Kentaro Fujiwara, President and COO Takayuki Yokota, Chief Financial Officer PLAY LIST from the beginning 2023 First Half Results (January-June) @ 2023 1H Key Headlines 2023 1H (January-June): Executive Summary Global Brands SHISEIDO, Cle de Peau Beaute, NARS and Drunk Elephant Grew Strongly, Driving Overall Growth Net Sales YoY: Achieved Strong Double-digit Growth in Q2 Recovering Decline in Travel Retail Japan: Steady Recovery in Mid-to-High Price Range,Gained Market Share in Q2 China: Both Online and Offline Sales Grew, Market Share Increased Americas, EMEA, Asia Pacific Achieved Strong Growth Recovering Weak TR COGS Ratio : Reduced Significantly from Termination of MSA after Kuki Factory Transfer COGS LfL Ratio : Improved ca. 2pts YoY, due to Productivity Improvement, etc. 2023 1H Core Operating Profit by Reportable Segment Japan: Expand Loyal User Base through Aggressive Marketing Enhancement China: Further Growth Acceleration 1H Evaluation and Current Market Environment Japan’s Transformation Leaping for a Brighter Future Medium-Term Strategy SHIFT 2025 and Beyond(1) Medium-Term Strategy SHIFT 2025 and Beyond(2) Japan Business Observation in the Six Months as COO Addressing the P&L Issues - Facing the Hard Reality My Commitment Three Pillars of Reform Business Structure Transformation for Profitable Growth Transformation of Business Structure for Profitable Growth Fixed Costs Reduction - BOLD & SIMPLE Transformation Corporate Culture Reform Strengthening the Executive Team for Reform Be a Global Winner with Our Heritage Q&A Q&A 1 Q&A 2 Q&A 3 Q&A 4 Q&A 5 Q&A 6 Q&A 7 Q&A 8 Q&A 9 Q&A 10 Q&A 11 @ Back Next