Sales for this month
May 2026Fiscal year ending June 2026May saw a complete turnaround from the difficult conditions through April, with strong activity across all stores. Customer vehicles increased to approximately 1.5 times the year-earlier level, while the average ticket remained at roughly the same level as the previous year.
Recovery in domestic new-vehicle supply by Japanese automakers, Abolition of the environmental performance-based vehicle tax, Low rainfall, Increased demand for car washing due to pollen and dust from Asia, Earlier-than-usual reapplications and maintenance, Establishment of the new DIAⅡ KeePer product, Increase in new customers
Increase applications through advance bookings before service price increases from June onward, deploy personnel and customer-acceptance capacity in preparation for new store openings, and conduct sales activities drawing on product strength and operational capabilities.
Scope of aggregation: Company-wide results, KeePer LABO company-operated and franchise-related operations, and the KeePer products and related businesses
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | May 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending June 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | Company-wide results, KeePer LABO company-operated and franchise-related operations, and the KeePer products and related businesses |
| Net sales for the month | ¥2,530,629,289 |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | 151.6 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 149.1 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | 142.5 |
| Year-on-Year Change in Customer Count | All Stores 149.4 / Existing stores 143.1 |
| Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per Customer | All Stores 99.8 / Existing stores 99.6 |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name Keeper LABO operations business / Year on year 150.7, Name KeePer product and related businesses / Year on year 153.1, Name Aftermarket / Year on year 149.3, Name New-car market / Year on year 151.1, Name Overseas expansion / Year on year 9,946.9, Name Other coatings / Year on year 217.2 |
| Sales by category | Keeper LABO operations business ¥1,436,396,063, KeePer product and related businesses ¥1,094,233,226, Aftermarket ¥698,813,375, New-car market ¥351,562,304, Overseas expansion ¥14,120,630, Other coatings ¥29,736,917 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Customer Vehicles (All Stores) / Value 83,327 Units / Year on year 149.4 Units, Indicator name Average Ticket (All Stores) / Value 16,760 JPY/vehicle / Year on year 99.8 JPY/vehicle, Indicator name Revenue per Labor Hour (All Stores) / Value 7,085 JPY/hour / Year on year 112.7 JPY/hour, Indicator name Customer Vehicles (Existing Stores) / Value 79,794 Units / Year on year 143.1 Units, Indicator name Applications—Pure, Mineral Off and Maintenance Care Products (All Stores) / Value 10,246 Units / Year on year 156.1 Units, Indicator name Applications—Crystal (All Stores) / Value 6,342 Units / Year on year 153.7 Units, Indicator name Applications—Fresh (All Stores) / Value 5,319 Units / Year on year 187.1 Units, Indicator name Applications—Diamond Products (All Stores) / Value 5,293 Units / Year on year 135.8 Units, Indicator name Applications—EX and TREX (All Stores) / Value 1,064 Units / Year on year 102.2 Units |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Company-operated 144 / FC 34 / All Stores 178 |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 2 / Location Name Koshigaya Lake Town Store / Location 7-8-1 Lake Town, Koshigaya, Saitama / Category FC, Name Kofu Store / Location 1-5-62 Kugawa, Kofu, Yamanashi / Category Directly operated |
| Monthly Commentary | May saw a complete turnaround from the difficult conditions through April, with strong activity across all stores. Customer vehicles increased to approximately 1.5 times the year-earlier level, while the average ticket remained at roughly the same level as the previous year. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Recovery in domestic new-vehicle supply by Japanese automakers, Abolition of the environmental performance-based vehicle tax, Low rainfall, Increased demand for car washing due to pollen and dust from Asia, Earlier-than-usual reapplications and maintenance, Establishment of the new DIAⅡ KeePer product, Increase in new customers |
| Measures from the following month onward | Increase applications through advance bookings before service price increases from June onward, deploy personnel and customer-acceptance capacity in preparation for new store openings, and conduct sales activities drawing on product strength and operational capabilities. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The factors cited include the recovery in domestic new-vehicle supply, the abolition of the environmental performance-based vehicle tax following revisions to Japan's automobile tax system, increased demand for car washing due to low rainfall and pollen and dust from Asia, earlier-than-usual reapplications and maintenance, and the establishment of the new DIA II KeePer product.