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Interim period net sales and various profit metrics exceeded prior year, with increases in EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA.\n\n### Financial Position and Cash Flows\nTotal assets 545,247 million yen, total liabilities 350,468 million yen, net assets 194,780 million yen. Operating cash flow 34,519 million yen, investing activities outflow 26,168 million yen, financing activities outflow 11,410 million yen. Cash and cash equivalents at end of the second quarter: 31,357 million yen. Disclosure of dividends funded from capital surplus.","jir_financial_highlights":"Sales Revenue: 242,457 (YoY +9.7%)\nOperating Income: 16,959 (YoY +13.4%)\nOperating Profit: 16,857 (YoY +20.9%)\nInterim Profit: 10,181 (YoY +29.2%)\nEBITDA: 43,699 (YoY +12.1%)\nAdjusted EBITDA: 44,768 (YoY +10.4%)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#Skylark Holdings related information, #Interim Financial Information, #Store Strategy","jir_key_figures":"Sales Revenue: 242,457 million yen\nInterim Profit: 10,181 million yen\nEarnings per Share (Interim): 44.77 yen\nEBITDA: 43,699 million yen\nTotal Assets: 545,247 million yen","jir_meta_title":"Skylark Holdings - FY2026 Interim 2Q Financial Results | Revenue and Profit Up YoY","jir_meta_description":"Key points from Skylark Holdings' FY2026 interim results for the second quarter. 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