Research Coverage of Japanese Listed Companies, Shared Research Inc

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Research Coverage of Japanese Listed Companies

Shared Research Inc

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Q1 FY03/26 sales reached JPY251.2bn (+2.3% YoY), but operating profit declined 13.7% YoY due to increased SG&A expenses.</li><li>Health & Beauty sales increased 4.4% YoY, driven by skin care and cosmetics demand, while Home Care declined 1.6% YoY.</li><li>Sales by channel showed growth in discount stores (+9.2% YoY) and other retailers (+13.2% YoY), while GMS decreased 9.3% YoY.</li></ul>

Q1 FY03/26 sales reached JPY251.2bn (+2.3% YoY), but operating profit declined 13.7% YoY due to increased SG&A expenses.Health & Beauty sales increased 4.4% YoY, driven by skin care and cosmetics demand, while Home Care declined 1.6% YoY.Sales by channel showed growth in discount stores (+9.2% YoY) and other retailers (+13.2% YoY), while GMS decreased 9.3% YoY.

Arata Corp (2733 JP): Q1 FY03/26 report update