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KOBE BUSSAN CO., LTD.

October 21, 2022

Company name:

Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.

Securities code:

3038

Listing:

Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange

Representative:

Hirokazu Numata,

President and Representative Director

Contact:

Masahiro Sakamoto,

Manager, Corporate Planning Department

Monthly Performance for September 2022

Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd. discloses its monthly performance for September 2022 on a non-consolidated basis. Note that this flash report is unaudited and the figures are subject to change. Accordingly, they are revised and updated as appropriate on a timely basis if differed from the quarterly or annual results.

1. Trends in net sales, gross profit, operating profit, and ordinary profit (non-consolidated)

[Net sales]

(Upper: Millions of yen, Lower: YoY %)

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

H1

33,248

36,745

29,582

31,075

36,369

36,733

203,754

119.2

111.3

112.9

108.8

113.7

110.9

112.7

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

H2

Full year

34,131

35,638

34,663

34,529

36,301

110.8

114.9

111.4

114.8

109.2

[Gross profit]

(Upper: Millions of yen, Lower: YoY %)

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

H1

3,415

3,640

3,035

3,278

3,436

3,770

20,576

120.9

109.7

114.6

110.0

109.2

115.1

113.1

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

H2

Full year

3,432

3,529

3,318

3,166

3,334

113.0

115.5

109.9

112.8

103.6

[Operating profit]

(Upper: Millions of yen, Lower: YoY %)

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

H1

2,220

2,423

1,711

2,116

2,057

2,349

12,879

118.4

103.8

99.5

103.2

105.4

110.2

106.7

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

H2

Full year

2,169

2,249

1,877

1,890

1,860

108.0

120.3

103.2

110.2

96.9

[Ordinary profit]

(Upper: Millions of yen, Lower: YoY %)

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

H1

2,236

2,672

1,739

2,231

2,894

2,876

14,652

125.1

113.6

94.4

95.7

119.8

129.9

113.2

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

H2

Full year

2,204

2,786

1,529

3,050

2,165

103.6

145.5

81.7

166.1

103.3

2. Trends in the number of Gyomu Super stores

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

H1

Directly

Opened

3

9

2

3

5

4

26

managed

Closed

1

0

1

0

2

0

4

areas

Total

581

590

591

594

597

601

+22

Indirectly

Opened

2

2

1

2

0

1

8

managed

Closed

9

1

1

0

0

0

11

areas

Total

361

362

362

364

364

365

-3

Total franchise stores

942

952

953

958

961

966

Total directly operated stores

3

3

3

3

3

3

Total stores

945

955

956

961

964

969

+19

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

H2

Full year

Directly

Opened

2

1

6

3

6

managed

Closed

1

0

1

0

1

areas

Total

602

603

608

611

616

Indirectly

Opened

0

3

2

1

1

managed

Closed

1

1

0

1

1

areas

Total

364

366

368

368

368

Total franchise stores

966

969

976

979

984

Total directly operated stores

3

3

3

3

3

Total stores

969

972

979

982

987

■ Directly managed areas (areas with franchise stores under general franchise contract)

[Hokkaido area]

Hokkaido prefecture

[Kanto area]

Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama prefectures

[Kansai area]

Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo (excl. Awaji Island), Nara, Wakayama, and Shiga prefectures

[Kyushu area]

Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, and Miyazaki prefectures

  • Indirectly managed areas (areas with franchise stores under area franchise contract) Prefectures other than those listed above

[Stores opened during September 2022]

Store name

Address

[Directly managed areas]

Mihagino

10-19Yoshino-machi,Kokurakita-ku,Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka

Minamitakae

6-6-16 Minamitakae, Minami-ku,Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto

Nerima Oizumi

3-4-28Oizumi-machi,Nerima-ku, Tokyo

Ogori Matsuzaki

761-3 Matsuzaki, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka

Kuki Shobu

257-1 Shobu, Shobu-cho,Kuki-shi, Saitama

Makuta

195-3 Kayano, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba

[Indirectly managed areas]

EVERY Miyauchi

4509-2 Miyauchi, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima

3. Year-on-year changes in product shipments to Gyomu Super stores

(YoY %)

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

H1

Directly managed areas

Existing stores

110.2

102.4

103.1

101.1

105.3

102.9

104.1

All stores

116.6

108.8

109.3

107.5

111.9

108.6

110.4

Nationwide*

All stores

118.6

110.3

111.2

108.6

113.2

110.5

112.0

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

H2

Full year

Directly managed areas

Existing stores

103.1

105.5

103.4

104.9

101.7

All stores

108.5

111.7

108.8

110.5

107.9

Nationwide*

All stores

110.3

113.6

110.0

112.7

108.3

* "Nationwide" represents the product shipments to the stores in both directly and indirectly managed areas.

4. Overview

For September 2022, we reported net sales of ¥36,301 million (up 9.2% year-on-year), gross profit of ¥3,334 million (up 3.6%), operating profit of ¥1,860 million (down 3.1%), and ordinary profit of ¥2,165 million (up 3.3%)on a non-consolidated basis.

During the period, Gyomu Super opened seven stores, resulting in 987 stores in total, an increase of 45 stores from a year earlier. As such, net sales increased driven by the continued coverage on many television programs and social media as well as successful pricing strategies that have created customer satisfaction.

Our product shipments to Gyomu Super stores remained strong, with an increase of 1.7%from a year earlier to existing stores in directly managed areas, an increase of 7.9%to all stores in directly managed areas, and an increase of 8.3%to all stores nationwide.

In terms of our product trends, conveniently available frozen vegetables have continued showing a strong positive trend. In addition, bulk items for commercial use such as restaurants saw an increase in shipments year-on-year.

We are running a marketing campaign titled "Gyomu Super Stores Loaded with Bargains! Storewide Customer Appreciation Sale Autumn 2022," until the end of October, which is received very well. Details of the campaign can be found on our website https://www.gyomusuper.jp/sale/202209_10/(available in Japanese only).

5. Scheduled disclosure date

The flash report for October is scheduled to be released on Thursday, November 24. Please note that the date of release may be changed for unavoidable reasons.

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