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- Expansion of openings of small-format urban stores
- Opened 13 new stores by the interim period of the fiscal year ending February 2027
- Total asset turnover ratio1.2 timesYear on year against the same period last year1.3 times in the previous year
- Ordinary profit to equity ratio5.2 %Year on year against the same period last year6.6% in the previous year
- Return on equity3.3 %Year on year against the same period last year6.3% in the previous year
- Equity ratio64.8 %Year on year against the same period last year60.3% in the previous year
- Number of 24-hour stores102 storesYear on year against the same period last year100 stores in the previous year
- Customer count · all stores101.8 % year on year
- Customer count · comparable stores99.8 % year on year
- Average spend per customer · all stores98.7 % year on year
- Average spend per customer · comparable stores99.5 % year on year
- Unit price per item, all stores101.5 % year on year
- Items purchased per customer · All stores97.3 % year on year
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Supplementary materials to the earnings report |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending February 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥188,878 million (YoY +100.2%) |
| Operating profit | ¥4,889 million (YoY +83.7%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥5,090 million (YoY +85.2%) |
| Net income | ¥3,256 million (YoY +57.5%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | Rate 26.7 % / Year-on-year change (points) 0.1 % |
| Operating profit margin | Rate 2.6 % / Year-on-year change (points) -0.5 % |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥49,628 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Annual dividend per share ¥85 / Capital Investment Plans ¥13,088 million / Planned number of stores at fiscal year-end 270 stores |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Total asset turnover ratio / Value 1.2 times / Year on year against the same period last year 1.3 times in the previous year, Indicator name Ordinary profit to equity ratio / Value 5.2 % / Year on year against the same period last year 6.6% in the previous year, Indicator name Return on equity / Value 3.3 % / Year on year against the same period last year 6.3% in the previous year, Indicator name Equity ratio / Value 64.8 % / Year on year against the same period last year 60.3% in the previous year, Indicator name Number of 24-hour stores / Value 102 stores / Year on year against the same period last year 100 stores in the previous year |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Indicator name Customer count · all stores / Value 101.8 % year on year, Indicator name Customer count · comparable stores / Value 99.8 % year on year, Indicator name Average spend per customer · all stores / Value 98.7 % year on year, Indicator name Average spend per customer · comparable stores / Value 99.5 % year on year, Indicator name Unit price per item, all stores / Value 101.5 % year on year, Indicator name Items purchased per customer · All stores / Value 97.3 % year on year |
| Number of stores and locations | Number of Stores at Period-End 260 stores / New store openings during the period 13 stores / Store closures during the period 2 stores |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 12,421 people / New hires 51 people / Joining period for new hires Spring 2026 hires |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥85 / Interim Dividend Not disclosed / Year-end dividend Not disclosed |
| Payout ratio | Rate 29.1 % |
| Capital expenditures | ¥5,980 million (interim-period actual) |
| New initiatives | Expansion of openings of small-format urban stores, Opened 13 new stores by the interim period of the fiscal year ending February 2027 |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.No reason for the deterioration in results for the period is provided. The company explains that interim net income for the same period a year earlier included the impact of a substantial reduction in income tax expense resulting from tax-effect accounting related to the liquidation of a consolidated subsidiary.