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ICHIBANYA Snaps 3-Day Winning Streak After Lowering Operating Profit Target in Medium-Term Management Plan

Tue Apr 7, 2026 9:18 am JST Catalyst

Shares of ICHIBANYA <7630> declined for the first time in three days. Following the market close on the 6th, the company announced downward revisions to the numerical targets in its medium-term management plan (covering the fiscal years ending February 2025 through February 2027). The company lowered its net sales target to \72.6 billion from the previous \74.0 billion (up 10.8% year-on-year compared to the fiscal year ended February 2026) and its operating profit target to \5.0 billion from \7.0 billion (up 6.0% year-on-year), sparking selling pressure. These revisions reflect surging procurement costs for rice, alongside rising labor and logistics expenses. Consequently, the company also scaled back its store expansion plan, reducing its total group store target to 1,545 from 1,660.

Concurrently, ICHIBANYA <7630> released its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended February 2026. While net sales grew to \65.518 billion (up 7.4% year-on-year), operating profit fell to \4.715 billion (down 4.3% year-on-year). Although revenue benefited from price revisions at domestic Curry House CoCo ICHIBANYA restaurants and the expansion of both domestic and overseas subsidiaries, these gains were insufficient to offset the substantial burden of soaring ingredient costs?particularly for rice?and elevated logistics expenses.

Source: MINKABU PRESS

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