Ichibanya (7630) Q2 2026 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales for the six months ended August 31, 2025, rose 8.2% year-over-year to ¥32,018 million, with operating profit up 5.5% to ¥2,526 million and ordinary profit up 8.9% to ¥2,708 million.

• Profit attributable to owners of parent declined 11.0% year-over-year to ¥1,384 million, and comprehensive income dropped 43.3% to ¥1,198 million.

• Basic earnings per share for the period was ¥8.68, down from ¥9.75 in the prior year.

Financial highlights

• Gross profit increased to ¥15,963 million from ¥14,677 million year-over-year, while selling, general and administrative expenses rose to ¥13,436 million.

• Extraordinary losses increased significantly, mainly due to higher impairment losses and loss on retirement of non-current assets.

• Total assets as of August 31, 2025, were ¥47,477 million, up from ¥46,585 million at the previous fiscal year-end.

• Net assets stood at ¥32,554 million, with an equity-to-asset ratio of 67.5%.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year forecast for fiscal year ending February 28, 2026, projects net sales of ¥67,300 million (up 10.3% year-over-year), operating profit of ¥5,400 million (up 9.6%), and profit attributable to owners of parent of ¥3,300 million (up 4.0%).

• No revisions to previously announced earnings or dividend forecasts.