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G-FACTORY CO., LTD.

3474・Growth Market・Real Estate

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G-FACTORY CO., LTD.3474

Business

G-FACTORY Co., Ltd. is centered on two core businesses: the Management Support Business, which provides operational support mainly to restaurant-centered service businesses, and the operation of directly-operated and licensed restaurant stores, led by "Nadai Unatoto." In the Management Support Business, the company offers a diverse range of services, including property information support related to store openings/closings (sublease), interior equipment support (GF Lease and others), All-in-One Support, foreign talent placement, ASEAN overseas expansion support, and the craftsman training school "Inshoku Juku." In the Restaurant Business, the company operates 19 domestic directly-operated stores, 23 Restaurant Format stores, 13 overseas directly-operated stores, and 64 licensed stores (as of the end of FY2025 (ending December 2025)), and is also advancing overseas expansion into Singapore and Vietnam. The company's main customers are small and medium-sized restaurant operators that open approximately five stores per year.

Business Model

In the Management Support Business, monthly lease fees from Sublease and GF Lease accumulate as stock revenue (stock revenue of ¥2,522 million in FY2025 (ending December 2025), up 6.8% year on year), forming a stable earnings base. In the Restaurant Business, license membership fees, royalties, and food ingredient wholesale from "Nadai Unatoto" contribute to stock revenue. In Foreign Talent Placement Support, the company captures two-stage revenue consisting of placement fees (flow) and post-hiring support (stock). The company aims for a platform-type model that mutually leverages the customer bases of both businesses.

Company Strengths

Recurring revenue in the Management Support Business reached ¥2,522 million (up 6.8% year on year) in FY2025 (ending December 2025), with the segment maintaining an operating margin of 15.1%. Monthly recurring revenue such as lease fees and sublease rents has steadily accumulated on the back of an increase in Store Opening/Closing Support (Sublease) contracts.

The company achieved a total of 100 stores in Japan and overseas in September 2021, and as of the end of FY2025 (ending December 2025), the number of licensed stores stood at 64 in Japan and overseas combined (with total stores, including directly-operated stores, at 119). Overseas direct store expansion into Singapore and Vietnam is also progressing, driving the accumulation of recurring franchise fee revenue through the brand business.

The company has built an in-house group structure capable of providing a comprehensive suite of services addressing the management challenges of restaurant operators, including Store Opening/Closing Support, interior equipment leasing, overseas expansion packages, Foreign Talent Placement Support, the craftsman training school "Inshoku Juku," GF mobile, GF Estate, and GF Card.

ENVALITH's Perspective

The operating loss for the first quarter of FY2026 (ending December 2026) was ¥40 million, an improvement from the same quarter of the previous year (¥55 million). However, to achieve the full-year operating profit forecast of ¥66 million, ¥106 million in operating profit must be generated over the remaining three quarters. Over the past five fiscal years, full-year profitability was achieved only in the fiscal year ended December 2022 (¥215 million). Even accounting for seasonality and the structural second-half weighting, the hurdle to achieve this remains high. Corporate-wide expenses (adjustments) were a heavy ¥146 million in Q1 alone, and reducing this burden is key to achieving full-year profitability.

The equity ratio at the end of the first quarter of FY2026 (ending December 2026) continued to decline to 27.9% (from 29.3% at the end of the previous fiscal year), and cash and deposits decreased by ¥132 million, from ¥1,232 million at the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥1,100 million. Amid ongoing repayment of interest-bearing debt (current portion of long-term borrowings of ¥196 million plus long-term borrowings of ¥526 million), the continuation of operating losses is gradually eroding financial flexibility. Attention should also be paid to the risk of rising interest expenses amid a rising interest rate environment (external factor).

In the first quarter of FY2026 (ending December 2026), the Restaurant Business recorded net sales of ¥825 million and operating profit of ¥12 million (down 3.6% and 40.4% year on year, respectively), with profitability deteriorating due to declining sales at domestic stores. While overseas operations in Vietnam and Singapore are showing improvement, optimization of the store portfolio in the domestic Nadai Unatoto format and Restaurant Format businesses remains a work in progress. The Restaurant Business's operating profit margin of 1.4% is markedly lower than that of the Management Support Business (12.3%), making it a drag on consolidated earnings. Expanding inbound demand (external factor) is supporting demand for dining out, but rising labor costs, raw material costs, and energy costs (external factor) are hindering earnings improvement.

Growth Strategy

Expansion of stock-type revenue in the Management Support Business, cultivation of the foreign talent placement business, structural reform of the Restaurant Business, and acceleration of overseas expansion

Strengthening the structure whereby stock-type revenue expands as the number of properties handled increases. In Q1 FY2026 (ending December 2026), new contract acquisitions continued, and Management Support Business sales achieved steady growth of 4.7% year-on-year. Sales process efficiency improvements through sales DX initiatives such as CRM implementation are also being promoted in parallel.

Cultivating Foreign Talent Placement Support as a new revenue source, leveraging the tailwind of the Specified Skilled Worker system. The policy is to expand target countries to Myanmar and Indonesia to grow the business scale. While no specific figures were disclosed as of Q1 FY2026 (ending December 2026), this is contributing to the growth of the Management Support Business as a whole.

Sales growth at existing stores in Vietnam led to improved sales and profitability in Q1 FY2026 (ending December 2026). Progress is also being made on Vietnam projects within Overseas Expansion Support, advancing a strategy that links support for restaurants' overseas expansion with the overseas expansion of the company's own restaurant business.

Promoting a review of store operation systems and optimization of store portfolio in the Nadai Unatoto format and the Restaurant Format. In Q1 FY2026 (ending December 2026), domestic sales declined year-on-year, but measures to improve average customer spend continued. Store closure losses were ¥7 million (versus ¥13 million in the same quarter of the previous year), with restructuring costs trending down.

With a view to medium- to long-term growth and improved profitability, the company is strengthening its business foundation by investing in human capital and improving operational efficiency through DX promotion. Selling, general and administrative expenses in Q1 FY2026 (ending December 2026) were reduced by ¥38 million year-on-year, with the effects of improved cost management partially materializing.

Last updated: July 17, 2026