Monthly Business Performance

* These are preliminary figures for the most recent month.
* Finalized figures will be disclosed in the next month's report.

FY2026 vs FY2025

(%YoY)		Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Total
All	Sales	112.0%	107.4%	103.9%	107.6%
Same Store	Sales	110.3%	105.7%	102.3%	106.0%
	Traffic	105.6%	100.2%	97.4%	100.9%
	ATP	104.4%	105.5%	105.1%	105.0%
Store Development	New Store Openings	3	2	0	5
	Remodels	13	13	24	50
	Brand Conversions	2	7	5	14
# of Stores	Gusto	1,230	1,229	1,224	1,224
	Bamiyan	370	370	370	370
	Syabu-Yo	325	328	327	327
	Yumean	174	173	171	171
	Jonathan's	157	157	157	157
	Sukesan Udon	95	98	101	101
	Steak Gusto	70	69	68	68
	Overseas brands	115	116	115	115
	Other brands	562	562	557	557
	Total	3,098	3,102	3,090	3,090
	# of stores temporarily closed for brand conversions (not included in the above total)	12	7	9	9

Highlights

Sales Overview

There was a negative impact of approximately 2% due to calendar effects (one fewer Saturday)

Topics

Revised Fair Menu

Revised special menus now available at major brands.

Gusto： Hamburger Steak Fair supervised by a Famous Chef. Aiming to Enhance Value and Increase Average Check Size.
Syabu-Yo：We are hosting the “Hokkaido Lamb Shabu-shabu Fair,” which was a hit last year, to effectively capture seasonal demand.
Yumean： The brand is introducing its first-ever “Genghis Khan(Japanese mutton BBQ)” offering. By pioneering a new category, it aims to expand its customer base.

Promotion

To coincide with the launch of Gusto’s new promotional menu, we held a media briefing featuring Chef Omiya and Mr. Kanbayashi Shunsho to build anticipation among customers.

Store expansion

Sukesan Udon Reaches 100 Locations.
Brand conversions: 5 (Sukesan Udon: 3, Pertica: 1, Tomato & Onion: 1)

ESG

Recognized as a "Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization"(the Large Enterprise Category) by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

M&A

Shinpachi Shokudo has joined our group. Bringing Japan’s rich food culture to the whole country.

Note
Data is consolidated domestic sales at restaurant level and does not include overseas sales. Total sales and Customer traffic are calculated on a monthly sales basis.
Same store (vs LY) is defined as a store which has been open for 13 months or longer (includes stores which have undergone brand conversions). YoY ATP only includes ATP from Eat-In.
Customer traffic includes traffic from the delivery and take-out businesses calculated in the below manner.
Customer traffic from delivery = Delivery sales / ATP for Eat-in; Customer traffic from take-out = Take-out sales / ATP for Eat-in

Skylark Group Monthly IR Report

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