Tea Life 9-Month Profit Falls 27% as Mail-Order Tea Sales Slide and US Investment Weighs

Tea Life (TSE: 3172), a Shizuoka-based mail-order and e-commerce seller of health teas and wellness products, reported a 27.2% drop in nine-month net profit to ¥146 million for the period ended April 2026, as revenue fell 8.2% to ¥7.96 billion. A shrinking catalogue market, fiercer e-commerce competition, cost inflation and upfront US-market investment squeezed its core Wellness business; the company trimmed full-year guidance while keeping its year-end dividend forecast unchanged.

Japanese green tea leaves and a teapot Tea Life Co., Ltd. · Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard

Tea Life Co., Ltd. (TSE: 3172) reported consolidated results for the first nine months (cumulative third quarter) of FY7/2026, the fiscal year ending July 31, 2026 (J-GAAP). Revenue fell 8.2% year-on-year to ¥7,955 million, operating profit fell 31.7% to ¥195 million, ordinary profit fell 24.5% to ¥208 million, and net profit attributable to owners fell 27.2% to ¥146 million after booking a ¥37 million goodwill impairment. The equity ratio stood at 73.9%.

Wellness segment under cost pressure

The core Wellness business — health teas and beauty/health goods sold through TV shopping, catalogue mail-order and domestic and overseas e-commerce — posted revenue of ¥7,232 million (-9.3%) and segment profit of just ¥38 million (-72.4%). Slowing TV-shopping growth, a structurally shrinking catalogue-mail-order market and intensifying competition among e-commerce-mall sellers cut into sales, while higher raw-material, shipping and platform-fee costs plus upfront investment in the US market eroded margins.

Logistics steady; matcha exports a bright spot

The Logistics (third-party fulfilment) segment grew, with revenue of ¥722 million (+4.6%) and segment profit of ¥156 million (+6.9%) on better utilisation at its Fukuroi and Kakegawa centres and new-customer wins at Nagoya. The company is also developing suppliers and buyers for matcha exports, capitalising on rising overseas demand for Japanese green tea.

Guidance trimmed, dividend held

Alongside the results, Tea Life revised its full-year FY7/2026 consolidated guidance downward to reflect recent trends and booked an extraordinary impairment loss, but kept its year-end dividend forecast unchanged. Total assets were ¥8,675 million and net assets ¥6,409 million at end-April 2026.

Tea Life Co., Ltd. — 9M FY7/2026 Key Financials (J-GAAP, consolidated, cumulative Q3)
Metric9M FY7/20269M FY7/2025YoY
Revenue (¥ million)7,9558,665-8.2%
Operating profit (¥ million)195285-31.7%
Ordinary profit (¥ million)208276-24.5%
Net profit attrib. to owners (¥ million)146201-27.2%
Wellness segment profit (¥ million)38138-72.4%
Logistics segment profit (¥ million)156146+6.9%
Equity ratio73.9%

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