This is an English translation of the captioned release. This document has been prepared and provided solely for the purpose of the reader's convenience. All readers are recommended to refer to the original Japanese release for complete information. In the event of any discrepancy between this English translation and the original Japanese release, the original Japanese document shall prevail in all respects. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
April 28, 2022
To whom it may concern,
Company Name: | ASKUL Corporation |
(Code No.: 2678, Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market) | |
Representative: | Akira Yoshioka |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Contact Person: | Tsuguhiro Tamai |
Director and Chief Financial Officer | |
Phone: +81-3-4330-5130 |
April 2022 Operating Results
The Company released data today on results for April 2022. For details on non-consolidated net sales, and year-on-year growth on sales per customer and the number of customers of the B-to-B business, see the Supplementary Information.
Net sales
Non-consolidated net sales for April (from March 21, 2022 to April 20, 2022) decreased 0.5% year-on-year. Non-consolidated net sales of the mainstay B-to-B business was +0.3% due to the impact of opportunity losses resulting from delays in delivery lead time and other factors caused by damage to the Sendai Distribution Center (Sendai DMC, restored to full operation on April 11) which was caused by the earthquake that occurred on March 16 near the coast of Fukushima Prefecture. Compared to April 2021, the number of business days was the same, thus, the growth rate after the adjustment is omitted. The B-to-B business posted the highest single-month sales in its history.
Non-consolidated net sales of LOHACO decreased 5.5%, mainly due to the impact of large-scale promotion in the previous fiscal year.
(Reference) B-to-B business: Business days in April
FY ending/ended May 20 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Total |
2022 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
2021 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
Difference | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
1. Effective from the current fiscal year, the Company has adopted the "Accounting Standard for Revenue Recognition", etc.
2. Domestic sales of LOHACO are listed separately from July of this fiscal year. Accordingly, the figures for June of the current fiscal year and the previous fiscal year are described retroactively.
3. The total distribution of B-to-C business is not described due to closing of LOHACO Market Place in the previous fiscal year. (The total distribution of B-to-C business is calculated by adding net sales of Charm Co., Ltd. and transactions via LOHACO Market Place (excluding the Charm Co., Ltd. portion) to net sales of LOHACO.
4. Sales per customer is average monthly purchase amount for customers who purchased in each month.
5. The total of non-consolidated net sales includes net sales of the Logistics business.
6. For monthly operating results, accounts are settled as of the 20th of each month on a provisional basis.
7. For the schedule of the release of our monthly operating results, please see the following page of our Investor Relations website:https://www.askul.co.jp/kaisya/english/ir/calendar.html
8. The operating results disclosed herein have not been audited by certified public accountants or auditing firms. Therefore, figures may differ from those in our quarterly and full-year financial statements.
This is an English translation of the captioned release. This document has been prepared and provided solely for the purpose of the reader's convenience. All readers are recommended to refer to the original Japanese release for complete information. In the event of any discrepancy between this English translation and the original Japanese release, the original Japanese document shall prevail in all respects. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Non-consolidated net sales
(¥million)
FY ending/ ended May 20 | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | 1st half | |
Total | 2022 | 30,114 | 30,819 | 28,256 | 30,788 | 31,081 | 31,185 | 182,244 |
2021 | 29,714 | 29,440 | 28,346 | 31,086 | 29,469 | 32,482 | 180,539 | |
YoY change (%) | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 5.5 | -4.0 | 0.9 | |
B-to-B business | 2022 | 26,012 | 26,937 | 23,594 | 25,537 | 26,721 | 26,812 | 155,616 |
2021 | 25,171 | 25,245 | 24,147 | 26,465 | 25,667 | 28,169 | 154,866 | |
YoY change (%) | 3.3 | 6.7 | -2.3 | -3.5 | 4.1 | -4.8 | 0.5 | |
YoY change adjusting for the number of business days (%) | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -2.5 | Business Days (YoY change) Weekdays -1 Saturdays +1 | ||
LOHACO business | 2022 | 4,092 | 3,874 | 4,651 | 5,239 | 4,351 | 4,361 | 26,571 |
2022 (Domestic) | 3,926 | 3,591 | 4,409 | 4,760 | 3,924 | 3,910 | 24,523 | |
2021 | 4,540 | 4,187 | 4,201 | 4,614 | 3,799 | 4,308 | 25,651 | |
2021 (Domestic) | 4,086 | 3,892 | 4,019 | 4,180 | 3,647 | 4,120 | 23,946 | |
YoY change (%) | -9.9 | -7.5 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.2 | 3.6 | |
YOY change (%) (Domestic) | -3.9 | -7.7 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 7.6 | -5.1 | 2.4 |
FY ending/ ended May 20 | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | 2nd half | Full year |
Total | 2022 | 32,337 | 28,033 | 33,097 | 32,256 | 35,312 | ||
2021 | 32,020 | 28,590 | 31,843 | 31,203 | 35,506 | 28,483 | 187,648 | 368,188 |
YoY change (%) | 1.0 | -1.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | -0.5 | |||
B-to-B business | 2022 | 27,170 | 24,037 | 28,548 | 27,340 | 30,232 | ||
2021 | 27,313 | 24,375 | 27,566 | 26,857 | 30,128 | 24,159 | 160,401 | 315,268 |
YoY change (%) | -0.5 | -1.4 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | |||
YoY change adjusting for the number of business days (%) | -3.0 | -3.3 | 8.2 | -0.4 | ||||
LOHACO business | 2022 | 5,156 | 3,986 | 4,536 | 4,904 | 5,069 | ||
2022 (Domestic) | 4,670 | 3,801 | 4,174 | 4,542 | 4,496 | |||
2021 | 4,703 | 4,209 | 4,270 | 4,339 | 5,367 | 4,317 | 27,207 | 52,858 |
2021 (Domestic) | 4,573 | 4,062 | 4,069 | 4,262 | 5,069 | 3,923 | 25,961 | 49,908 |
YoY change (%) | 9.6 | -5.3 | 6.2 | 13.0 | -5.5 | |||
YOY change (%) (Domestic) | 2.1 | -6.4 | 2.6 | 6.6 | -11.3 |
(2) Growth on sales per customer (non-consolidated B-to-B business; YoY change %)
FY ending / ended May 20 | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | 1st half |
2022 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | -3.9 | 3.1 |
2021 | -11.1 | -2.8 | -0.8 | -7.9 | 0.5 | 4.2 | -3.3 |
FY ending/ ended May 20 | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | 2nd half | Full year |
2022 | -1.8 | -2.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 | |||
2021 | -0.9 | 14.0 | -1.1 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 17.9 | 6.2 | 1.4 |
This is an English translation of the captioned release. This document has been prepared and provided solely for the purpose of the reader's convenience. All readers are recommended to refer to the original Japanese release for complete information. In the event of any discrepancy between this English translation and the original Japanese release, the original Japanese document shall prevail in all respects. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3) Growth on the number of customers (non-consolidated B-to-B business; YoY change %)
FY ending / ended May 20 | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | 1st half |
2022 | -4.5 | -2.5 | -4.4 | -3.5 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -2.5 |
2021 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
FY ending / ended May 20 | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | 2nd half | Full year |
2022 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |||
2021 | 2.0 | 7.4 | -1.4 | -2.4 | -3.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
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