HACHI-BAN CO.,LTD.
9950・Standard Market・Retail Trade
Restaurant Business
Core group business operating the domestic Hachiban Ramen FC chain headquarters and Japanese dining restaurants
| Period | Current | Previous | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue (full year) | ¥6,528 million | ¥6,193 million (prior full year, external customer basis excluding inter-segment transactions) | ↑ |
| Segment profit (full year) | ¥593 million | ¥764 million | ↓ |
| Segment assets (period-end) | ¥2,134 million | ¥1,928 million | ↑ |
| Depreciation (full year) | ¥217 million | ¥168 million | ↑ |
| Increase in tangible/intangible fixed assets (full year) | ¥355 million | ¥53 million | ↑ |
| Number of domestic stores (period-end) | 125 stores (114 ramen stores, 11 Japanese dining stores) | Net increase of 3 stores versus prior period-end (3 new openings, 1 closure) | ↑ |
Business Details
The segment covers everything from the manufacturing of Chinese-style fresh noodles, ramen sauce, and frozen gyoza to the operation of the Hachiban Ramen (8番らーめん) franchise chain headquarters, and the direct and franchised operation of ramen and Japanese dining restaurants. In the core ramen business, the company aims to increase customer traffic through the introduction of limited-time products, while the Japanese dining business is driving customer growth by capturing inbound demand and through sales activities targeting travel agencies and local companies. This segment accounts for approximately 75% of consolidated operating revenue and is the group's core business.
Recent Overview
Revenue rose steadily by 5.4% year on year, but segment profit fell sharply by 22.2% due to higher costs
In FY2026 (ending March 2026), operating revenue for the restaurant business rose steadily to ¥6,528 million (up 5.4% year on year). However, cost of sales increases from persistently high raw material and labor costs, along with higher sales promotion and advertising expenses, significantly exceeded expectations, causing segment profit to decline sharply to ¥593 million (down 22.2% year on year). In the ramen business, the company implemented measures to increase customer traffic, including the introduction of 17 limited-time products for the full year and sales of fortune bag sets. In the Japanese dining business, inbound demand and sales activities targeting travel agencies and local companies were successful, and sales trended steadily.
Key Products
Growth Drivers
- Continued introduction of limited-time products (17 varieties for the full year) to increase customer traffic and acquire new customers
- Expansion into areas outside existing regions via the remodeled format "Kanazawa Shoyu Tonkotsu Hachiban Ramen"
- Capturing inbound demand in the Japanese dining business and strengthening sales activities toward travel agencies and local companies
- Expansion of the store network through new store openings (net increase of 3 domestic stores in the current period)
- Improved store operational efficiency through introduction of serving robots, self-ordering, and cashless payments
Risks
- Continued rise in raw material costs, labor costs, and energy costs squeezing profits (cost increases in the current period significantly exceeded expectations)
- Impact on customer spend per visit and customer traffic from consumers' increasingly frugal spending and inflation
- Structural shrinkage of the domestic dining-out market due to population decline and aging
- Short-term decline in profitability associated with increased new store opening costs and capital expenditures (¥355 million increase in tangible/intangible fixed assets in the current period)
- Risk from natural disasters such as the Noto Peninsula earthquake (risk from store concentration in the Hokuriku region)
Last updated: June 18, 2026