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At the 32nd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 26, 2026, director candidates will be elected. President and CEO Kazuya Kido and two others will be reappointed, while Yasuyuki Furusawa will be newly appointed.

For the fiscal year ending February 2026, individual financial results showed net sales of 86,174 million yen (up 4.2% year-over-year), operating income of 1,294 million yen (up 69.1% year-over-year), and net income of 239 million yen (turning profitable from a loss of 253 million yen in the previous period), indicating substantial improvement.

For the fiscal year ending February 2026, consolidated net sales amounted to ¥87,057 million (up 4.4% YoY), operating income was ¥1,532 million (up 80.3% YoY), and net income attributable to owners of the parent was ¥446 million (compared to a loss of ¥163 million in the prior year). An annual dividend of ¥17 per share is planned.

For the fiscal year ending February 2026, net sales were 87,057 million yen (YoY increase of 104.4%), operating income was 1,532 million yen (YoY increase of 180.3%), and net income attributable to owners of the parent was 446 million yen, marking an increase.

The monthly sales year-over-year for March 2026 was 103.6% company-wide and 101.8% for existing directly managed stores. The number of store openings was 18, closings were 8, and the total number of stores at the end of March was 1,365 (both standalone and consolidated).

The year-over-year monthly sales of existing directly managed stores for February 2026 remained around 101.3%. There were 7 new store openings and 32 closures during the month, resulting in a total of 1,355 stores on both a standalone and consolidated basis at the end of February.