Ichibanya (7630) Q4 2026 earnings summary

Executive summary

• FY26 revenue rose 7.4% to ¥65,518 million, while operating profit fell 4.3% to ¥4,715 million and profit attributable to owners of parent declined 19.2% to ¥2,562 million.

• Sharp ingredient and logistics cost inflation and higher impairment losses weighed on profit despite domestic price increases and business expansion.

Financial highlights

• Store sales reached ¥118,304 million, up 2.5% YoY; ordinary profit fell 4.0% to ¥4,985 million.

• Gross profit increased to ¥32,565 million from ¥30,520 million, while SG&A expenses rose to ¥27,849 million from ¥25,595 million.

• Basic EPS decreased to ¥16.06 from ¥19.88; comprehensive income was ¥2,806 million, down from ¥3,744 million.

• Cash and cash equivalents at year-end were ¥13,048 million, down from ¥15,264 million.

Outlook and guidance

• FY27 forecast: store sales ¥125,700 million (+6.3%), revenue ¥72,600 million (+10.8%), operating profit ¥5,000 million (+6.0%) and parent-attributable net income ¥2,720 million (+6.1%).

• FY27 domestic existing-store sales are planned to rise 2.0%, assuming customer growth of 3.0% and average spend decline of 1.0%.

• FY27 ingredient costs are forecast to increase ¥1,590 million YoY, led by rice at +¥1,088 million.

• Revised mid-term plan lowers FY27 revenue to ¥72.6 billion from ¥74.0 billion and operating profit to ¥5.0 billion from ¥7.0 billion.

• Six-month forecast to August 31, 2026: net sales ¥35,840 million (+11.9%) and operating profit ¥2,160 million (-14.5%).