Gurunavi Inc.TSE: 2440

Supplementary materials on the results for 1Q FY2024

· Issued by Gurunavi Inc.

INVESTOR PRESENTATION

Financial Results for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year 2024

Gurunavi, Inc.(Stock Code : 2440)

Summary

  • Steady start to sales centered on the restaurant support business
  • Each profits exceeded initial expectations due to thorough cost control and other factors
  • Revised business forecast upward based on Q1
    results (see p.10 for details)

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Consolidated income statement

(JPY million)

Q1 FY2023

Ratio to

Q1 FY2024

Ratio to

YoY

(Apr.-June)

sales

(Apr.-June)

sales

Net sales

2,586

100.0%

2,879

100.0%

11.3%

Cost of sales

851

32.9%

896

31.1%

5.4%

Gross profit

1,735

67.1%

1,983

68.9%

14.3%

SG&A expenses

1,802

69.7%

1,838

63.8%

2.0%

Operating income (loss)

(67)

-

144

5.0%

-

Ordinary income (loss)

(68)

-

130

4.5%

-

Net income (loss) before income taxes

(279)

-

129

4.5%

-

Net income (loss) attributable to owners

(285)

-

115

4.0%

-

of parent

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Consolidated sales breakdown

(JPY million)

Q1 FY2023

Q1 FY2024

YoY

(Apr.-June)

(Apr.-June)

Net sales

2,586

2,879

11.3%

Restaurant promotion services

2,226

2,515

13.0%

Cumulative retained services

2,000

2,198

9.9%

Spot services

225

317

41.1%

Promotions

200

136

(32.0)%

Related businesses

160

227

41.8%

Cumulative retained services

  • Continued steady increase trend due to steady acquisition of orders and controlling contract reductions/cancellations

Spot services

  • Both use of promotional products under spot contracts and online reservation commission fees increased year-on-year
    (the impact of the decrease due to the termination of some services implemented in FY2022 has run its course)

Promotions

  • Steady progress against this fiscal year plan

Related businesses

  • Increased spot sales related to new openings and sales of our directly managed restaurants in restaurant development business
  • Recorded sales of kitchen appliance store "Tenpos Gurunavi" (Grand opening on
    April 5, 2024)

(JPY million)

5,000

4,500

Recorded revenue from contracted management of GI Fund projects

4,000

1,060

Related businesses

3,500

3,000

217

361

537

227

Promotions

2,500

160

500

373

136

304

200

284

339

317

2,000

225

Spot services

1,500

1,000

500

0

2,000

2,063

2,158

2,194

2,198

Cumulative retained

services

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

FY2023

FY2024

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Restaurant promotion services (1)

~ Number of member restaurants with monthly-type fee contract・ARPU ~

Launched improving and strengthening sales methods

to increase the number of member restaurants

Member restaurants with monthly-type fee contract

ARPU

40,000

35,000

20,000

30,000

15,000

25,000

20,000

10,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

5,000

0

0

Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

FY2023

FY2024

Increase in ARPU drove sales of cumulative retained

services growth

Recognition that increasing the number of member

restaurants is an issue

Improving sales methods

Improving accuracy of

Strengthening

Demand centers

Inside Sales

Lead generation capability

Proposal and order acquisition

capabilities

No. of leads and new contracts acquired exceeded expectations

Synergy

Key measures for FY2024

Improving

Expansion of value offered

sales environment

for restaurants

Strengthening

Full-fledged

Rakuten Gurunavi website

Marketing agent

Strengthen customer referral

Sales promotion support not

capabilities by promoting repeat

limited to Rakuten Gurunavi

reservations and stimulating large

website usage proposals

group reservations

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Restaurant promotion services (2)

~ Online reservations ~

  • Quarterly change in number of online reservations per restaurant (FY2019 Q1=100)
  • Reservations by Rakuten ID-connected members in total online reservations

700,000

FY2019(Pre-pandemic)

(Overall)

FY2020

*1

600,000

+7%

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

500,000

200

Repeat

+15%

FY2024

Reservations

reservations

by Rakuten

+10%

(*2)

150

ID-connected

members

First time

300,000

100

reservations

200,000

50

100,000

Other

+4%

reservations

0

0

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Sep. 2023

June 2024

(Post-website name change)

(Pre-website name change)

Steady improvement in customer referral capabilities

Aiming for further repeat usage through

to each member restaurants

"Strengthening Rakuten Gurunavi website"

*1 Effects of the Go To Eat campaign, etc. *2 Reservations made by Rakuten-ID connected members from among second or subsequent reservations made with a Gurunavi-ID

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Mobile ordering service " Gurunavi FineOrder "

  • Quarterly change in number of contracted companies

Over 100

companies

  • Operation status of "Gurunavi FineOrder"

Restaurants preparing to use the system

3,500

Restaurants operating the system

Operating ratio (right scale)

80%

3,000

70%

2,500

2,000

1,500

Index 1,000based on the number of

Active rate*

60%

50%

40%

30%

restaurants receiving orders in Q1 of FY2022 as 100

500

97%

20%

(In June 2024)

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

0

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

FY2022

10%

0%

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

FY2023

FY2024

  • Percentage of stores where orders were generated by Gurunavi FineOrder (among those restaurants operating the system)

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Consolidated cost breakdown

(JPY million)

Q1 FY2023

Q1 FY2024

YoY

(Apr.-June)

(Apr.-June)

Total cost

2,654

2,735

3.1%

Cost of sales

851

896

5.4%

SG&A

1,802

1,838

2.0%

Personnel expenses

1,249

1,161

(7.0)%

Rent expenses

222

228

2.6%

Business consignment expenses

154

180

16.9%

Advertising and promotion expenses

63

91

44.6%

Other

113

176

55.3%

Cost of Sales

  • Increased due to increased net sales
    SG&A
  • Personnel expenses
    • Decrease due reduction in no. of employees as a result of improvement of operational efficiency, optimization of personnel allocation, etc.
  • Business consignment expenses
    • Implemented measures to strengthen restaurant support business while paying

close attention to effectiveness and efficiency

  • Advertising and promotion expenses
    • Point costs increased due to the launch of measures for "Strengthening
      Rakuten Gurunavi website"
  • Other expenses
    • Allowance for doubtful accounts increased due to the elimination of the impact

of reversal in the previous fiscal year

(JPY million)

5,000

・Recorded expenses related to GI Fund projects

Cost of sales

・Increase in expenses with increase in sales of Promotions

4,500

4,000

Advertising and

3,500

1,856

promotion expenses

3,000

1,178

Other expenses

2,500

851

1,195

281

896

Business consignment

2,000

119

133

427

63

91

257

expenses

1,500

113

218

251

176

154

173

190

245

180

Rent expenses

1,000

222

211

215

1,388

228

1,168

500

1,249

1,153

1,161

Impact of increase in bonus

Personnel expenses

0

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

FY2023

FY2024

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Consolidated balance sheets

(JPY million)

As of Mar. 31,

As of June 30,

Change

(JPY million)

2024

2024

Total current assets

9,591

8,634

(956)

Total current liabilities

Cash and deposits

5,368

5,578

210

Accounts payable- other

Notes and accounts receivable-trade

2,968

1,668

(1,299)

Deposits received

Accounts receivable- other

890

876

(13)

Income taxes payable

Prepaid expenses

359

430

70

Provision for bonuses

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(76)

(55)

20

Provision for point card certificates

Other

81

136

54

Other

Total non-current assets

1,819

2,180

360

Total non-current liabilities

Property, plant and equipment

154

372

217

Long-term borrowings

Intangible assets

531

724

193

Other

Investments and other assets

1,133

1,083

(49)

Total liabilities

Total net assets

Equity

Total assets

11,411

10,815

(595)

Total liabilities and net assets

As of Mar. 31,

As of June 30,

Change

2024

2024

2,768

2,091

(677)

1,841

1,198

(643)

103

188

84

2

3

1

390

126

(263)

27

22

(4)

402

552

149

2,505

2,492

(13)

2,200

2,200

-

305

292

(13)

5,273

4,583

(690)

6,137

6,231

94

6,118

6,213

94

11,411

10,815

(595)

Total amount of commitment line contract as of June 30, 2024

JPY 5 billion

(Outstanding borrowing balance

ー

)

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FY2024 Business forecast

Revised first half and full-year business forecast upward

based on Q1 results

(JPY million)

Previous forecast

1st half

2nd half

Full-year

Net sales

6,000

8,250

14,250

Operating income (loss)

(330)

480

150

Ordinary income (loss)

(340)

470

130

Net income (loss) attributable to owners of

(350)

460

110

parent

Revised forecast

1st half

Change

2nd half

Change

Full-year

Change

6,000

-

8,250

-

14,250

-

10

+340

210

(270)

220

+70

(30)

+310

190

(280)

160

+30

(50)

+300

180

(280)

130

+20

Background to 1H prospect

  • Some sales in the restaurant development business expected in the second quarter will be pushed back to the second half of the year

Background to 2H prospect

  • Secured additional budget to allow for flexible spending to strengthen the Rakuten Gurunavi website, including for a new online reservation project
  • Expect to incur expenses postponed from the first half of the year

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