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XEBIO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

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XEBIO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.8281

Business

XEBIO Holdings Co., Ltd. (Single Segment: General Retail Business) is one of Japan's largest comprehensive sports retail groups, with multiple specialty formats under its umbrella including XEBIO, Victoria, and Golf Partner. The group operates diverse formats such as large-format sporting goods specialty stores, golf specialty stores, outdoor specialty stores, and sports fashion specialty stores (X'tyle), with a total of 972 stores and 208,821 tsubo of sales floor space groupwide as of the end of FY2026 (ending March 2026). Over 90% of sales consist of domestic sporting goods and equipment sales, with business locations spanning all 47 prefectures nationwide, led by Tokyo (24.4% of sales composition). The group also operates an E-Commerce Business and overseas operations (including a Southeast Asian golf business), with consolidated net sales for FY2026 (ending March 2026) of ¥252,331 million.

Business Model

Based on the purchasing and sale of sporting goods and apparel, the company captures diverse customer segments by deploying different store formats—from Super Sports XEBIO (large-format specialty stores) to Golf Partner (specialty stores including used golf clubs) and Victoria (urban specialty stores). While expanding online sales through the full-scale operation of its e-commerce system, the company promotes an omnichannel strategy that combines this with experiential value at physical stores (such as the 3D shoe fitting proposal "FeetAxis"). It aims to build customer loyalty through the group-wide common point service "Sports Point" and a shared credit card.

Company Strengths

As of the end of FY2026 (ending March 2026), the group operated a total of 972 stores with a total sales floor area of 208,821 tsubo, with business locations spanning all 47 prefectures nationwide. Multiple formats including Super Sports XEBIO, Victoria, Golf Partner, and L-Breath are deployed according to location characteristics, building a wide-area store network that is difficult for competitors to replicate in a short period.

In FY2026 (ending March 2026), sales in the Golf segment were ¥80,185 million (31.8% of total), and sales in the General Competitive Sports & Footwear segment were ¥89,448 million (35.4% of total), with these two core segments accounting for approximately 67% of total sales. Golf Partner's expertise in used golf club sales and franchise wholesale operations, along with its long-standing trading relationships with major manufacturers, form the foundation of its procurement competitiveness.

The company is promoting integration of intra-group infrastructure, including a unified logistics system centered on the Motomiya Distribution Center, group financing, and consolidation of procurement functions through a joint purchasing company. EBITDA for FY2026 (ending March 2026) was ¥8,887 million, maintaining the capacity to absorb fixed costs including depreciation. Improvements in management efficiency through the consolidation of back-office operations and the utilization of digital technology are also ongoing.

ENVALITH's Perspective

In FY2026 (ending March 2026), operating profit fell to ¥2,370 million (down 66.2% year on year), and profit attributable to owners of parent recorded a net loss of ¥2,164 million, marking a severe deterioration in profitability for the second consecutive period. Total special losses of ¥7,372 million—comprising an impairment loss of ¥3,610 million, a loss on disposal of fixed assets of ¥2,366 million (related to the conditional donation of XEBIO Arena Sendai to the City of Sendai), and a valuation loss on investment securities of ¥751 million, among others—directly hit revenue. Although this reflects asset restructuring as part of the management structural reform, the recording of large-scale losses following FY2025 (ending March 2025) (special losses of ¥5,023 million) may take time for investors' confidence to recover.

Net sales increased slightly to ¥252,331 million (up 0.7% year on year), but gross profit decreased from ¥97,671 million to ¥95,094 million, resulting in a lower gross profit margin. This was due to a combination of factors, including increased price-based promotions and higher lower-of-cost-or-market valuation losses stemming from the policy of aggressively clearing aged inventory in the short term, higher depreciation expenses associated with the EC system release (depreciation within SG&A expenses rose from ¥5,440 million to ¥6,491 million), and rising unit labor and store costs. As an external factor, warm winter weather also weighed on profit, with the winter sports segment (down 15.2% year on year) and the sports apparel segment (down 3.9% year on year) underperforming.

The company forecasts full-year net sales of ¥264,600 million (up 4.9% year on year), operating profit of ¥7,000 million (up 195.2% year on year), and net income of ¥7,500 million for FY2027 (ending March 2027). This forecast assumes the disappearance of the reversal effect from the large special losses recorded in FY2026 (ending March 2026) and the materialization of structural reform effects, but some view the scenario of achieving nearly a threefold recovery from the FY2026 (ending March 2026) actual operating profit of ¥2,370 million within a single year as optimistic. With external environment risks such as warm winters, intensifying consumer selectivity in spending, and accelerating shift to EC continuing, achieving both improvement in gross profit margin and containment of fixed costs will be key to attainment.

Growth Strategy

As the culmination of management structural reforms, the Company is advancing the reconstruction of capital efficiency, strengthening of domestic retail operations, and overseas expansion

Full-scale rollout of the X'tyle format (130 store openings in fiscal 2025, including 81 stores within existing outlets), reinforcing the capture of demand in shoes and wellness, and continuing to grow EC sales. The target for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is net sales of ¥264,600 million (up 4.9% year on year).

The policy is to bring the consolidation of functions and personnel within the Group, together with business infrastructure integration, to a conclusion during FY2027 (ending March 2027). The increase in depreciation expense following the EC system release (¥6,491 million) has run its course, and the Company aims to improve its operating margin through a review of its fixed cost structure. The target is operating income of ¥7,000 million for FY2027 (ending March 2027) (up 195.2% year on year).

In the overseas golf business centered on the Singapore base (Leonian Singapore Pte. Ltd.), following the recognition of a valuation loss (in FY2026, ending March 2026) resulting from a review of inventory valuation standards, the Company is realigning its management foundation. It will continue to promote the expansion of its business scope in the Southeast Asian market.

Effective April 1, 2026, the organizational and governance structure as well as the executive structure will be reviewed, transitioning to a framework that advances Group management along both business and functional axes. The Company aims to secure, on a stable basis over the medium to long term, capital efficiency that exceeds its cost of capital. The market-value-based equity ratio has declined to 19.9% (26.4% in the previous fiscal year), and share price recovery remains a challenge.

Based on the management structural reform policy announced in May 2024, the Company is advancing a review of unprofitable businesses and low-efficiency assets both domestically and overseas. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), it recorded an impairment loss of ¥3,610 million, a loss on disposal of fixed assets of ¥2,366 million (relating to the donation of XEBIO Arena Sendai to the City of Sendai), a valuation loss on investment securities of ¥751 million, and a loss on sale of delinquent receivables of ¥296 million, thereby carrying out asset disposals.

Last updated: July 19, 2026