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | October 2026 |
| Year-on-year change by category | Item Plots sold / Year-on-year 117.5%, Item Consultations / Year-on-year 102.1%, Item New contracts / Year-on-year 105.8%, Item Overall conversion rate / Year-on-year +2.0 percentage points, Item Referral conversion rate / Year-on-year +13.2 percentage points |
| Key KPIs | Indicator Partner temples / Value Not disclosed / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator Number of temples opened / Value Not disclosed / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator Plots supplied / Value Up 67 plots from the end of September / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator Plots sold / Value Up 278 plots from the September results / Year on year Up 17.5% year on year, Indicator Customer leads / Value Down 2 cases month on month, up 104 cases year on year / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator Consultations / Value 169 Deals / Year on year Up 2.1%, Indicator New contracts / Value 162 Deals / Year on year Up 5.8% year on year, Indicator Overall conversion rate / Value 56.8 % / Year on year Increase of at least 2.0 percentage points, Indicator Referral conversion rate / Value 85 % / Year on year Up 13.2 percentage points |
| Monthly Commentary | There were no new partnerships or cemetery openings in October, and the Company released sales-related KPIs, including the number of plots sold, consultations, new contracts, and the conversion rate. The number of consultations and new contracts recovered from the decline caused by the weather in September. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Addition of 67 plots at Tokuzoji Temple (Higashimurayama, Tokyo), Postponement of purchasing activity among pre-need buyers due to the unsettled weather in September, Recovery from the decline in consultations and new contracts caused by the weather in September |
| Measures from the following month onward | The Company will take firm action with a view to November and beyond regarding customer acquisitions. It will work to further improve the conversion rate. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The Company explained that the increase in plots sold was attributable to purchasing activity among pre-need buyers, who require time to make decisions, having been postponed by the unsettled weather in September. The increase in plots supplied was due to the addition of 67 plots at Tokuzoji Temple.