Ginza Renoir FY26 Operating Profit More Than Doubles to ¥195 Million; Café Chain Returns to the Black

Ginza Renoir Co., Ltd. (TSE: 9853), the Tokyo-based operator of the Café Renoir and Miyama coffee-shop chains, reported consolidated full-year results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 (FY3/2026) under Japanese GAAP. Revenue rose 7.0% year-on-year to ¥8,347 million, while operating profit surged 137.8% to ¥195 million from ¥82 million. Ordinary profit advanced 94.2% to ¥250 million, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent swung to a ¥159 million profit from a ¥76 million loss in the prior year. Basic EPS came in at ¥26.19 versus a loss per share of ¥12.52, and the operating margin recovered to 2.3% from 1.1%.

Café traffic recovery lifts the top line

The result reflects the continued normalization of office-district foot traffic, the company's core demand base. Ginza Renoir's coffee shops cluster around major Tokyo commuting hubs and business areas, and the recovery in commuter and meeting-room demand — the chain is well known for its spacious, quiet seating favored by business customers — underpinned the 7.0% revenue gain. The smaller standalone parent figures (non-consolidated revenue of ¥8,271 million, +7.1%) confirm that the café operation itself, rather than any one-off consolidation effect, drove the improvement.

Operating leverage drives the profit jump

With revenue up modestly but profit up sharply, the headline story is operating leverage. Operating profit more than doubled to ¥195 million and ordinary profit nearly doubled to ¥250 million, as higher sales flowed through a largely fixed store cost base. The gap between the strong ordinary profit and the more measured net profit reflects tax and non-operating items, but the bottom line nonetheless flipped from a loss to a clear profit — the company's return to sustained profitability after the pandemic-era disruption to its commuter-dependent format.

Balance sheet and cash flow

Total assets eased to ¥5,690 million from ¥5,893 million, while net assets rose to ¥3,245 million from ¥3,107 million on the year's retained earnings. The equity ratio strengthened to 56.2% from 51.9%, and book value per share increased to ¥523.84 from ¥501.06. Operating cash flow strengthened to ¥539 million from ¥295 million; investing activities used ¥207 million and financing activities used ¥432 million, the latter reflecting debt repayment and the dividend. Period-end cash and equivalents stood at ¥1,861 million.

Dividend raised to ¥5.00

Reflecting the return to profit, the company lifted its annual dividend to ¥5.00 per share (year-end only) from ¥3.00 a year earlier, putting the consolidated payout ratio at 19.1% and total dividends paid at ¥30 million. The board has guided to maintaining the ¥5.00 per-share dividend for FY3/2027, which against the higher projected earnings would lower the payout ratio to roughly 7.3%, giving the company room to invest in store renewals while sustaining the shareholder return.

FY27 guidance: another step up in profit

For FY3/2027, management guides to revenue of ¥8,609 million (+3.1%) and a further sharp rise in profitability. Operating profit is guided to ¥399 million (+104.2%), ordinary profit to ¥461 million (+84.1%), and net profit attributable to owners to ¥416 million (+160.3%), implying basic EPS of ¥68.18. The outlook assumes continued recovery in café demand and the benefit of full-year operating leverage on a more efficient store network, with the dividend held at ¥5.00 per share.

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