Overview

* Kura Sushi fiscal Q4 sales rose to $79.4 mln, beating analyst expectations

* Adjusted EPS for fiscal Q4 beats consensus, reflecting improved financial performance

* Company opened three new restaurants in fiscal Q4 2025

Outlook

* Company projects fiscal year 2026 sales between $330 mln and $334 mln

* Kura Sushi plans to open 16 new restaurants in fiscal year 2026

* Company expects fiscal year 2026 restaurant-level operating profit margins of about 18%

Result Drivers

* TRAFFIC GROWTH - Comparable restaurant sales increased 0.2%, driven by traffic growth of 0.5%

* OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES - Labor costs as a percentage of sales decreased due to operational efficiencies and pricing

* LITIGATION COST REDUCTION - General and administrative expenses decreased due to lower litigation costs

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q4 Sales Beat $79.40 $78.36

mln mln (9

Analysts

)

Q4 Beat $0.20 $0.13 (9

Adjusted Analysts

EPS )

Q4 EPS $0.18

Q4 Beat $2.50 $1.47

Adjusted mln mln (8

Net Analysts

Income )

Q4 Net $2.30

Income mln

Q4 Beat $7.40 $7.07

Adjusted mln mln (9

EBITDA Analysts

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Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the restaurants & bars peer group is "buy"

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Kura Sushi USA Inc ( KRUS ) is $85.00, about 30.8% above its November 5 closing price of $58.83

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