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May 30, 2022 | |
To whom it may concern, | |
Company Name: | ASKUL Corporation |
(Code No.: 2678, Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market) | |
Representative: | Akira Yoshioka |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Contact Person: | Tsuguhiro Tamai |
Director and Chief Financial Officer | |
Phone: +81-3-4330-5130 |
May 2022 Operating Results
The Company released data today on results for May 2022. For details on non-consolidated net sales, and year- on-year growth on sales per customer and the number of customers of the B-to-B business, see the Supplementary Information.
Net sales
Non-consolidated net sales for May (from April 21, 2022 to May 20, 2022) decreased 0.4% year-on-year. Non- consolidated net sales of the mainstay B-to-B business was +0.4%. Compared to May 2021, the number of business days was the same, thus, the growth rate after the adjustment is omitted.
Non-consolidated net sales of LOHACO decreased 4.9%.
(Reference) B-to-B business: Business days in May
FY ending/ended May 20 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Total | |
2022 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | |
2021 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | |
Difference | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Effective from the current fiscal year, the Company has adopted the "Accounting Standard for Revenue Recognition", etc.
- Domestic sales of LOHACO are listed separately from July of this fiscal year. Accordingly, the figures for June of the current fiscal year and the previous fiscal year are described retroactively.
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The total distribution of B-to-C business is not described due to closing of LOHACO Market Place in the previous fiscal year. (The total distribution of B-to-C business is calculated by adding net sales of Charm Co., Ltd. and transactions via LOHACO Market Place (excluding the Charm Co., Ltd. portion) to net sales of
LOHACO. - Sales per customer is average monthly purchase amount for customers who purchased in each month.
- The total of non-consolidated net sales includes net sales of the Logistics business.
- For monthly operating results, accounts are settled as of the 20th of each month on a provisional basis.
- For the schedule of the release of our monthly operating results, please see the following page of our Investor Relations website:https://www.askul.co.jp/kaisya/english/ir/calendar.html
- The operating results disclosed herein have not been audited by certified public accountants or auditing firms. Therefore, figures may differ from those in our quarterly and full-year financial statements.
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Disclaimer
This is an English translation of the captioned release. This document has been prepared and provided solely for the purpose of the reader's convenience. All readers are recommended to refer to the original Japanese release for complete information. In the event of any discrepancy
between this English translation and the original Japanese release, the original Japanese document shall prevail in all respects.
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(1) Non-consolidated net sales | (¥million) | ||||||||
FY ending/ ended May 20 | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | 1st half | ||
2022 | 30,114 | 30,819 | 28,256 | 30,788 | 31,081 | 31,185 | 182,244 | ||
Total | 2021 | 29,714 | 29,440 | 28,346 | 31,086 | 29,469 | 32,482 | 180,539 | |
YoY change (%) | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 5.5 | -4.0 | 0.9 | ||
2022 | 26,012 | 26,937 | 23,594 | 25,537 | 26,721 | 26,812 | 155,616 | ||
B-to-B | 2021 | 25,171 | 25,245 | 24,147 | 26,465 | 25,667 | 28,169 | 154,866 | |
YoY change (%) | 3.3 | 6.7 | -3.5 | 4.1 | -4.8 | 0.5 | |||
business | |||||||||
YoY change adjusting for | -2.3 | Business Days | |||||||
(YoY change) | |||||||||
the number of business | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -2.5 | Weekdays -1 | |||
days (%) | Saturdays +1 | ||||||||
2022 | 4,092 | 3,874 | 4,651 | 5,239 | 4,351 | 4,361 | 26,571 | ||
2022 | 3,926 | 3,591 | 4,409 | 4,760 | 3,924 | 3,910 | 24,523 | ||
(Domestic) | |||||||||
LOHACO | 2021 | 4,540 | 4,187 | 4,201 | 4,614 | 3,799 | 4,308 | 25,651 | |
2021 | |||||||||
business | 4,086 | 3,892 | 4,019 | 4,180 | 3,647 | 4,120 | 23,946 | ||
(Domestic) | |||||||||
YoY change (%) | -9.9 | -7.5 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.2 | 3.6 | ||
YOY change (%) | |||||||||
(Domestic) | -3.9 | -7.7 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 7.6 | -5.1 | 2.4 | ||
FY ending/ ended May 20 | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | 2nd half | Full year | |
2022 | 32,337 | 28,033 | 33,097 | 32,256 | 35,312 | 28,376 | 189,415 | 371,659 | |
Total | 2021 | 32,020 | 28,590 | 31,843 | 31,203 | 35,506 | 28,483 | 187,648 | 368,188 |
YoY change (%) | 1.0 | -1.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
2022 | 27,170 | 24,037 | 28,548 | 27,340 | 30,232 | 24,259 | 161,589 | 317,206 | |
B-to-B | 2021 | 27,313 | 24,375 | 27,566 | 26,857 | 30,128 | 24,159 | 160,401 | 315,268 |
YoY change (%) | -0.5 | -1.4 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |||
business | |||||||||
YoY change adjusting for | 0.3 | 0.4 | Business Days | Business Days | |||||
(YoY change) | (YoY change) | ||||||||
the number of business | -3.0 | -3.3 | 8.2 | -0.4 | Weekdays +1 | Weekdays ±0 | |||
days (%) | Saturdays ±0 | Saturdays +1 | |||||||
2022 | 5,156 | 3,986 | 4,536 | 4,904 | 5,069 | 4,106 | 27,758 | 54,330 | |
2022 | 4,670 | 3,801 | 4,174 | 4,542 | 4,496 | 3,563 | 25,249 | 49,772 | |
(Domestic) | |||||||||
LOHACO | 2021 | 4,703 | 4,209 | 4,270 | 4,339 | 5,367 | 4,317 | 27,207 | 52,858 |
2021 | |||||||||
business | 4,573 | 4,062 | 4,069 | 4,262 | 5,069 | 3,923 | 25,961 | 49,908 | |
(Domestic) | |||||||||
YoY change (%) | 9.6 | -5.3 | 6.2 | 13.0 | -5.5 | -4.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | |
YOY change (%) | |||||||||
(Domestic) | 2.1 | -6.4 | 2.6 | 6.6 | -11.3 | -9.2 | -2.7 | -0.3 |
(2) Growth on sales per customer (non-consolidatedB-to-B business; YoY change %)
FY ending / ended May 20 | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | 1st half | |
2022 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | -3.9 | 3.1 | |
2021 | -11.1 | -2.8 | -0.8 | -7.9 | 0.5 | 4.2 | -3.3 | |
FY ending/ ended May 20 | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | 2nd half | Full year |
2022 | -1.8 | -2.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
2021 | -0.9 | 14.0 | -1.1 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 17.9 | 6.2 | 1.4 |
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Disclaimer
This is an English translation of the captioned release. This document has been prepared and provided solely for the purpose of the reader's convenience. All readers are recommended to refer to the original Japanese release for complete information. In the event of any discrepancy
between this English translation and the original Japanese release, the original Japanese document shall prevail in all respects.
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(3) Growth on the number of customers (non-consolidatedB-to-B business; YoY change %)
FY ending / ended May 20 | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | 1st half | |
2022 | -4.5 | -2.5 | -4.4 | -3.5 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -2.5 | |
2021 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | |
FY ending / ended May 20 | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | 2nd half | Full year |
2022 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | -0.6 |
2021 | 2.0 | 7.4 | -1.4 | -2.4 | -3.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
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