ORIENTAL LAND CO.,LTD. Q2 FY2026 earnings call

Overall First Half Performance

• Consolidated revenue, operating profit, and operating cash flow exceeded both year-ago levels and management's prior guidance, with consolidated revenue and operating cash flow hitting all-time records despite the challenging environment of severe summer heat.
• In-year-on-year comparison, overall growth was driven by increased per-guest spending and rising hotel revenue. Guest attendance was roughly flat year-over-year, as a prior-year decline from pre-closure demand for Space Mountain was offset by strong performance from Fantasy Springs and targeted special events.

Summer Season Operational Initiatives

• Following the prior year's extreme heat, management developed targeted summer content and access initiatives centered on the special event Summer Cool-Off at Tokyo Disney Resort. This event successfully boosted attendance, particularly during the summer vacation period.
• Management expanded options and sales capacity for after-hours park tickets to drive attendance growth, and invested heavily in guest comfort improvements including tarps, water splash zones, and cooling fans.
• Management will continue to roll out targeted summer-only content to boost the experiential value of summer park visits in future years.

Per-Guest Spending Drivers

• Per-guest revenue hit an all-time high, driven by growth across categories: higher Disney Premier Access usage and a higher mix of higher-priced tickets under dynamic pricing lifted attraction and show revenue; overall merchandise revenue grew despite cooling initial demand for Fantasy Springs goods, offset by strong sales of Duffy & Friends 20th anniversary merchandise; food and beverage revenue grew from full-year operation of Fantasy Springs in-park outlets and reopening of outlets that were paused in the prior year.

Organizational Restructuring

• Effective November 1, Oriental Land will implement a large organizational restructuring to support execution of its 2035 Long-Term Management Strategy. The restructuring aims to create a more agile, specialized organizational structure to improve functional efficiency and capability.
• The previous siloed structure of separate operations, food, and merchandise departments will be reorganized into a combined Food & Merchandise Development division and a combined Operations division. This is expected to improve cross-department collaboration to deliver new guest experience value, and drive longer-term efficiency gains via consolidation of similar functions.
• Additional changes include reorganization of the corporate strategy division and creation of a new corporate communications department, all to accelerate progress toward 2035 long-term strategy goals.

1. Theme Park Segment: Revenue came in at 251.7 billion yen, an increase of 12.9 billion yen year-over-year, and beat the prior guidance by 0.9 billion yen. Operating profit was 49.7 billion yen, a 0.2 billion yen year-over-year decrease, but beat prior guidance by 5.1 billion yen. This segment contributes 79.6% of total company revenue.
2. Hotel Segment: Revenue reached 56.1 billion yen, an increase of 5.8 billion yen year-over-year, and was in line with the prior guidance. Operating profit was 17.5 billion yen, an increase of 5.1 billion yen year-over-year, and beat prior guidance by 0.6 billion yen. This segment contributes 17.8% of total company revenue.
3. Other Segment: Revenue was 8.2 billion yen, an increase of 0.5 billion yen compared to guidance; operating profit was 0.6 billion yen, an increase of 0.1 billion yen year-over-year and an increase of 0.5 billion yen compared to guidance. This segment contributes 2.6% of total company revenue.

• Management maintains the full-year 2026 March fiscal year guidance at its original levels, despite first half coming in above profit expectations. This decision reflects that the third and fourth quarters are the peak attendance season for the theme park, and a key driver of first half's better-than-expected profit was timing shifts in general expenses, which do not impact full-year results.
• Management will roll out a number of new initiatives in the second half to hit the original full-year targets, including: a re-run of the popular 2024 Disney Palpalooza Minnie's Funderland event with new nighttime programming running January 14 to March 2; new entertainment offerings at Tokyo DisneySea; rollout of new ticket types to meet diverse guest demand.

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