Tetsujinka FY8/2026 Operating Profit Doubles to ¥424 Million as Staffing Acquisition Lifts Sales 30%

The operator of the Karaoke no Tetsujin chain grew net sales 30.1% to ¥10,462 million in the year to August 31 and doubled operating profit to ¥424 million, up 101.1%, as a newly acquired staffing and event-promotion business added revenue and its restaurant and beauty salons grew. Net profit attributable to owners of the parent rose 28.6% to ¥431 million. It forecasts operating profit of ¥573 million for the current year and pays no dividend.

Tetsujinka FY8/2026 earnings summary

Profit doubles

Tetsujinka Holdings Inc. (TSE: 2404) reported consolidated results for FY8/2026, the twelve months from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, on October 15, 2026 under Japanese GAAP. Net sales rose 30.1% to ¥10,462 million, operating profit 101.1% to ¥424 million and ordinary profit 73.2% to ¥458 million. Net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 28.6% to ¥431 million, or ¥32.33 per share against ¥25.40, after a ¥217 million gain on the sale of fixed assets and ¥139 million of impairment losses. In the fourth quarter the group also spent on store equipment and topped up its bonus provision to reward and retain staff.

On October 31, 2025 the group acquired Vingt-Cœur Promotion, which supplies staff and event and campaign support mainly to the mobile-phone industry, and added it as a new reporting segment; anime and other collaboration rooms, previously in Other, are now part of karaoke.

Segment results

Karaoke room sales fell 12.1% to ¥3,600 million and segment profit 6.5% to ¥433 million, as late-night and after-party use stayed weak and rents, labour and energy costs rose; comparable stores grew sales 4.3%, and the chain opened four Collabo Mix rooms themed on anime and games, mainly in regional cities. Restaurants, including the Naokyu ramen chain, grew sales 23.1% to ¥2,403 million and profit 25.2% to ¥171 million. The eyelash and nail salons of the Beauty segment grew sales 9.8% to ¥2,087 million and profit 39.8% to ¥92 million, with 13 openings and four closures. The new staffing and event-promotion segment contributed sales of ¥2,283 million and profit of ¥226 million.

Balance sheet and cash flow

Total assets rose to ¥5,505 million from ¥4,503 million and net assets to ¥1,205 million from ¥656 million, lifting the equity ratio to 19.5% from 14.3%. Operating cash flow was ¥400 million, and cash and equivalents ended the year at ¥1,431 million, up ¥451 million.

Outlook and dividend

For FY8/2027 Tetsujinka forecasts net sales of ¥10,909 million (+4.3%), operating profit of ¥573 million (+34.9%), ordinary profit of ¥566 million (+23.5%) and net profit of ¥440 million (+1.9%). It plans to keep expanding Collabo Mix rooms nationwide and to automate payment at its stores. It paid no dividend for FY8/2026 and plans none for FY8/2027.

Tetsujinka Holdings Inc. — full year FY8/2026 (September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026), Japanese GAAP, consolidated. Balance-sheet rows compare August 31, 2026 with August 31, 2025; guidance and dividend rows are full-year FY8/2027 against FY8/2026. "—" indicates a figure not disclosed.
MetricFY8/2026FY8/2025Change
Net sales (¥ million)10,4628,043+30.1%
Operating profit (¥ million)424211+101.1%
Ordinary profit (¥ million)458264+73.2%
Net profit attrib. to owners of parent (¥ million)431335+28.6%
EPS (¥)32.3325.40+27.3%
Karaoke rooms — revenue (¥ million)3,6004,094−12.1%
Karaoke rooms — segment profit (¥ million)433464−6.5%
Restaurants — revenue (¥ million)2,4031,952+23.1%
Restaurants — segment profit (¥ million)171137+25.2%
Beauty — revenue (¥ million)2,0871,901+9.8%
Beauty — segment profit (¥ million)9266+39.8%
Staffing & event promotion — revenue (¥ million)2,283—new
Staffing & event promotion — segment profit (¥ million)226—new
Total assets (¥ million)5,5054,503+22.3%
Net assets (¥ million)1,205656+83.7%
Equity ratio19.5%14.3%+5.2 pt
FY8/2027 guidance — revenue (¥ million)10,909—+4.3%
FY8/2027 guidance — operating profit (¥ million)573—+34.9%
FY8/2027 guidance — ordinary profit (¥ million)566—+23.5%
FY8/2027 guidance — net profit (¥ million)440—+1.9%
Annual dividend per share (¥)0.000.00unchanged

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