Worth reading
59In focus
Scored from 5 of 6 sectionsDirection
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
250
¥ millionWording
Avoiding a definitive answer
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Summary of Q&AThird quarter of the fiscal year ending October 20267 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Operating profit¥1,078 million+30.1%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Results had exceeded the previous revised forecast.Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- Reasons for higher revenue and profit: growth in existing-store sales, contributions from new stores, and improvements in store operating costs
- Fourth-quarter outlook: outlook for existing-store sales, new store openings, ingredient, labor and energy costs
- Overseas business: store openings in China, Switzerland and other markets, and profitability by region
- Store opening plan: progress against the plan to open 60 domestic company-operated stores
- Securing personnel: wage increases, turnover rate, and strengthening recruitment capabilities
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Ingredient prices have recently stabilized. Energy costs are based on the assumption that electricity and gas unit prices will rise, but the figures are Not disclosedNew initiatives
- Extending operating hours at existing stores
- Optimizing ingredient procurement methods
- Strict shift management aligned with customer traffic
- Use of government subsidies and energy-saving initiatives
- Establishing overseas store operating structures, personnel development, and procurement systems
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Same-Store SalesStrong
- Employee turnover rateA level well below the industry average of 23.7%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
- Average spend per customer
- Customer count
Number of stores and locations
The full-year opening plan for domestic company-operated stores is 60 stores. Openings through the third quarter were slightly below plan. Overseas company-operated and JV stores have been opened in the United States, China, Switzerland and Canada. Details of the store count at period-end and the number of openings and closures during the period are Not disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Third quarter of the fiscal year ending October 2026 |
| Operating profit | ¥1,078 million (YoY +30.1%) |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Results had exceeded the previous revised forecast. |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Same-Store Sales / Value Strong / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Employee turnover rate / Value A level well below the industry average of 23.7% / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Average spend per customer, Customer count |
| Number of stores and locations | The full-year opening plan for domestic company-operated stores is 60 stores. Openings through the third quarter were slightly below plan. Overseas company-operated and JV stores have been opened in the United States, China, Switzerland and Canada. Details of the store count at period-end and the number of openings and closures during the period are Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Ingredient prices have recently stabilized. Energy costs are based on the assumption that electricity and gas unit prices will rise, but the figures are Not disclosed |
| Key points of the Q&A | Reasons for higher revenue and profit: growth in existing-store sales, contributions from new stores, and improvements in store operating costs, Fourth-quarter outlook: outlook for existing-store sales, new store openings, ingredient, labor and energy costs, Overseas business: store openings in China, Switzerland and other markets, and profitability by region, Store opening plan: progress against the plan to open 60 domestic company-operated stores, Securing personnel: wage increases, turnover rate, and strengthening recruitment capabilities |
| New initiatives | Extending operating hours at existing stores, Optimizing ingredient procurement methods, Strict shift management aligned with customer traffic, Use of government subsidies and energy-saving initiatives, Establishing overseas store operating structures, personnel development, and procurement systems |
Items this document does not state (21)
Net SalesOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterFull-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastSegment resultsBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeNumber 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.At existing stores, the December 2025 price revision increased average spend per customer, while improved QSCA and extended operating hours increased customer traffic. In addition, contributions from new stores, improved production efficiency at the company's own factories, lower raw material prices through optimized ingredient procurement, and labor cost control through shift management aligned with customer traffic contributed to the increase in profit.
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