Store openings and flagship shops
JINS Holdings Inc. (TSE: 3046), which designs, makes and sells its own eyewear under the JINS brand, reported consolidated results for FY8/2026, the year from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, on October 9, 2026 under Japanese GAAP. Net sales rose 14.4% to ¥111,220 million, while operating profit fell 5.3% to ¥11,454 million and ordinary profit 5.0% to ¥11,510 million. Net profit attributable to owners of the parent fell 6.4% to ¥7,797 million, or ¥334.00 per share against ¥356.89.
The company said its first global flagship, JINS Ginza, and the roughly 1,000 square-metre JINS Shinjuku both beat their plans, with about 80% of Ginza's customers coming from overseas. It also offers lens fitting in as little as 30 minutes for inbound visitors and AI-assisted lens diagnosis. JINS ended the year with 878 stores: 591 in Japan and 287 overseas, of which 161 are in China, 103 in Taiwan, 13 in Hong Kong, six in the U.S. and four in Vietnam.
Segments
Domestic eyewear sales rose 10.5% to ¥84,707 million on sales campaigns and strong demand for higher-priced lenses and frames, as the company opened 55 stores and closed four, but segment profit fell 18.6% to ¥9,235 million. Overseas eyewear sales rose 29.0% to ¥26,512 million and segment profit rose 197.8% to ¥2,219 million: restructuring in China and Hong Kong progressed, Taiwan added 25 stores and opened its first shop inside a hospital, new U.S. stores performed well, and the Philippines moved from franchise to direct operation.
Balance sheet, dividend and outlook
Total assets rose 18.2% to ¥68,409 million, reflecting new stores and a ¥4,612 million increase in intangible assets from system development, and net assets rose 17.6% to ¥37,329 million, for an equity ratio of 54.6%. The annual dividend is ¥104 (¥47 interim, ¥57 year-end), against ¥109 a year earlier, and the same ¥104 is planned for FY8/2027.
For FY8/2027 the company forecasts net sales of ¥124,270 million (+11.7%), operating profit of ¥11,500 million (+0.4%), ordinary profit of ¥11,300 million (−1.8%) and net profit of ¥7,800 million, flat.
| Metric | FY8/2026 | FY8/2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales (¥ million) | 111,220 | 97,215 | +14.4% |
| Operating profit (¥ million) | 11,454 | 12,093 | −5.3% |
| Ordinary profit (¥ million) | 11,510 | 12,121 | −5.0% |
| Net profit attrib. to owners of parent (¥ million) | 7,797 | 8,330 | −6.4% |
| EPS (¥) | 334.00 | 356.89 | −6.4% |
| Domestic eyewear — revenue (¥ million) | 84,707 | 76,659 | +10.5% |
| Domestic eyewear — segment profit (¥ million) | 9,235 | 11,348 | −18.6% |
| Overseas eyewear — revenue (¥ million) | 26,512 | 20,556 | +29.0% |
| Overseas eyewear — segment profit (¥ million) | 2,219 | 745 | +197.8% |
| Total assets (¥ million) | 68,409 | 57,866 | +18.2% |
| Net assets (¥ million) | 37,329 | 31,742 | +17.6% |
| Equity ratio | 54.6% | 54.9% | −0.3 pt |
| FY8/2027 guidance — revenue (¥ million) | 124,270 | — | +11.7% |
| FY8/2027 guidance — operating profit (¥ million) | 11,500 | — | +0.4% |
| FY8/2027 guidance — ordinary profit (¥ million) | 11,300 | — | −1.8% |
| FY8/2027 guidance — net profit (¥ million) | 7,800 | — | +0.0% |
| Annual dividend per share (¥) | 104.00 | 109.00 | −4.6% |
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