Correction of an error regarding collateral details in the notice on borrowing agreements disclosed on February 18, 2026, specifying that a pledge (subsidiary shares) is set as collateral.
The fiscal year-end dividend for the record date December 31, 2025 is 32 yen per share, with a total dividend amount of 2,792 million yen. The annual dividend is 53 yen with a consolidated payout ratio of 40.2%, and the effective date is March 11, 2026.
On March 30, 2026, 3,513 shares of treasury stock were disposed of as restricted shares to 24 managerial employees at a total value of 21,225,546 yen.
For the fiscal year ending March 2026, net sales are expected to increase by 1.0% compared to the previous forecast, operating income by 1.0%, and net income attributable to owners of parent by 8.0%. Dividend forecast increased to 33 yen at year-end.
Acquired 2,119,000 shares for a total of 10,266,555,000 yen on February 24, 2026, completing the acquisition based on a board of directors resolution.
Decided on a maximum acquisition of 2,119,000 shares of treasury stock, a maximum acquisition price of 10.6 billion yen, and cancellation of 3,500,000 shares; acquisition scheduled for February 24, 2026, and cancellation on March 31, 2026.
For the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026, net sales were 615.8 billion yen, operating income was 19.0 billion yen, and net income attributable to owners of the parent was 13.9 billion yen, remaining nearly flat year-over-year.
For the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026, net sales were JPY 339,500 million (19.9% YoY increase), operating income was JPY 13,368 million (36.7% YoY increase), and net income attributable to owners of the parent for the quarter was JPY 9,627 million (74.6% YoY increase).
Consolidated net sales for Q2 of the fiscal year ending June 2026 were 72,299 million yen, operating income was 5,470 million yen, and net income was 3,608 million yen, each increasing approximately 20% year-over-year.
Total store sales for January 2026 were 134.9% year-over-year, with existing store sales at 97.4% year-over-year. Spring and heat-retaining products centered on men's brands performed well, but in-house EC sales showed sluggish growth.
For the cumulative third quarter period of the fiscal year ending March 2026, net sales were 242,379 million yen, down 13.4% year-over-year (YoY), operating income was 14,362 million yen, down 52.5% YoY, and net income attributable to owners of parent was 11,500 million yen, down 34.7% YoY.
For the 3rd quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026, net sales were 92,456 million yen (Year-over-Year +3.6%), operating income was 4,609 million yen (Year-over-Year +47.9%), and net income attributable to owners of parent was 4,119 million yen (Year-over-Year +68.9%).