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Notice Regarding Preliminary Sales Trend Report for April of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027

April domestic company-operated sales were 107.4% of the prior-year level at existing stores and 107.1% across all stores. Customer numbers increased by approximately 5%, while average spend per customer rose by approximately 2%.

Worth reading
50Recurring
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Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
107.4
Year on year (%)
Wording
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Sales for this month

April 2026Fiscal year ending March 2027
Net Sales / Existing stores
+7.4%
Net Sales / All Stores
+7.1%
Total-store sales
+7.1%
Same-Store Sales
+7.4%
Number of Customers / Existing stores
+5.3%
Number of Customers / All Stores
+5.0%
Average Spend per Customer / Existing stores
+2.0%
Average Spend per Customer / All Stores
+1.9%
Cumulative from Start of Period / Existing stores
+7.4%
Cumulative from Start of Period / All Stores
+7.1%
The center line represents the same level as the same month of the previous year (100). The distance from the line represents the year-on-year change.
Number of Stores at Period-EndExisting-store coverage 336 stores / All stores, current period 345 stores / All stores, prior period 346 stores
Monthly Commentary

The company began selling the limited-time shio tonkotsu ramen from 1 April and 3 types of chilled noodles, including hiyashi chuka, from 16 April.

Factors Affecting the Change

Launch of limited-time shio tonkotsu ramen sales, Launch of 3 types of chilled noodle products, including limited-time hiyashi chuka

Measures from the following month onward

The company will continue selling summer-limited and limited-time chilled noodle products. Hiyashi chuka is designated as a summer-limited product, while hiyashi tantanmen and hiyashi mala tantanmen are limited-time products.

Monthly trend for the same period last year

Company-operated existing stores, sales year-on-year April 112.1 / May 111.4 / June 109.6 / July 110.3 / August 112.4 / September 106 / October 109.5 / November 110.7 / December 107.7 / January 110.5 / February 107.1 / March 105 / All company-operated stores, sales year-on-year April 106 / May 105.7 / June 104 / July 105.7 / August 108.7 / September 102.8 / October 106.3 / November 107.4 / December 104.7 / January 108.1 / February 105.3 / March 103.6

Scope of aggregation: Domestic company-operated existing stores and all domestic company-operated stores

Sales for this month
ItemDetails
Month CoveredApril 2026
Fiscal Year CoveredFiscal year ending March 2027
Scope of aggregationDomestic company-operated existing stores and all domestic company-operated stores
Year-on-year change in monthly net salesExisting stores 107.4 % / All Stores 107.1 %
Total-store sales, year on year107.1 %
Same-Store Sales, Year on Year107.4 %
Year-on-Year Change in Customer CountExisting stores 105.3 % / All Stores 105 %
Year-on-Year Change in Average Spend per CustomerExisting stores 102 % / All Stores 101.9 %
Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of PeriodExisting stores 107.4 % / All Stores 107.1 %
Key KPIsIndicator name Customer count / Existing stores, year-on-year 105.3 % / All stores, year-on-year 105 %, Indicator name Average spend per customer / Existing stores, year-on-year 102 % / All stores, year-on-year 101.9 %
Number of Stores at Period-EndExisting-store coverage 336 stores / All stores, current period 345 stores / All stores, prior period 346 stores
Monthly CommentaryThe company began selling the limited-time shio tonkotsu ramen from 1 April and 3 types of chilled noodles, including hiyashi chuka, from 16 April.
Factors Affecting the ChangeLaunch of limited-time shio tonkotsu ramen sales, Launch of 3 types of chilled noodle products, including limited-time hiyashi chuka
Measures from the following month onwardThe company will continue selling summer-limited and limited-time chilled noodle products. Hiyashi chuka is designated as a summer-limited product, while hiyashi tantanmen and hiyashi mala tantanmen are limited-time products.
Monthly trend for the same period last yearCompany-operated existing stores, sales year-on-year April 112.1 / May 111.4 / June 109.6 / July 110.3 / August 112.4 / September 106 / October 109.5 / November 110.7 / December 107.7 / January 110.5 / February 107.1 / March 105 / All company-operated stores, sales year-on-year April 106 / May 105.7 / June 104 / July 105.7 / August 108.7 / September 102.8 / October 106.3 / November 107.4 / December 104.7 / January 108.1 / February 105.3 / March 103.6
Items this document does not state (7)
Net sales for the monthCumulative Sales from Start of PeriodYear-on-year change by categorySales by categoryNumber of stores opened during the monthNumber of stores closed during the monthNext Scheduled Disclosure

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.

The company began selling limited-time products, including shio tonkotsu ramen from 1 April and 3 types of chilled noodles, including hiyashi chuka, from 16 April.

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