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Earnings presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20276 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥4,308 million+33.1%
Operating profit¥228 million-21.4%
Ordinary income¥212 million
Net income¥130 million+56.3%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥2,258 million
Gross Profit Margin60.3%, down 2.9 percentage points year on year
Operating profit margin5.3%, down 3.7 percentage points year on year
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales¥4,308 million
Gross profit¥2,597 million
Adjusted EBITDA¥339 million
Operating profit¥228 million
Ordinary income¥212 million
Income before taxes and other adjustments¥212 million
Net income attributable to owners of the parent¥130 million
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Young Culture: strong sales of new spring/summer products, with increases in average selling prices and the number of stores. Her lip to: hit sales of short-sleeved pajamas, with revenue up 140% year on year. Cosmetics: the FamilyMart-exclusive body mist sold out on the day of launch at many stores, with a spillover effect on other products. Breakdown of changes by amount: not disclosed.
New initiatives
- Launch the haircare brand turlin at the end of June
- Plan to open a permanent Her lip to store at LUCUA Osaka at the end of August
- Conduct major collaborations between 9090 and Chiikawa, and between Her lip to and Hello Kitty
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Adjusted EBITDA¥339 millionYear on year against the same period last year-14.3%
- Adjusted EBITDA margin7.9 %Year on year against the same period last year▲4.4pt
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Both average selling prices and the number of stores increased at Young Culture. Sales of Her lip to short-sleeved pajamas were up 140% year on year.Segment results
- Young CultureNet Sales1,164
- CosmeticsNet Sales575
- NuanceNet Sales335
- South KoreaNet Sales344
- DesignerNet Sales162
- Her lip toNet Sales1,726
Number of stores and locations
The number of Young Culture stores increased. The number of stores at the end of the period and the number of store openings and closures during the period were not disclosed.| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Earnings presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥4,308 million (YoY +33.1%) |
| Operating profit | ¥228 million (YoY -21.4%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥212 million |
| Net income | ¥130 million (YoY +56.3%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | 60.3%, down 2.9 percentage points year on year |
| Operating profit margin | 5.3%, down 3.7 percentage points year on year |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥2,258 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥4,308 million / Gross profit ¥2,597 million / Adjusted EBITDA ¥339 million / Operating profit ¥228 million / Ordinary income ¥212 million / Income before taxes and other adjustments ¥212 million / Net income attributable to owners of the parent ¥130 million |
| Segment results | Segment Young Culture / Net Sales ¥1,164 million / yoy_pct Revenue growth of more than 4x year on year, Segment Cosmetics / Net Sales ¥575 million / yoy_pct Not disclosed, Segment Nuance / Net Sales ¥335 million / yoy_pct Not disclosed, Segment South Korea / Net Sales ¥344 million / yoy_pct Not disclosed, Segment Designer / Net Sales ¥162 million / yoy_pct Not disclosed, Segment Her lip to / Net Sales ¥1,726 million / yoy_pct Not disclosed |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Young Culture: strong sales of new spring/summer products, with increases in average selling prices and the number of stores. Her lip to: hit sales of short-sleeved pajamas, with revenue up 140% year on year. Cosmetics: the FamilyMart-exclusive body mist sold out on the day of launch at many stores, with a spillover effect on other products. Breakdown of changes by amount: not disclosed. |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Adjusted EBITDA / Value ¥339 million / Year on year against the same period last year ¥-14.3 million, Indicator name Adjusted EBITDA margin / Value 7.9 % / Year on year against the same period last year ▲4.4pt |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Both average selling prices and the number of stores increased at Young Culture. Sales of Her lip to short-sleeved pajamas were up 140% year on year. |
| Number of stores and locations | The number of Young Culture stores increased. The number of stores at the end of the period and the number of store openings and closures during the period were not disclosed. |
| New initiatives | Launch the haircare brand turlin at the end of June, Plan to open a permanent Her lip to store at LUCUA Osaka at the end of August, Conduct major collaborations between 9090 and Chiikawa, and between Her lip to and Hello Kitty |
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Full-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Young Culture benefited from strong sales of its new spring/summer products, with both average selling prices and the number of stores increasing. At Her lip to, short-sleeved pajamas were a hit. In Cosmetics, many stores sold out of the FamilyMart-exclusive body mist on the day of launch, which also had a spillover effect on other products.
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