Kusuri no Aoki Holdings reported first-quarter revenue of ¥159.042 billion for the fiscal year ending May 2027, up 13.8% year on year, while operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit also rose significantly. The increase in revenue was supported by efforts to strengthen one-stop shopping across food and drug products, centered on food and fresh produce. The company also continued to expand its store network, while closing some drugstores and pharmacies.
For the first quarter of the fiscal year ending May 2027, Kusuri no Aoki Holdings reported revenue of ¥159.042 billion, up 13.8% year on year, operating profit of ¥8.424 billion, up 16.0%, ordinary profit of ¥8.568 billion, up 17.6%, and net profit for the quarter of ¥6.866 billion, up 36.4%. All four figures exceeded the previous year's results. Operating and ordinary profit margins were 5.3% and 5.4%, respectively, both remaining above the previous year's levels.
The company is expanding its food category through larger stores and improving its expertise in handling fresh foods. It cited deeper one-stop shopping through its food-and-drug format and greater convenience rooted in local communities as factors behind the increase in revenue. Growth in the food segment was particularly notable, with food and fresh produce together accounting for 55.6% of sales. Sales by segment were ¥11.235 billion for health, down 0.2%; ¥17.570 billion for beauty, up 4.5%; ¥25.917 billion for lifestyle, up 4.6%; ¥65.812 billion for food, up 15.3%; ¥22.574 billion for fresh produce, up 42.8%; and ¥15.931 billion for pharmacies, up 13.9%.
During the period, the company opened 21 drugstores, comprising 9 in Hokushinetsu, 1 in Kanto, 5 in Tokai and 6 in Shikoku, and 20 new pharmacies, comprising 4 in Hokushinetsu, 3 in Tohoku, 1 in Kanto, 1 in Tokai, 4 in Kansai and 7 in Shikoku. Meanwhile, it closed 5 drugstores and 2 pharmacies. At period-end, the group had 1,154 stores in total: 1,123 drugstores, including 710 with pharmacies; 6 specialty pharmacies; and 25 supermarkets, including 1 with a pharmacy.
Related keywords include the growing contribution of the food segment alongside higher revenue and profit, the simultaneous expansion of the store network and closure of some locations, and the advancement of the food-and-drug strategy.