Hokuyu Lucky Co., Ltd. (2747) reported an operating profit of ¥7 million for the first half of the fiscal year ending February 2027, beating its Aug. 21 forecast of an ¥18 million operating loss, while its net loss of ¥33 million was narrower than the ¥49 million it had projected.
For the six months from March 1 to Aug. 31, 2026, the supermarket operator's sales fell 0.8% from a year earlier to ¥18.34 billion, and operating profit dropped 87.3%. It posted an ordinary loss of ¥11 million and a net loss of ¥33 million, or ¥26.51 per share, compared with an ordinary profit of ¥47 million and a net profit of ¥22 million a year earlier.
| ¥ million | Forecast (Aug. 21) | Actual | Year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 18,300 | 18,338 | 18,483 |
| Operating profit | -18 | 7 | 57 |
| Ordinary profit | -37 | -11 | 47 |
| Net profit | -49 | -33 | 22 |
The company said the gap mainly reflected August results that exceeded its assumptions. Sales and gross operating profit were broadly in line with the forecast, while general administrative expenses in August, mainly personnel costs, came in below plan.
Gross profit fell ¥50 million to ¥4,975 million, with the gross margin down 0.1 point at 27.1%. Selling, general and administrative expenses slipped ¥1 million to ¥5,091 million. Depreciation rose ¥28 million, while utility costs fell ¥58 million. Hokuyu Lucky opened or closed no stores in the period and operated 33 stores as of Aug. 31. Its equity ratio stood at 33.9%, versus 34.0% at the end of the previous fiscal year.
The company kept its full-year forecast unchanged: sales of ¥37.2 billion, flat from the previous year; operating profit of ¥180 million, down 21.6%; ordinary profit of ¥130 million, down 41.5%; and net profit of ¥52 million, down 52.0%, or ¥41.43 per share. It also maintained its dividend forecast of ¥50 per share at year-end, with no interim payout, the same as the previous year.
The company plans to file its semiannual securities report on Oct. 13, 2026.
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