Express Sales (06288) announced first-quarter results. Profit attributable to shareholders of 147.445 billion yen increased 11.7% year over year

According to the Zhitong Finance App, Express Sales (06288) announced the first quarter results for the three months ended November 30, 2025. The group obtained revenue of 1027.745 billion yen, an increase of 14.8% year on year; profit attributable to parent company owners was 147.445 billion yen, up 11.7% year on year; basic profit per share was 480.55 yen.

Express Sales Co., Ltd.'s total comprehensive revenue for the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year (September 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025) was 1027.7 billion yen (up 14.8% from the same period of the previous year); total business profit, that is, profit after deducting sales costs and sales, general and administrative expenses, was 205.6 billion yen (up 31.0% year over year), and both overall revenue and business profit increased significantly. The UNIQLO (Uniqlo) business, a subsidiary of the Group, has achieved revenue and profit growth in all regions, accelerating the pace of global growth. The comprehensive gross margin was 55.2%, an increase of 0.7 percentage points over the previous year; the ratio of sales, general and administrative expenses to total revenue was 35.2%, an increase of 1.7 percentage points over the previous year. Furthermore, there was a net increase of 15.7 billion yen under financing income and costs. This was due to net interest income of 11.4 billion yen, plus an exchange income of 4.2 billion yen after converting the book value of assets denominated in foreign currency into yen. As a result, the Group's total profit before tax for the first quarter reached 226.6 billion yen (up 15.3% year on year), and profit attributable to parent company owners reached 147.4 billion yen (up 11.7% year over year).

Express Sales Group hopes to become the “number one brand in the world” that is deeply trusted by global customers and is indispensable to people's daily lives. To this end, we will focus on cultivating management talents; pursuing a business model that can promote sustainable development through career development; meeting customer needs and developing a new customer base; diversifying global revenue pillars; expanding brands owned by the rest of the group with GU (Excellent) as the top priority; and responding to financial structure reforms in the era of inflation. Among them, in particular, the overseas UNIQLO business division, which is the pillar of the Group's performance growth, will continue to launch high-quality stores while strengthening product development and brand building. Furthermore, in order to build a sustainable society, the “LifeWear for Life” concept proposed by the Group will continue to play an important role in its apparel production activities. Strive to provide high-quality and durable clothing for people, clothing produced in a healthy and safe working environment that reduces the burden on the global environment, and recyclable clothing that can still be recycled and reused after sale.

The Company will apply to the Stock Exchange to resume trading of Hong Kong Depositary Securities from 9:00 a.m. on January 9, 2026.