FY2022/02 Second Quarter Financial Results and Supplementary Information

October 15,2021

Tokyo Stock Exchange First

Section: 3548

Slide 1

  1. FY2022/02 Second Quarter Result Overview
  2. Business Highlights
  3. FY2022/02 Outlook

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FY2022/02 Second Quarter Summary

Slide 2

  • Consolidated Sales increased by 126.9% YoY, with OP and the following below also having increased.
  • Despite the impacts of the State of Emergency and other factors on Domestic Sales, the second quarter realized a net surplus.
  • Overseas business operations, mainly in China and the U.S, contributed greatly to these consolidated results with their significant increases in Sales and Profit.

Item

FY2022/02

FY2021/02

YoY

Movement

Multi-Year YoY

Consolidated Sales:

Consolidated Operating Profit:

Consolidated Recurring Profit:

Consolidated Net

Profit:

26.56 bil

20.92 bil

126.9% 5.63 bil

85.0%

0.52 bil

0.44 bil

- ¥0.97 bil 25.6%

0.75 bil

-0.85 bil

- ¥1.61 bil 36.4%

0.29 bil

-0.91 bil

- ¥1.21 bil 24.3%

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FY2022/02 Second Quarter Summary

Japan Business Overview

Slide 3

  • EC sales grew significantly, realizing at 114.1% YoY. In-house EC sales rose to 106.2% YoY, as well as 3rd-party EC sales at 125.4% YoY. Although in-store sales decreased through August due to the impact of the 5th wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, strong EC sales compensated for those deficiencies. Domestic Sales increased 127.2% YoY, and GP and OP also increased.

25.0

70%

23.53

20.0

18.5

65%

15.0

13.8

JPY bil 10.0

10.31

60%

58.6%

5.0

55%

55.7%

-0.72

0.27

0.0

FY2021/02 2Q

FY2022/02 2Q

-5.0

50%

Sales

GP

OP

GP margin

Domestic Sales:23.53 bilPrevious Year 18.50 bil 127.2 YoY

  • Proactive promotion of OMO strategies in marketing, across SNS platforms, and other channels contributed to successes across the Covid-19 pandemic period.

Domestic GP:13.80 bilPrevious Year 10.31 bil 133.8 YoY

  • As a result of curtailing discount sales promotion, Q1 saw steady sales achievement and despite the impact of Covid-19 witnessed in Q2, overall sales improved YoY.

Domestic SG&A:13.52 bilPrevious Year 11.04 bil 122.5 YoY

  • Contributed to company-wide cost reduction efforts, Domestic SG&A-to-Sales saw improvement by 2.2 pts YoY.

As a result, Domestic OP was 0.27 bil (previous year -0.72 bil +1.00 bil YoY)

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FY2022/02 Second Quarter Summary

Overseas Business Overview

Slide 4

  • Amidst continued strong consumer spending patterns in China, Chinese business operations saw significant YoY growth, contributing significantly to corporate consolidated results.
  • With recovering across the U.S. apparel retail sector continuing, U.S. business operations have remained strong.

China JV Sales 3.13 bil Previous Year 2.27 bil 137.6 YoY

  • Chinese EC Sales increased 121.9% YoY.
  • Royalties from Chinese retailers has increased significantly by 141.6% YoY.
  • Currently, the total number of stores at the end of June became 304 stores, a net increase of 5 since the end of the previous fiscal year (Opened: 25, Closed: 20). While optimizing OMO strategies, current projections aim for a net increase of 20 stores per year.

China JV Profit 0.37 bil Previous Year -0.17 bil +0.54 bill YoY

  • Although impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in the previous year, China JV profits recovered in the current fiscal year and contributed to consolidated results.

Other Overseas Business OperationsU.S. Business, Hong Kong Business, etc.

  • In regards to U.S. Business, demand for high-end Japanese denim driving business abroad continued to grow. As such, the current period saw similar contributions to consolidated results following the previous fiscal year.
  • In regards to Hong Kong business, restrictions on travel from China Mainland and other factors continued to impact operations.

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