Bandai Namco (Gundam, Tamagotchi)

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The Japan read

From the company's own filing for Q1 (Apr–Jun 2026) · reported 2026-08-06 · the filing

StoresIts amusement arm's existing Japanese venues grew sales 7.6%, helped by IP-themed experience shops and its Bandai Namco Cross Store outlets.

Other callouts in the filing

SegmentToys & hobby had record sales of ¥192.7bn (from ¥146.8bn) and profit of ¥53.9bn (from ¥28.5bn): Gunpla, Ichiban Kuji, trading cards, capsule toys and Tamagotchi all sold well, and it booked about ¥3.5bn of US tariff refunds.
SegmentDigital revenue fell to ¥90.9bn from ¥107.7bn and profit to ¥15.0bn from ¥21.7bn, against a year that had a big worldwide console release.
OutlookIt raised its first-half forecast to revenue of ¥690bn (from ¥610bn) and operating profit of ¥124bn (from ¥84bn) but left the full year at ¥1,350bn revenue and ¥185bn operating profit for now.

floortok's reading of the filing, in our own words. Figures are the company's own; where a growth rate is our arithmetic, it says so.

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Q1 (Apr–Jun 2026) · Year-to-Date

Reported 2026-08-06

Net sales¥328.4bn+9.3%

Operating profit¥69.2bn+33.3%

Net income¥51.1bn+33.4%

Bandai Namco makes Gunpla, Tamagotchi, trading cards and games from Gundam, Dragon Ball and One Piece, and runs arcades and character shops. In April–June 2026 revenue rose 9.3% to ¥328.4bn, operating profit 33.3% to ¥69.2bn and net income 33.4% to ¥51.1bn — its best first quarter.