Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (KRUS) Q1 2026 Earnings Call January 7, 2026 5:00 PM EST
Company Participants
Benjamin Porten – Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & System Development
Hajime Uba – Chairman, President & CEO
Jeff Uttz – CFO & Treasurer
Conference Call Participants
Sharon Zackfia – William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division
Jeremy Hamblin – Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, Research Division
Andrew Charles – TD Cowen, Research Division
Jeffrey Bernstein – Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division
Jon Tower – Citigroup Inc., Research Division
Mark Smith – Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division
James Sanderson – Northcoast Research Partners, LLC
George Kelly – ROTH Capital Partners, LLC, Research Division
Todd Brooks – The Benchmark Company, LLC, Research Division
Presentation
Operator
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Kura Sushi USA, Inc. Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. Please note that this call is being recorded.
On the call today, we have Hajime Jimmy Uba, President and Chief Executive Officer; Jeff Uttz, Chief Financial Officer; and Benjamin Porten, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and System Development.
And now I’d like to turn the call over to Mr. Porten.
Benjamin Porten
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & System Development
Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you all for joining. By now, everyone should have access to our fiscal first quarter 2026 earnings release. It can be found at www.kurasushi.com in the Investor Relations section. A copy of the earnings release has also been included in the 8-K we submitted to the SEC.
Before we begin our formal remarks, I need to remind everyone that part of our discussion today will include forward-looking statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and therefore, you should
