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Consolidated Financial Results for the third quarter Ended December 31, 2022

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HOKUTO Corporation

Consolidated Financial Results

for the third quarter Ended

December 31, 2022

February, 2023

Contents

  1. The financial report for the third quarter Ended December 31, 2022
  2. Recent Activities
  3. Reference material

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Outline of consolidated reports for the 3rd quarter of FY March 2023

◆Consolidated

(Millions of yen)

3Q ended

3Q ended

Dec. 31,

YoY

Dec. 31, 2022

2021

Net sales

53,859

52,539

102.5%

Operating profit

△3,080

1,440

-

Profit attributable to

△1,703

1,253

-

owners of parent

◆Individual

(Millions of yen)

3Q ended

3Q ended

Dec. 31,

YoY

Dec. 31, 2022

2021

36,255

36,106

100.4%

△3,346

537

-

△1,433

851

-

Revenue in Japan increased in line with an expansion in sales volume, although mushroom prices

remained weak due to low prices in the vegetable market. On the other hand, higher production costs resulting from rising crude oil prices caused operating profit to fall below the previous year's level.

◆By Segment

(Millions of yen)

Mushroom business

Mushroom business

Processed products

Chemical products

in Japan

outside Japan

business

business

3Q ended

YoY

3Q ended

YoY

3Q ended

YoY

3Q ended

YoY

Dec. 31, 2022

Dec. 31, 2022

Dec. 31, 2022

Dec. 31, 2022

Net sales

34,118

100.6%

4,734

103.4%

6,183

104.9%

8,822

108.1%

Operating

△1,962

-

△29

-

236

62.4%

177

116.5%

profit

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Consolidated Account at the 3rd quarter in FY March 2023 (cf. previous year)

(Millions of yen)

3Q ended

3Q ended

YoYchange

YoY

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2022

Net sales

52,539

53,859

1,319

102.5%

Gross profit

12,910

8,889

△4,020

68.9%

Gross profit margin

24.6%

16.5%

Selling, general and

11,470

11,969

499

104.4%

administrative expenses

Operating profit

1,440

△3,080

△4,520

-

Operating profit margin

2.7%

△5.7%

Ordinary profit

1,965

△2,082

△4,047

-

Ordinary profit margin

3.7%

△3.9%

Profit attributable to

1,253

△1,703

△2,956

-

owners of parent

Net profit margin

2.4%

△3.2%

Earnings per share

39.77

△53.90

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Changes in mushroom production

(t)

70,000

65,000

60,000

55,000

50,000

45,000

40,000

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

63,875

67,551

68,292

1,539

1,427

1,508

2,559

2,551

2,572

10,345

12,346

12,648

14,364

14,081

14,335

37,330

35,084

37,024

Previous fiscal year

Nex experience

Net plan

Bunashimeji(Bunapi including) Eryngii Maitake Shimofuri hiratake

Fresh Donko

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