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POPLAR Co., Ltd.
株式会社ポプラ
Retail Trade
Poplar Co., Ltd. operates convenience stores in Japan. The company operates in two segments, Smart Store Business and Lawson Poplar Business. The Smart Store Business segments operate under the Popura and Seikatsu Saika brands. The Lawson Poplar Business segment operates under the Lawson Poplar and Lawson brands. It operates a chain of approximately 277 stores. The company was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.
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Overview
Filings & Signals
Ownership
Financials
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Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
Ratios & Per Share
Metric
FY 2025
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FY 2023
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Net Sales
¥8.0B
¥8.5B
¥9.2B
¥10.2B
¥11.2B
Cost of Sales
¥6.3B
¥6.6B
¥7.0B
¥7.8B
¥8.8B
Gross Profit
¥1.7B
¥2.0B
¥2.2B
¥2.4B
¥2.5B
SG&A
¥5.1B
¥5.0B
¥5.0B
¥5.2B
¥6.0B
Operating Income
¥302M
¥408M
¥404M
¥56M
¥-1.1B
Non-Operating Income
¥46M
¥29M
¥38M
¥56M
¥144M
Dividend Income
¥1M
¥2M
¥3M
¥2M
¥21M
Interest Income
¥2M
¥1M
¥1M
¥1M
¥1M
Non-Operating Expenses
¥43M
¥25M
¥82M
¥39M
¥52M
Interest Expense
¥15M
¥19M
¥28M
¥27M
¥33M
Ordinary Income
¥305M
¥413M
¥360M
¥73M
¥-1.0B
Pre-tax Income
¥251M
¥464M
¥503M
¥-230M
¥-502M
Income Taxes
¥116M
¥87M
¥41M
¥8M
¥17M
Current Tax
¥102M
¥98M
¥80M
¥59M
¥15M
Deferred Tax
¥14M
¥-11M
¥-39M
¥-51M
¥1M
Net Income (owners)
¥135M
¥376M
¥462M
¥-238M
¥-518M
Comprehensive Income
¥136M
¥333M
¥471M
¥-254M
¥-715M
EBITDA
¥366M
¥464M
¥454M
¥168M
¥-994M
EPS
¥8.45
¥28.07
¥36.74
¥-20.17
¥-43.99
Shares Outstanding
11.8M
11.8M
11.8M
11.8M
11.8M
Shares Issued (total)
14.0M
11.8M
11.8M
11.8M
11.8M
Treasury Shares
2.2M
0.0M
0.0M
0.0M
0.0M
Metric
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Total Assets
¥4.0B
¥3.8B
¥3.8B
¥3.9B
¥4.2B
Current Assets
¥1.8B
¥1.7B
¥1.7B
¥1.7B
¥1.8B
Cash & Deposits
¥841M
¥806M
¥752M
¥828M
¥802M
Trade Receivables
¥189M
¥123M
¥78M
¥69M
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Non-Current Assets
¥2.1B
¥2.0B
¥2.1B
¥2.2B
¥2.4B
PP&E
¥1.7B
¥1.6B
¥1.5B
¥1.6B
¥1.6B
Intangible Assets
¥1M
¥3M
¥9M
¥15M
¥241M
Investment Securities
¥80M
¥61M
¥145M
¥133M
¥152M
Deferred Tax Assets
¥72M
¥93M
¥71M
¥47M
¥0M
Total Liabilities
¥3.1B
¥3.0B
¥3.3B
¥4.6B
¥4.6B
Current Liabilities
¥1.7B
¥1.6B
¥1.6B
¥2.5B
¥2.2B
Accounts Payable
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—
—
¥289M
¥267M
ST Debt
¥46M
¥154M
¥206M
¥906M
¥500M
Taxes Payable
¥101M
¥98M
¥0M
¥57M
¥17M
Non-Current Liabilities
¥1.3B
¥1.4B
¥1.7B
¥2.0B
¥2.4B
Total LT Borrowings
¥159M
¥41M
¥195M
¥401M
¥549M
Pension Obligations
¥442M
¥426M
¥405M
¥395M
¥380M
Deferred Tax Liab.
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—
—
—
¥4M
Total Equity
¥879M
¥781M
¥477M
¥-694M
¥-429M
Capital Stock
¥30M
¥30M
¥30M
¥2.9B
¥2.9B
Capital Surplus
¥320M
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—
¥684M
¥684M
Retained Earnings
¥851M
¥761M
¥414M
¥-4.3B
¥-4.1B
Treasury Stock
¥-312M
¥-0M
¥-0M
¥-0M
¥-0M
AOCI
¥-9M
¥-10M
¥33M
¥24M
¥40M
Equity (owners)
¥888M
¥791M
¥444M
¥-718M
¥-470M
Total Interest-Bearing Debt ⓘ
¥205M
¥195M
¥401M
¥1.3B
¥1.0B
Net Cash ⓘ
¥636M
¥611M
¥351M
¥-480M
¥-247M
NCAV ⓘ
¥-1.3B
¥-1.3B
¥-1.6B
¥-2.8B
¥-2.8B
NCAV/Share
¥-108
¥-107
¥-139
¥-241
¥-238
BV/Share
¥75
¥67
¥38
¥-61
¥-40
Metric
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Operating CF
¥488M
¥433M
¥80M
¥102M
¥-2.4B
Interest Paid
¥-15M
¥-19M
¥-27M
¥-27M
¥-33M
Interest Received
¥4M
¥3M
¥3M
¥3M
¥7M
D&A
¥64M
¥56M
¥50M
¥112M
¥105M
Investing CF
¥-233M
¥26M
¥323M
¥-101M
¥873M
CapEx
¥223M
¥81M
¥14M
¥78M
¥13M
Purchase Investments
—
—
—
—
¥-2M
Proceeds from Invest.
—
¥110M
¥78M
¥75M
¥231M
Financing CF
¥-220M
¥-406M
¥-478M
¥25M
¥-182M
Dividends Paid
¥-46M
¥-29M
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—
—
Share Buybacks
¥-312M
¥-0M
¥-0M
¥-0M
¥-0M
LT Debt Repaid
¥-190M
¥-206M
¥-206M
¥-201M
¥-217M
Free Cash Flow
¥265M
¥352M
¥65M
¥23M
¥-2.4B
Net Change in Cash
¥35M
¥54M
¥-76M
¥26M
¥-1.7B
Metric
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ROE
16.2%
59.8%
96.8%
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ROA
3.5%
9.9%
12.0%
-5.9%
-12.4%
EPS
¥8.45
¥28.07
¥36.74
¥-20.17
¥-43.99
BPS
¥11.97
¥3.00
¥-21.37
¥-58.90
¥-36.43
FCF/Share
¥22
¥30
¥6
¥2
¥-207
NCAV/Share
¥-108
¥-107
¥-139
¥-241
¥-238
Event Timeline
S Shareholder
A Capital Signal
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Large Shareholder Reports 13
Date Activist Stake Event Flag Demands Source
2026-05-13
MIT Corporate Advisory Services Co.,Ltd.
37.76%
+19.96%
change
Passive
—
2025-11-06
Poplar Kyoueikai Rijityou Sakamoto Kazuhisa
8.23%
correction
Passive
—
2025-10-31
Poplar Kyoueikai Rijityou Sakamoto Kazuhisa
8.23%
-1.2%
change
Passive
—
2025-10-24
Lawson, Inc.
—
correction
Passive
—
2025-10-24
MIT Corporate Advisory Services Co.,Ltd.
17.8%
initial_5pct
Passive
—
2025-10-23
Lawson, Inc.
—
exit
Passive
—
2025-07-23
Syunji Meguro
19.83%
correction
Passive
—
2025-07-23
Syunji Meguro
20.34%
+0.51%
change
Passive
—
2025-07-07
Syunji Meguro
19.83%
initial_5pct
Passive
—
2025-06-04
Poplar Kyoueikai Rijityou Sakamoto Kazuhisa
10.59%
correction
Passive
—
2025-06-04
Poplar Kyoueikai Rijityou Sakamoto Kazuhisa
9.43%
-1.16%
correction
Passive
—
2025-05-02
Poplar Kyoueikai Rijityou Sakamoto Kazuhisa
9.44%
-1.16%
change
Passive
—
2023-10-20
Poplar Kyoueikai Rijityou Sakamoto Kazuhisa
10.6%
change
Passive
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Top 10 Shareholders
Ownership DNA
Cross-Holdings Tracker 1
#
Shareholder
Shares (thou.)
% of Total
1
目黒 俊治
2,340
19.84%
2
MIT広域再建支援投資事業有限責任組合
1,236
10.48%
3
ポプラ協栄会
1,134
9.61%
4
HiCAP4号投資事業有限責任組合無限責任組合員ひろぎんキャピタルパートナーズ株式会社
924
7.84%
5
株式会社広島銀行(常任代理人株式会社日本カストディ銀行)
212
1.81%
6
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
ポプラ社員持株会
211
1.79%
7
児玉 昇司
150
1.27%
8
土井 敏嗣
140
1.19%
9
株式会社目黒
126
1.07%
10
ひろぎんリース株式会社
106
0.90%
Domestic Nominees
0.0%
+0.0% vs 2025
Trust bank custodians — GPIF, pensions, investment trusts
Foreign Custodians
0.0%
+0.0% vs 2025
Sub-custodians for foreign asset managers
Direct / Strategic
55.8%
-3.3% vs 2025
Named entities with disclosed investment intent
Shareholder
Trend
2023
2024
2025
2026
目黒 俊治
20.37%
20.34%
20.34%
19.84%
-0.50%
MIT広域再建支援投資事業有限責任組合
NEW ENTRY
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—
—
—
10.48%
NEW
ポプラ協栄会
11.60%
10.39%
9.80%
9.61%
-0.19%
HiCAP4号投資事業有限責任組合無限責任組合員ひろぎんキャピタルパートナーズ
NEW ENTRY
—
—
—
—
7.84%
NEW
式会社広島銀行
1.81%
1.80%
1.80%
1.81%
+0.01%
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
ポプラ社員持株会
1.74%
1.73%
1.73%
1.79%
+0.06%
児玉 昇司
NEW ENTRY
—
—
—
—
1.27%
NEW
土井 敏嗣
NEW ENTRY
—
—
—
—
1.19%
NEW
式会社目黒
NEW ENTRY
1.07%
1.06%
—
1.07%
NEW
ひろぎんリース
NEW ENTRY
—
—
—
—
0.90%
NEW
Lawson,Inc.
式会社ローソン
last seen 2025
Exited Top 10
18.24%
18.22%
18.22%
—
楽天証券
last seen 2025
Exited Top 10
—
—
2.28%
—
MSIP CLIENT SECURITIES
last seen 2025
Exited Top 10
—
—
1.85%
—
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking
三菱UFJ信託銀行
last seen 2025
Exited Top 10
1.13%
1.12%
1.12%
—
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LIMITED
last seen 2025
Exited Top 10
—
—
1.00%
—
式会社SBI証券
last seen 2025
Exited Top 10
—
—
0.99%
—
日本カストディ銀行
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
2.49%
—
—
—
東京海上日動火災保険
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
1.36%
—
—
—
原 泰一郎
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
—
1.82%
—
—
MATSUI SECURITIES CO.,LTD.
松井証券
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
—
1.06%
—
—
Japan Master Trust Bank
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
3.07%
1.01%
—
—
Concentration (HHI)
ⓘ
908
868
860
669
4 fiscal years · top-10 holders per year · >2,500 HHI = high concentration · entity-resolved
Portfolio Book Value
¥29M
-59% since 2023
Holdings
1
2 exited
Trend
Stable
vs 2023
Book value in ¥M · ↓ reduced · ↑ increased vs prior year · M = mutual holding