Fiscal Year 2025 (January 2026 Term) Financial Summary

Overview of Business Performance

In fiscal year 2025, the domestic beverage and food businesses struggled due to consumers’ cost-saving sentiment, but robust overseas beverage business drove consolidated net sales to a record high. Although the overseas beverage business achieved record-high profits for the third consecutive fiscal year, a decline in profits in the domestic beverage business led to consolidated operating income dropping by 13.1% Year-over-Year to 4.163 billion yen. The recording of impairment losses in the domestic beverage business and the absence of gains from the sale of policy-held shares resulted in a net loss attributable to owners of parent of 30.322 billion yen.

Key Themes and Earnings Guidance for Fiscal Year 2026

Fiscal year 2026, the final year of the Medium-term Management Plan 2026, will prioritize transforming the domestic beverage business’s profitability structure. The company plans to improve cash flow and invest for future growth. Consolidated net sales are expected to increase driven by growth in the overseas beverage business, while consolidated operating income is forecasted to rise significantly due to reduced depreciation expenses from impairment losses in the domestic beverage business and improvements in profitability.