Yoshitsu Co., Ltd Reports First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results
Yoshitsu Co., Ltd (Nasdaq: TKLF) reported strong financial performance for the first half of fiscal year 2022, achieving total revenue of $112.3 million, a 34.8% year-over-year increase. Net income rose by 40.5% to $2.4 million. The company's growth was driven by a significant boost in online sales, which surged 111.6% compared to the previous year. Despite facing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, including declines in physical store sales, Yoshitsu effectively shifted its strategy towards overseas online markets, laying a solid foundation for future growth.
- Revenue increased by $28.9 million, or 34.8%, to $112.3 million.
- Net income rose by $0.7 million, or 40.5%, to $2.4 million.
- Gross profit increased by $3.6 million, or 24.1%, to $18.3 million.
- Online sales grew by $33.0 million, or 111.6%, to $62.4 million.
- Earnings per share increased by 36.4% to $0.09.
- Revenue from directly-operated physical stores decreased by $15.4 million, or 74.5%.
- Overall gross margin decreased by 1.4 percentage points to 16.3%.
- Operating expenses increased by $2.6 million, or 23.5%, to $13.7 million.
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net income increased by
Tokyo, Japan, March 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yoshitsu Co., Ltd (“Yoshitsu” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TKLF), a retailer and wholesaler of Japanese beauty and health products, as well as other products in Japan, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first six months of fiscal year 2022 ended September 30, 2021.
Mr. Mei Kanayama, the Principal Executive Officer of Yoshitsu, commented, “We are pleased to announce that we delivered solid financial results for the first six months of fiscal year 2022 with total revenue of
Mr. Youichiro Haga, Principal Accounting and Financial Officer of Yoshitsu, stated, “Throughout the first six months of fiscal year 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a surge in various costs and a shortage of staff. However, we tackled these challenges and achieved record revenue with our dedicated effort. Our profitability has also grown consistently, with gross profit rising by
First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2022 Financial and Operational Highlights
For the Six Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
(USD millions, except per share data) | 2021 | 2020 | % Change | ||||||||
Revenue | 112.3 | 83.3 | 34.8 | % | |||||||
Directly-operated physical stores | 5.2 | 20.6 | (74.5 | )% | |||||||
Online stores | 62.4 | 29.4 | 111.6 | % | |||||||
Franchise stores and wholesale customers | 44.7 | 33.3 | 34.2 | % | |||||||
Gross Profit | 18.3 | 14.8 | 24.1 | % | |||||||
Gross Margin | 16.3 | % | 17.7 | % | (1.4 | )pp* | |||||
Income from Operations | 4.6 | 3.7 | 25.8 | % | |||||||
Net Income | 2.4 | 1.7 | 40.5 | % | |||||||
Earnings Per Share | 0.09 | 0.06 | 36.4 | % |
* | Notes: pp represents percentage points |
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● | Basic and diluted earnings per share were |
● | As of February 28, 2022, the Company’s distribution channels consisted of (i) 10 directly-operated physical stores in Japan, (ii) 24 online stores through the Company’s websites and various e-commerce marketplaces in Japan and China, and (iii) 9 franchise stores in the U.S., 4 franchise stores in Canada, 4 franchise stores in Hong Kong, 1 franchise store in the U.K., and approximately 148 wholesale customers in Japan and other countries, including China, the U.S., and Canada. |
First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results
Revenue
Revenue increased by
For the Six Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
($ millions) | Revenue | Cost of Revenue | Gross Margin | Revenue | Cost of Revenue | Gross Margin | ||||||||||||||||||
Directly-operated physical stores | 5.2 | 4.4 | 15.5 | % | 20.6 | 17.2 | 16.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Online stores | 62.4 | 52.0 | 16.6 | % | 29.4 | 23.3 | 21.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Franchise stores and wholesale customers | 44.7 | 37.5 | 16.1 | % | 33.3 | 28.0 | 15.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 112.3 | 93.9 | 16.3 | % | 83.3 | 68.5 | 17.7 | % |
Revenue from directly-operated physical stores decreased by
Revenue from online stores increased by
Revenue from franchise stores and wholesale customers increased by
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Total cost of revenue increased by
Gross profit increased by
Gross margin for directly-operated physical stores, online stores, and franchise stores and wholesale customers was
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses consist of selling and marketing expenses and general and administrative expenses, which primarily include payroll, employee benefit expenses and bonus expenses, shipping expenses, promotion and advertising expenses, and other facility-related costs, such as store rent, utilities, and depreciation.
Operating expenses increased by
Interest Expense, net
Interest expense, net include interest expense calculated at interest rate per loan agreements and loan service costs, which are directly incremental to the loan agreements and amortized over the loan periods. Interest expense, net increased by
Other Income, net
Other income, net primarily includes tax refunds, foreign exchange gain or loss, disposal gain or loss from property and equipment, government subsidies, and other immaterial income and expense items. Other income, net increased by
Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes increased by
Net Income
Net income was
Financial Condition
As of September 30, 2021, the Company had cash of
Net cash used in operating activities was
Net cash used in investing activities was
Net cash provided by financing activities was
Recent Development
Completion of the Initial Public Offering (“IPO”)
On January 13, 2022, the Company closed its IPO of 6,250,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) at a public offering price of
Conference Call Information
The Company will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 am U.S. Eastern Time (9:00 pm Japan Standard Time) on March 29, 2022. Dial-in details for the conference call are as follows:
Date: | March 29, 2022 |
Time: | 8:00 am U.S. Eastern Time |
International: | 1-412-902-4272 |
United States Toll Free: | 1-888-346-8982 |
Japan Toll Free: | 0066-33-812830 |
Conference ID | Yoshitsu Co., Ltd |
Please dial in at least 15 minutes before the commencement of the call to ensure timely participation.
For those unable to participate, an audio replay of the conference call will be available from approximately one hour after the end of the live call until April 5, 2022. The dial-in for the replay is +1-877-344-7529 within the United States or +1-412-317-0088 internationally. The replay access code is No. 9286519.
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the Company’s investor relations website at https://www.ystbek.co.jp/irystbek/.
About Yoshitsu Co., Ltd
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Yoshitsu Co., Ltd is a retailer and wholesaler of Japanese beauty and health products, as well as other products. The Company offers various beauty products (including cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and body care products), health products (including over-the-counter drugs, nutritional supplements, and medical supplies and devices), and other products (including home goods, food, and alcoholic beverages). The Company currently sells its products through directly-operated physical stores, through online stores, and to franchise stores and wholesale customers. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at https://www.ystbek.co.jp/irystbek/.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical fact in this press release are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to,” or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and in its other filings with the SEC.
For more information, please contact:
Yoshitsu Co., Ltd
Investor Relations Department
Email: ir@ystbek.co.jp
Ascent Investors Relations LLC
Tina Xiao
President
Phone: +1-917-609-0333
Email: tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com
YOSHITSU CO., LTD
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, | March 31, | |||||||
2021 | 2021 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 6,974,352 | $ | 16,380,363 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 47,816,444 | 43,683,575 | ||||||
Accounts receivable - related parties, net | 5,174,870 | 3,499,070 | ||||||
Merchandise inventories, net | 35,271,643 | 27,122,504 | ||||||
Due from related parties | 754,889 | 632,380 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net | 5,617,715 | 3,926,590 | ||||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 101,609,913 | 95,244,482 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 12,069,589 | 10,553,724 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 2,867,451 | 2,898,551 | ||||||
Long term investment | 330,332 | 333,357 | ||||||
Long-term prepaid expenses and other non-current assets, net | 3,472,175 | 3,464,617 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 431,389 | 447,124 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 120,780,849 | $ | 112,941,855 | ||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Short-term borrowings | $ | 66,278,370 | $ | 65,084,803 | ||||
Current portion of long-term borrowings | 1,273,583 | 645,570 | ||||||
Accounts payable | 5,201,498 | 11,625,477 | ||||||
Accounts payable - related parties | 11,849 | 63,011 | ||||||
Due to related parties | 695,309 | 235,774 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 165,474 | 186,046 | ||||||
Income tax payable | 1,678,708 | 2,180,764 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities, current | 814,599 | 811,299 | ||||||
Finance lease liabilities, current | 233,634 | 174,904 | ||||||
Other payables and other current liabilities | 2,349,972 | 627,179 | ||||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 78,702,996 | 81,634,827 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 1,930,342 | 1,928,682 | ||||||
Finance lease liabilities, non-current | 585,184 | 414,428 | ||||||
Long-term borrowings | 12,932,319 | 6,439,751 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 429,729 | 289,730 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | $ | 94,580,570 | $ | 90,707,418 | ||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Ordinary shares, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 30,000,054 shares and 27,327,594 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively* | 3,336,827 | 2,416,635 | ||||||
Capital reserve | 902,224 | - | ||||||
Retained earnings | 22,640,447 | 20,221,300 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (679,219 | ) | (403,498 | ) | ||||
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 26,200,279 | 22,234,437 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 120,780,849 | $ | 112,941,855 |
YOSHITSU CO., LTD
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Six Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
REVENUE | ||||||||
Revenue - third parties | $ | 101,202,348 | $ | 74,387,425 | ||||
Revenue - related parties | 11,054,444 | 8,919,507 | ||||||
Total revenue | 112,256,792 | 83,306,932 | ||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
Merchandise costs | 93,936,835 | 68,539,495 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 13,718,920 | 11,110,459 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 107,655,755 | 79,649,954 | ||||||
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | 4,601,037 | 3,656,978 | ||||||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | (1,039,508 | ) | (813,389 | ) | ||||
Other income, net | 457,906 | 1,919 | ||||||
Total other expenses, net | (581,602 | ) | (811,470 | ) | ||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION | 4,019,435 | 2,845,508 | ||||||
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 1,600,288 | 1,123,881 | ||||||
NET INCOME | 2,419,147 | 1,721,627 | ||||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | (275,721 | ) | 403,724 | |||||
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $ | 2,143,426 | $ | 2,125,351 | ||||
Earnings per ordinary share - basic and diluted | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.06 | ||||
Weighted average shares - basic and diluted* | 27,526,689 | 26,727,540 |
* | Retrospectively restated for effect of share issuances on October 22, 2020 and a 294-for-1 forward split on August 18, 2021. |
YOSHITSU CO., LTD
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net Income | $ | 2,419,147 | $ | 1,721,627 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 230,949 | 223,587 | ||||||
Gain from disposal of property and equipment | (23,073 | ) | (37,295 | ) | ||||
Reversal of doubtful accounts | - | (49,833 | ) | |||||
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets | 531,938 | 617,121 | ||||||
Deferred tax provision | 11,883 | 2,841 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (4,609,319 | ) | 10,859,565 | |||||
Accounts receivable - related parties | (1,737,698 | ) | (6,296,767 | ) | ||||
Merchandise inventories | (8,543,500 | ) | (17,042,943 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (2,594,691 | ) | (3,361,028 | ) | ||||
Long term prepaid expenses and other non-current assets | (39,695 | ) | (221,852 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable | (6,429,975 | ) | 823,060 | |||||
Accounts payable - related parties | (51,483 | ) | 312,999 | |||||
Deferred revenue | (19,218 | ) | (191,517 | ) | ||||
Income tax payable | (490,773 | ) | (458,913 | ) | ||||
Other payables and other current liabilities | 1,758,992 | 1,752,833 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | (496,705 | ) | (634,760 | ) | ||||
Other non-current liabilities | 362,176 | 121,627 | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (19,721,045 | ) | (11,859,648 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (1,518,492 | ) | (46,517 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment | 33,707 | 433,180 | ||||||
Collections of repayments from (advances made to) related parties | (130,512 | ) | 850 | |||||
Collection of long-term loan due from a related party | - | 3,744,000 | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (1,615,297 | ) | 4,131,513 | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Capital contribution | 1,822,416 | - | ||||||
Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 265,509,656 | 150,387,119 | ||||||
Repayments of short-term borrowings | (262,859,584 | ) | (143,865,006 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 7,834,600 | 468,000 | ||||||
Repayments of long-term borrowings | (522,896 | ) | (649,894 | ) | ||||
Advances received from related parties | 469,824 | (38,712 | ) | |||||
Repayment of obligations under finance leases | (338,043 | ) | (244,565 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 11,915,973 | 6,056,942 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate fluctuation on cash | 14,358 | 160,707 | ||||||
Net decrease in cash | (9,406,011 | ) | (1,510,486 | ) | ||||
Cash at beginning of period | 16,380,363 | 7,529,219 | ||||||
Cash at end of period | $ | 6,974,352 | $ | 6,018,733 | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information | ||||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 2,106,469 | $ | 1,583,780 | ||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 394,113 | $ | 323,093 | ||||
Supplemental non-cash operating activity | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment financed under long-term payment | $ | 23,234 | $ | - | ||||
Purchase of property and equipment financed under finance leases | $ | 340,615 | $ | - | ||||
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ | 527,062 | $ | - |
YOSHITSU CO., LTD
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND 2020
Ordinary Shares | Capital | Retained | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Total Shareholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares* | Amount | Reserve | Earnings | (Loss) | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2020 | 26,727,540 | $ | 970,023 | $ | - | $ | 14,698,699 | $ | 294,942 | $ | 15,963,664 | |||||||||||||
Net income for the period | - | - | - | 1,721,627 | - | 1,721,627 | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain | - | - | - | - | 403,724 | 403,724 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2020 | 26,727,540 | $ | 970,023 | $ | - | $ | 16,420,326 | $ | 698,666 | $ | 18,089,015 | |||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2021 | 27,327,594 | $ | 2,416,635 | $ | - | $ | 20,221,300 | $ | (403,498 | ) | $ | 22,234,437 | ||||||||||||
Capital contribution | 2,672,460 | 920,192 | 902,224 | - | - | 1,822,416 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income for the period | - | - | - | 2,419,147 | - | 2,419,147 | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation loss | - | - | - | - | (275,721 | ) | (275,721 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2021 | 30,000,054 | $ | 3,336,827 | $ | 902,224 | $ | 22,640,447 | $ | (679,219 | ) | $ | 26,200,279 |
* | Retrospectively restated for effect of share issuances on October 22, 2020 and a 294-for-1 forward split on August 18, 2021. |
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