Existing stores lead
BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (TSE: 9278), the Kanagawa-based operator of the BOOKOFF secondhand stores, reported consolidated results for the first quarter of FY5/2027, the three months from June 1 to August 31, 2026, on October 13, 2026 under Japanese GAAP. Net sales rose 10.5% to ¥32,620 million, operating profit 80.6% to ¥871 million and ordinary profit 63.5% to ¥959 million. Net profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 155.8% to ¥495 million, or ¥28.20 per share against ¥11.03.
New stores and higher existing-store sales in every segment drove growth. Costs rose with the opening of two large BOOKOFF SUPER BAZAAR stores and higher pay, but strong existing stores and higher profits overseas and in the premium-services business more than offset them. Under its medium-term plan to FY5/2028, BOOKOFF aims to hit its ¥5,000 million ordinary-profit target one year early.
Segments
The domestic BOOKOFF business took over two stores from franchisees and opened three, including two SUPER BAZAAR stores; directly run existing stores sold more trading cards and hobby goods, software media, books and consumer electronics, lifting sales 9.9% to ¥28,407 million and segment profit 17.0% to ¥1,314 million. Overseas sales rose 39.4% to ¥2,224 million and profit 68.5% to ¥361 million on new and recent BOOKOFF stores in the United States, though Jalan Jalan Japan stores in Malaysia saw lower existing-store sales. The premium-services business, centred on the hugall luxury-buying shops, cut its loss to ¥59 million from ¥144 million as higher precious-metal prices lifted purchases.
Balance sheet, dividend and outlook
Total assets rose 4.4% to ¥63,590 million on higher cash and inventory funded by bank borrowing, and net assets were little changed at ¥21,383 million, for an equity ratio of 33.1%. The company plans a year-end dividend of ¥40, against ¥36.
The full-year forecast is unchanged: net sales of ¥139,000 million (+6.8%), operating profit of ¥4,700 million (+6.7%), ordinary profit of ¥5,000 million (+5.9%) and net profit of ¥2,800 million (+1.3%).
| Metric | Q1 FY5/2027 | Q1 FY5/2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales (¥ million) | 32,620 | 29,511 | +10.5% |
| Operating profit (¥ million) | 871 | 482 | +80.6% |
| Ordinary profit (¥ million) | 959 | 586 | +63.5% |
| Net profit attrib. to owners of parent (¥ million) | 495 | 193 | +155.8% |
| EPS (¥) | 28.20 | 11.03 | +155.7% |
| Domestic BOOKOFF — revenue (¥ million) | 28,407 | 25,858 | +9.9% |
| Domestic BOOKOFF — segment profit (¥ million) | 1,314 | 1,123 | +17.0% |
| Overseas — revenue (¥ million) | 2,224 | 1,595 | +39.4% |
| Overseas — segment profit (¥ million) | 361 | 214 | +68.5% |
| Total assets (¥ million) | 63,590 | 60,937 | +4.4% |
| Net assets (¥ million) | 21,383 | 21,431 | −0.2% |
| Equity ratio | 33.1% | 34.7% | −1.6 pt |
| FY5/2027 guidance — revenue (¥ million) | 139,000 | — | +6.8% |
| FY5/2027 guidance — operating profit (¥ million) | 4,700 | — | +6.7% |
| FY5/2027 guidance — ordinary profit (¥ million) | 5,000 | — | +5.9% |
| FY5/2027 guidance — net profit (¥ million) | 2,800 | — | +1.3% |
| Annual dividend per share (¥) | 40.00 | 36.00 | +11.1% |
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