The financial results for the past year announced by Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd., the largest family restaurant, posted a net loss of 17.2 billion yen due to the shortening of business hours due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
It is the first time in 10 years that the final deficit for one year will be reached.
The Group's financial results for the last year announced by Skylark Holdings, which develops Gusto and Bamiyan, showed sales of 288.4 billion yen, down 23% from the previous year, and the final profit and loss turned from a surplus of 9.4 billion yen. As a result, the deficit was 17.2 billion yen.
It is the first time in 10 years that the final deficit for one year will be reached.
The spread of the new coronavirus has forced us to shorten business hours, and the tendency to refrain from eating out has increased.
Even after entering this year, the business environment continues to be harsh, such as the declaration of an emergency, but by increasing the target areas and menus of home delivery services, where demand is growing, and by reducing advertising costs, In the one-year earnings forecast, the final profit and loss forecast is a surplus of 400 million yen.
At an online press conference, Chairman and President Makoto Tani said, "It is difficult to predict the future due to the spread of mutant viruses. We would like to increase the number of menus and stores that support home delivery and take-out."