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8194.T

JPXConsumer DefensiveGrocery Stores

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¥2,707

+¥50.00 · +1.88%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

8194.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, Life Corporation is a prominent operator of supermarket chains across the country. The company's 285 retail outlets provide customers with a diverse array of products, spanning groceries, general lifestyle merchandise, and clothing. Additionally, the firm offers financial services through its credit card division. Established in 1897, the company originally operated under the name Lifestore Co., Ltd. until its official renaming to Life Corporation in May 1991.

Industry
Grocery Stores
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Takaharu Iwasaki
Listed since
Jan 1, 2001
Employees
7,506

Market position

Day range

Current ¥2,707

52-week range

Current ¥2,707

Open
¥2,676
Previous close
¥2,657
Volume
207.6K
0.94× average
Average volume
219.72K
Average daily volume
Market cap
234.2B JPY
Beta
0.32
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥2,548.98
+6.20% above average
200-day average
¥2,557.58
+5.84% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
491.98B JPY
P/E (TTM)
18.26×
P/B (TTM)
2.97×
P/S (TTM)
0.26×
EV / EBITDA
11.74×
Earnings yield
4.00%
Free cash flow yield
13.43%
Dividend yield
2.42%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
33.88%
Operating margin
2.87%
Net margin
2.06%
Return on equity
12.10%
Return on assets
5.61%
Return on invested capital
9.78%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.18×
Current ratio
0.84×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends37%24%11%-1%Gross margin, FY2021: 33.06%Gross margin, FY2022: 33.51%Gross margin, FY2023: 33.89%Gross margin, FY2024: 33.69%Gross margin, FY2025: 32.05%Operating margin, FY2021: 2.98%Operating margin, FY2022: 2.50%Operating margin, FY2023: 2.98%Operating margin, FY2024: 2.97%Operating margin, FY2025: 2.95%Net margin, FY2021: 1.98%Net margin, FY2022: 1.74%Net margin, FY2023: 2.09%Net margin, FY2024: 2.11%Net margin, FY2025: 2.14%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 33.06%. Gross margin FY2022 33.51%. Gross margin FY2023 33.89%. Gross margin FY2024 33.69%. Gross margin FY2025 32.05%. Operating margin FY2021 2.98%. Operating margin FY2022 2.50%. Operating margin FY2023 2.98%. Operating margin FY2024 2.97%. Operating margin FY2025 2.95%. Net margin FY2021 1.98%. Net margin FY2022 1.74%. Net margin FY2023 2.09%. Net margin FY2024 2.11%. Net margin FY2025 2.14%.

Income trends

Revenue

881.33B JPY+3.62%

Operating income

26.01B JPY+2.91%

Net income

18.82B JPY+4.87%
Income trends across reported periods968.12B JPY620.93B JPY273.73B JPY−73.47B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 768.33B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 765.43B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 809.71B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 850.5B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 881.33B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 22.93B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 19.15B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 24.12B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 25.27B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 26.01B JPYNet income, FY2021: 15.21B JPYNet income, FY2022: 13.33B JPYNet income, FY2023: 16.94B JPYNet income, FY2024: 17.95B JPYNet income, FY2025: 18.82B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 768.33B JPY. Revenue FY2022 765.43B JPY. Revenue FY2023 809.71B JPY. Revenue FY2024 850.5B JPY. Revenue FY2025 881.33B JPY. Operating income FY2021 22.93B JPY. Operating income FY2022 19.15B JPY. Operating income FY2023 24.12B JPY. Operating income FY2024 25.27B JPY. Operating income FY2025 26.01B JPY. Net income FY2021 15.21B JPY. Net income FY2022 13.33B JPY. Net income FY2023 16.94B JPY. Net income FY2024 17.95B JPY. Net income FY2025 18.82B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue881.33B JPY850.5B JPY809.71B JPY765.43B JPY768.33B JPY
Cost of goods sold598.82B JPY564B JPY535.29B JPY508.91B JPY514.36B JPY
Gross profit282.51B JPY286.5B JPY274.42B JPY256.51B JPY253.98B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative256.5B JPY244.85B JPY234.39B JPY222.4B JPY216.99B JPY
Operating expenses256.5B JPY261.23B JPY250.31B JPY237.37B JPY231.05B JPY
Interest income119M JPY114M JPY121M JPY130M JPY141M JPY
Interest expense379M JPY219M JPY189M JPY185M JPY184M JPY
Depreciation and amortization16.82B JPY16.49B JPY16.03B JPY15.09B JPY14.18B JPY
Operating income26.01B JPY25.27B JPY24.12B JPY19.15B JPY22.93B JPY
Net income18.82B JPY17.95B JPY16.94B JPY13.33B JPY15.21B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
58.73

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates89.8172.4955.1837.86Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 7, 2024: actual 86.23, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 10, 2025: actual 41.67, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 10, 2025: actual 58.48, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 8, 2025: actual 64.51, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 7, 2025: actual 43.3, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 13, 2026: actual 41.44, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Apr 9, 2026: actual 68.31, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 8, 2026: actual 58.73, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates238.16B225.75B213.34B200.93BQ1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26MissQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 10, 2025: actual 211B JPY, estimate 212.05B JPY, surprise -0.50%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported Apr 10, 2025: actual 217.61B JPY, estimate 217.12B JPY, surprise +0.23%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 8, 2025: actual 216.29B JPY, estimate 214.83B JPY, surprise +0.68%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 7, 2025: actual 223.83B JPY, estimate 220.35B JPY, surprise +1.58%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Jan 13, 2026: actual 219.32B JPY, estimate 210.1B JPY, surprise +4.39%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 9, 2026: actual 221.89B JPY, estimate 225.57B JPY, surprise -1.63%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Jul 8, 2026: actual 223.3B JPY, estimate 221.46B JPY, surprise +0.83%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 13, 2026: actual —, estimate 229B JPY, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

¥62.50

2025 complete year+127.3% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥33.00

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Aug 28, 2026

¥35.00

Semi-Annual

Record Aug 31, 2026 · Payment Aug 28, 2026

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Feb 26, 2027

¥35.00

Semi-Annual

Record Feb 28, 2027 · Payment Feb 26, 2027

Dividend

Ex-dividend Feb 26, 2026

¥33.00

Semi-Annual

Record Feb 28, 2026 · Payment May 29, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 28, 2025

¥32.50

Semi-Annual

Record Aug 31, 2025 · Payment Nov 4, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Feb 27, 2025

¥60.00

Semi-Annual

Record Feb 28, 2025 · Payment May 23, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 29, 2024

¥50.00

Semi-Annual

Record Aug 31, 2024 · Payment Nov 1, 2024

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