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Ministop Grows Revenue but Widens Losses, Keeps Dividend Amid Weaker Balance Sheet

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Ministop Grows Revenue but Widens Losses, Keeps Dividend Amid Weaker Balance Sheet

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Ministop Co., Ltd. ( (JP:9946) ) has shared an announcement.

Ministop reported a 5.2% year-on-year increase in gross operating revenue to ¥70.0 billion for the nine months ended November 30, 2025, but remained in the red, posting an operating loss of ¥1.4 billion and a net loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥2.1 billion, deeper than the prior-year loss. The company’s equity ratio declined to 35.6% from 43.5% as net assets fell, indicating some balance-sheet weakening, yet it maintained its dividend policy, paying an interim ¥10 per share and forecasting a full-year ¥20 per share payout, even as it projects a full-year net loss of ¥6.0 billion and negative earnings per share, highlighting an ongoing profitability challenge despite top-line growth and an updated, more pessimistic earnings forecast.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:9946) stock is a Hold with a Yen1987.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Ministop Co., Ltd. stock, see the JP:9946 Stock Forecast page.

More about Ministop Co., Ltd.

Ministop Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based convenience store operator listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, offering food, daily necessities and related services through its franchise and directly operated outlets. The company competes in the highly saturated domestic convenience store market, where profitability is sensitive to consumer spending trends, cost structures and franchise performance.

Average Trading Volume: 71,249

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen59.9B

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