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¥100 millionWording
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How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Summary of Q&AFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending February 20276 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥100 million increase from the previous year
Full-year earnings forecast
Inbound sales
¥845 100 million
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Performance ahead of the initial forecastKey points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- Consolidated results for the first quarter and the extent of the upside from the initial forecast
- Strengthening the customer base and product offerings underlying domestic customer sales growth
- Sustainability and risks of growth among external sales customers
- Potential for inbound sales to exceed the full-year plan
- Specific measures to reduce selling, general and administrative expenses and personnel costs
- Reorganization of owned real estate and measures for low-ROIC properties
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Consolidated operating revenue above the initial forecastApproximately 3%
- Operating profit above the initial forecastApproximately 7%, approximately ¥1 billion
- Cost Reduction¥1 billion
- Reduction in personnel expenses¥400 million
- Increase in selling, general and administrative expenses from the previous year¥100 million
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
- No significant change in exchange rates
- Carefully assess trends and changes in consumer behavior by country and region, particularly in China
New initiatives
- Renewal of the Takashimaya app
- Digital points service scheduled to launch in September
- Collaboration with alliance partners, including Docomo
- New collaboration with Docomo Business
- Strengthening the product lineup, including high-priced products
- Formulation of a reform plan targeting store properties with low ROIC
Segment results
Domestic department stores
Net SalesApproximately 4% above the initial forecast
ProfitSignificant upside in operating profit
Other SegmentGenerally in line with expectations (including the financial services business)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2027 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥100 million increase from the previous year |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Inbound sales ¥845 100 million |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Performance ahead of the initial forecast |
| Segment results | Domestic department stores Net Sales Approximately 4% above the initial forecast / Profit Significant upside in operating profit / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed / Other Segment Generally in line with expectations (including the financial services business) |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Consolidated operating revenue above the initial forecast / Amount Approximately 3%, Factors Operating profit above the initial forecast / Amount Approximately 7%, approximately ¥1 billion, Factors Cost Reduction / Amount ¥1 billion, Factors Reduction in personnel expenses / Amount ¥400 million, Factors Increase in selling, general and administrative expenses from the previous year / Amount ¥100 million |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | No significant change in exchange rates, Carefully assess trends and changes in consumer behavior by country and region, particularly in China |
| Key points of the Q&A | Consolidated results for the first quarter and the extent of the upside from the initial forecast, Strengthening the customer base and product offerings underlying domestic customer sales growth, Sustainability and risks of growth among external sales customers, Potential for inbound sales to exceed the full-year plan, Specific measures to reduce selling, general and administrative expenses and personnel costs, Reorganization of owned real estate and measures for low-ROIC properties |
| New initiatives | Renewal of the Takashimaya app, Digital points service scheduled to launch in September, Collaboration with alliance partners, including Docomo, New collaboration with Docomo Business, Strengthening the product lineup, including high-priced products, Formulation of a reform plan targeting store properties with low ROIC |
Items this document does not state (21)
Net SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginResults for the three months of the current quarterProgress against full-year forecastKey KPIsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / Share
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 main factors were resilient domestic customer demand, growth in inbound demand, and domestic department store sales exceeding expectations. In addition, ¥1 billion in cost reductions limited the year-on-year increase in selling, general and administrative expenses to ¥100 million.
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