Kobe Bussan ＜3038＞ announced individual results for the March fiscal year on the 22nd.

Sales increased 10.6% from the same period last year to 44.070 billion yen, gross profit increased 13.9% to 4.496 billion yen, operating profit increased 20.3% to 2,675 billion yen, and ordinary profit increased 28.8% to 2.357 billion yen.

As for the opening status of business supermarkets in March, there were 7 new stores (Aridagawa-cho, Arida-gun, Wakayama-ken, Ichihara-shi, Chiba, Nobeoka-shi, Miyazaki-ken, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka-ken, Kizugawa-shi, Miyazaki-ken, and Nisshin-shi, Aichi), and the number of stores was 1,058 at the end of 2024/3. There was an increase of 40 stores compared to the same period last year. Continuing to be introduced on TV shows and SNS, etc., it also contributed to the increase in sales.

Product shipment results from the company to existing stores in the area under direct control increased 7.5% from the same period last year, product shipment results to all stores in the direct control area increased 11.0%, and product shipment results to all stores nationwide increased by 11.1%, showing a steady trend.

As for product trends, highly convenient frozen vegetables and sale-eligible products continued to perform well.