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Monthly Business Performance

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. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
All Sales 112.0% 107.4% 103.9% 108.4% 114.9% 105.1%             108.6%
Same Store Sales 110.3% 105.7% 102.3% 107.3% 111.4% 101.7%             106.4%
Traffic 105.6% 100.2% 97.4% 101.4% 105.9% 98.6%             101.5%
ATP 104.4% 105.5% 105.1% 105.8% 105.2%  103.2%             104.9%
Store Development New Store Openings 3 2 0 5 6 5             21
Remodels 13 13 24 22 18 23             113
Brand Conversions 2 7 5 3 4 5             26
# of Stores Gusto 1,230 1,229 1,224 1,224 1,220 1,211             1,211
Bamiyan 370 370 370 371 371 370             370
Syabu-Yo 325 328 327 328 331 331             331
Yumean 174 173 171 171 171 171             171
Jonathan's 157 157 157 157 157 156             156
Sukesan Udon 95 98 101 104 106 110             110
Shinpachi Shokudo - - - - 109 111             111
Overseas brands 115 116 115 116 118 121             121
Other brands 632 631 625 624 623 622             622
Total 3,098 3,102 3,090 3,095 3,206 3,203             3,203
# of stores temporarily closed for brand conversions
(not included in the above total)
12 7 9 9 9 11             11
 

Highlights

Sales Overview

Same-store customer traffic decreased by 1.4% YoY, affected by # of weekend days, a stark contrast in weather and temperature from last year's rainy season with little rain, and typhoons.

Topics

Brand

Distributed coupons across multiple brands as a measure for the rainy season.

  • Gusto : Revised the grand menu, improving major menu items. The revival of the "Original Japanese-style Salad Udon" generated buzz.
  • Bamiyan: Implemented the "Yamcha Lottery" app promotion offering prizes such as 10-yen gyoza and half-price ramen, contributing to supporting customer traffic.
  • Jonathan's:Launched the limited-time "Cheers Jonathan Fest" for Father's Day, offering four types of alcohol at half price, which contributed to supporting customer traffic.
  • Sukesan Udon:Opened the first store in Taiwan, marking its first overseas expansion. Increased ATP by expanding the popular "Suketama-don" series, andcontributed to customer traffic by radio promotions.
Store expansion

5 new stores : 2 Syabu-Yo, 1 Sukesan Udon, 2 Shinpachi Shokudo Group (1 Shinpachi Syokudo,1 Echigoya)
5 brand conversions :  4 Sukesan Udon and 1 Pertica 

ESG

Received the highest rating of "A" in the Supplier Engagement Rating by the international environmental organization CDP for the second consecutive year.

Note
  1. All-store figures represent consolidated domestic totals and exclude overseas store sales.
  2. Same-store: stores with 13 months or more of operating history, including brand-converted stores and Sukesan Udon.
  3. Customer traffic includes delivery and take-out customer count calculated based on the definitions below.
      Customer traffic from delivery = Delivery sales / ATP for Eat-in; Customer traffic from take-out = Take-out sales / ATP for Eat-in
  4. ATP includes dine-in only; excludes delivery and takeout.

Skylark Group Monthly IR Report

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