Worth reading
81Important
0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.Direction
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
-191
¥ million (year-on-year change in operating profit)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Financial results presentationFull fiscal year ended June 2026 (including earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending June 2027 and progress under the medium-term management plan)12 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥27,154 million+6.3%
Operating profit¥1,493 million-11.4%
Net income803 Millions of yen -21.4%profit for the period
Gross Profit Margin21.6 %
Operating profit margin5.5 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥4,356 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterQuarterly domestic revenue, customer traffic, and recruitment and assignment figures are presented. Domestic revenue was ¥5,496 million in the first quarter, ¥5,332 million in the second quarter, ¥5,167 million in the third quarter, and ¥5,671 million in the fourth quarter.
Full-year earnings forecast
Revenue
¥28,950 million
Operating profit
¥1,700 million
Operating profit in Japan
¥1,500 million
Overseas operating profit
¥200 million
Basic earnings per share
¥69.9
Dividend per share
¥40
Progress against full-year forecast 通期の予想に対して、いまどこまで進んだかの割合です。
Revenue99.3% (versus initial plan)
Domestic revenue98.5% (versus initial plan)
Operating profit67.9% (versus initial plan)
Operating profit in Japan73.3% (versus initial plan)
Overseas operating profit23.4% (versus initial plan)
Profit for the period57.4% (versus initial plan)
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Revenue fell short of the plan, while operating profit was ¥523 million below plan. Overseas operating profit was ¥184 million below plan.Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Domestic operating profit: year-on-year
Factors behind the increase
Growth at existing stores763
Revenue from newly opened stores271
Factors reducing profit
Increase in existing-store expenses: personnel446
Increase in existing-store expenses: cost of sales56
Personnel expenses for newly opened stores212
Cost of sales for newly opened stores181
Promotional expenses for new stores56
Personnel expenses for trainee development115
Other selling, general and administrative expenses60
Domestic operating profit: versus plan
Factors reducing profit
Revenue shortfall versus plan335
Increase in store personnel expenses186
Increase in other costs2
Overseas operating profit: year-on-year
Factors behind the increase
Improvement in Singapore's profit and loss11
Growth in Taiwan12
Factors reducing profit
Upfront investment in new markets46
Decrease in profit in Hong Kong73
Decrease in profit in the United States4
Overseas operating profit: versus plan
Factors behind the increase
Increase in profit in Taiwan2
Impact of Foreign-Exchange Movements5
Factors reducing profit
New markets entered70
Hong Kong66
United States48
Singapore7
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Numerical assumptions for exchange rates, raw material prices and interest rates are not disclosed. For the fiscal year ending June 2027, the Company plans to open 50 stores, close 9 stores, and achieve a net increase of 43 stores.New initiatives
- Optimizing personnel allocation and shifts to reduce the concentration of activity at month-end
- Optimizing the process from recruitment through training and assignment, and accelerating the development of productive personnel
- Disciplined store openings focused on profitability
- Introducing higher-priced menus in Singapore
- Opening stores in the Taichung and Kaohsiung areas of Taiwan
- Expanding advance-booking time slots and strengthening social media communications in the United States
- Achieving profitability on a full-year basis in Canada and Malaysia
- Building a dominant store presence in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Domestic customer trafficExceeded the prior-year level in each quarter (97.6% in the fourth quarter)
- Monthly discount utilization rate31 %
- Personnel assigned to stores300 peopleYear on year against the same period last year+89 people
- Experienced hires154 peopleYear on year against the same period last year+18 people
- Trainee hires159 peopleYear on year against the same period last year+19 people
- Domestic employee turnover rate7.4 %Year on year against the same period last year+0.6 percentage points
- Number of stores in the consolidated group767 LocationYear on year against the same period last year+43 stores
- Overseas revenue ratio
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Domestic customer traffic, higher unit prices resulting from price revisions, and the monthly discount utilization rate are presented. The monthly discount utilization rate was 31%, compared with the initial assumption of 8%.Segment results
Domestic
Revenue
¥21,675 million+5.0%
Operating profit
¥1,437 million-6.0%
Overseas expansion
Revenue
¥5,494 million+11.9%
Operating profit
¥56 million-64.1%
Medium-term management plan targets
Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending June 2029
Number of stores¥716 10,000
Domestic hiresAt least 300 people
Domestic employee turnover rateNo more than 5%
Number of overseas stores¥250 10,000
Overseas employee turnover rate10% or lower
Annual stylist income¥500 10,000
ROE10% or higher
Financial targets
ROEAt least 10% (medium-term management plan target)
Number of stores and locations
End of period767 Location
During the period
New Store Openings47
Relocation8
Store closures12
Net increase43
Number of employees
End of period2,461 People Japan: 2,076 full-time employees and 385 part-time employees
Change during the periodThe number of domestic employees increased from 2,331 at the end of June 2025 to 2,461 at the end of June 2026.
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥40
BreakdownInterim and year-end breakdown: Not disclosed
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Full fiscal year ended June 2026 (including earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending June 2027 and progress under the medium-term management plan) |
| Net Sales | ¥27,154 million (YoY +6.3%) |
| Operating profit | ¥1,493 million (YoY -11.4%) |
| Net income | 803 Millions of yen (profit for the period) (YoY -21.4%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | 21.6 % |
| Operating profit margin | 5.5 % |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥4,356 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Quarterly domestic revenue, customer traffic, and recruitment and assignment figures are presented. Domestic revenue was ¥5,496 million in the first quarter, ¥5,332 million in the second quarter, ¥5,167 million in the third quarter, and ¥5,671 million in the fourth quarter. |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Revenue ¥28,950 million / Operating profit ¥1,700 million / Operating profit in Japan ¥1,500 million / Overseas operating profit ¥200 million / Basic earnings per share ¥69.9 / Dividend per share ¥40 |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Revenue 99.3% (versus initial plan) / Domestic revenue 98.5% (versus initial plan) / Operating profit 67.9% (versus initial plan) / Operating profit in Japan 73.3% (versus initial plan) / Overseas operating profit 23.4% (versus initial plan) / Profit for the period 57.4% (versus initial plan) |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Revenue fell short of the plan, while operating profit was ¥523 million below plan. Overseas operating profit was ¥184 million below plan. |
| Segment results | Domestic Revenue ¥21,675 million (YoY +5.0%) / Operating profit ¥1,437 million (YoY -6.0%) / Overseas expansion Revenue ¥5,494 million (YoY +11.9%) / Operating profit ¥56 million (YoY -64.1%) |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Domestic operating profit: year-on-year Factors behind the increase Growth at existing stores 763 / Revenue from newly opened stores 271 / Factors reducing profit Increase in existing-store expenses: personnel 446 / Increase in existing-store expenses: cost of sales 56 / Personnel expenses for newly opened stores 212 / Cost of sales for newly opened stores 181 / Promotional expenses for new stores 56 / Personnel expenses for trainee development 115 / Other selling, general and administrative expenses 60 / Domestic operating profit: versus plan Factors reducing profit Revenue shortfall versus plan 335 / Increase in store personnel expenses 186 / Increase in other costs 2 / Overseas operating profit: year-on-year Factors behind the increase Improvement in Singapore's profit and loss 11 / Growth in Taiwan 12 / Factors reducing profit Upfront investment in new markets 46 / Decrease in profit in Hong Kong 73 / Decrease in profit in the United States 4 / Overseas operating profit: versus plan Factors behind the increase Increase in profit in Taiwan 2 / Impact of Foreign-Exchange Movements 5 / Factors reducing profit New markets entered 70 / Hong Kong 66 / United States 48 / Singapore 7 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Domestic customer traffic / Value Exceeded the prior-year level in each quarter (97.6% in the fourth quarter), Indicator name Monthly discount utilization rate / Value 31 %, Indicator name Personnel assigned to stores / Value 300 people / Year on year against the same period last year +89 people, Indicator name Experienced hires / Value 154 people / Year on year against the same period last year +18 people, Indicator name Trainee hires / Value 159 people / Year on year against the same period last year +19 people, Indicator name Domestic employee turnover rate / Value 7.4 % / Year on year against the same period last year +0.6 percentage points, Indicator name Number of stores in the consolidated group / Value 767 Location / Year on year against the same period last year +43 stores, Indicator name Overseas revenue ratio / Value Not disclosed |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Domestic customer traffic, higher unit prices resulting from price revisions, and the monthly discount utilization rate are presented. The monthly discount utilization rate was 31%, compared with the initial assumption of 8%. |
| Number of stores and locations | End of period 767 Location / During the period New Store Openings 47 / Relocation 8 / Store closures 12 / Net increase 43 |
| Number of employees | End of period 2,461 People (Japan: 2,076 full-time employees and 385 part-time employees) / Change during the period The number of domestic employees increased from 2,331 at the end of June 2025 to 2,461 at the end of June 2026. |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Numerical assumptions for exchange rates, raw material prices and interest rates are not disclosed. For the fiscal year ending June 2027, the Company plans to open 50 stores, close 9 stores, and achieve a net increase of 43 stores. |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending June 2029 / Number of stores ¥716 10,000 / Domestic hires At least 300 people / Domestic employee turnover rate No more than 5% / Number of overseas stores ¥250 10,000 / Overseas employee turnover rate 10% or lower / Annual stylist income ¥500 10,000 / ROE 10% or higher |
| Financial targets | ROE At least 10% (medium-term management plan target) / Actual value Not disclosed |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥40 / Breakdown Interim and year-end breakdown: Not disclosed |
| New initiatives | Optimizing personnel allocation and shifts to reduce the concentration of activity at month-end, Optimizing the process from recruitment through training and assignment, and accelerating the development of productive personnel, Disciplined store openings focused on profitability, Introducing higher-priced menus in Singapore, Opening stores in the Taichung and Kaohsiung areas of Taiwan, Expanding advance-booking time slots and strengthening social media communications in the United States, Achieving profitability on a full-year basis in Canada and Malaysia, Building a dominant store presence in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
Items this document does not state (8)
Ordinary incomeRisk amount incorporated into the outlookPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Revenue increased due to new store openings, growth at existing stores, and price revisions in Japan and overseas. Operating profit declined due to investments in personnel, upfront investments in newly entered overseas markets, and the delayed recovery in customer traffic in Hong Kong. Factors cited for falling short of the plan include weather impacts such as extreme heat, falling temperatures and typhoons, as well as higher personnel expenses resulting from increases in store staffing and overtime hours.
How to read this page
This is not the documentKomori reads the disclosure the company filed and writes this summary. Figures are as stated by the company and are not audited.
Weight is not a verdictIt measures how much this changes what the company had already told the market. It is not a view on the shares.
Corrections happenIf the company reissues this disclosure, the page is rebuilt from the corrected version and the revision number moves up.