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Calbee Q1 2027 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q1 2027 earnings summary30 Jul, 2026
Executive summary
Q1 net sales rose 5.5% year-over-year to ¥86.8bn, with profit attributable to owners up 15.2%, driven by strong domestic and overseas business, especially in Asia/Oceania.
Operating profit increased 24.4% to ¥6.6bn, with operating margin up 1.2pts to 7.6%.
Overseas growth was led by Asia/Oceania, aided by Hodo, Inc. consolidation and favorable FX, while North America focused on organizational strengthening.
The impact of the Middle East situation was limited in Q1 and within expectations.
Financial highlights
Net sales rose to ¥86.8bn (+5.5% YoY); domestic sales up 2.0%, overseas up 16.2%.
Operating profit increased 24.4% to ¥6.6bn; ordinary profit up 26.1% to ¥6.7bn.
Net profit attributable to owners was ¥4.1bn, up 15.2% YoY; comprehensive income rose 64.4% to ¥5.25bn.
EBITDA grew 18.0% to ¥11.1bn; EBITDA margin improved by 1.4pts to 12.8%.
Gross profit margin reached 32.4%, up 8.4% YoY; gross profit was ¥28.1bn.
Outlook and guidance
Full-year forecast unchanged: net sales ¥370bn (+8.8% YoY), operating profit ¥26.2bn (+0.1% YoY), profit attributable to owners ¥17.4bn (+0.4% YoY).
No change to forecast for a negative ¥3.0bn impact on operating profit from the Middle East situation for the fiscal year.
Greatest cost impact from the Middle East expected in Q2; measures include packaging changes and price revisions from October.
Annual dividend forecast raised to ¥69.00 per share.
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Calbee Inc is a prominent Japanese food company known for its manufacture and sale of a wide variety of snack foods. The company's diverse product lineup includes potato-based snacks, flour-based snacks, corn-based snacks, shrimp crackers, vegetable fries, bean-based snacks, and cereals. Some of its popular brands include Jagabee, Jagarico, and Frugra. Calbee also markets its products under several other brand names, catering to different consumer tastes and preferences. Calbee is headquartered in Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, and its shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.