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LIFE CORPORATION
株式会社ライフコーポレーション
Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores
Life Corporation engages in the supermarket chain in Japan. The company sells food products, daily necessities, and clothing. It is also involved in the credit card business. The company was formerly known as Lifestore Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Life Corporation in May 1991. Life Corporation was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Osaka, 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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Net Sales
¥848.6B
¥818.9B
¥780.0B
¥738.5B
¥745.1B
Cost of Sales
¥582.1B
¥564.0B
¥535.3B
¥508.9B
¥514.4B
Gross Profit
¥266.5B
¥254.9B
¥244.7B
¥229.6B
¥230.7B
SG&A
¥273.2B
¥261.2B
¥250.3B
¥237.4B
¥231.0B
Operating Income
¥26.0B
¥25.3B
¥24.1B
¥19.1B
¥22.9B
Non-Operating Income
¥1.6B
¥1.3B
¥1.1B
¥1.1B
¥1.1B
Dividend Income
¥82M
¥71M
¥61M
¥52M
¥53M
Interest Income
¥119M
¥114M
¥121M
¥130M
¥141M
Non-Operating Expenses
¥510M
¥369M
¥242M
¥268M
¥294M
Interest Expense
¥379M
¥219M
¥189M
¥185M
¥184M
Ordinary Income
¥27.1B
¥26.2B
¥24.9B
¥20.0B
¥23.7B
Pre-tax Income
¥24.7B
¥26.0B
¥23.2B
¥18.6B
¥22.3B
Income Taxes
¥5.9B
¥8.1B
¥6.2B
¥5.3B
¥7.1B
Current Tax
¥10.9B
¥8.1B
¥6.8B
¥4.9B
¥6.7B
Deferred Tax
¥-5.0B
¥11M
¥-547M
¥444M
¥420M
Net Income (owners)
¥18.8B
¥17.9B
¥16.9B
¥13.3B
¥15.2B
Comprehensive Income
¥22.5B
¥18.1B
¥18.4B
¥15.0B
¥15.3B
EBITDA
¥42.8B
¥41.8B
¥40.2B
¥34.2B
¥37.1B
EPS
¥217.56
¥195.11
¥360.93
¥284.35
¥324.50
Shares Outstanding
86.7M
43.3M
47.0M
47.0M
47.0M
Shares Issued (total)
90.5M
49.5M
49.5M
49.5M
49.5M
Treasury Shares
3.8M
6.1M
2.4M
2.4M
2.5M
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Total Assets
¥335.2B
¥306.0B
¥287.1B
¥280.8B
¥270.2B
Current Assets
¥121.5B
¥96.3B
¥82.8B
¥80.5B
¥74.5B
Cash & Deposits
¥10.6B
¥8.4B
¥8.6B
¥9.7B
¥9.8B
Trade Receivables
¥21.1B
¥18.6B
¥9.6B
¥9.2B
¥8.1B
Non-Current Assets
¥213.7B
¥209.7B
¥204.3B
¥200.3B
¥195.7B
PP&E
¥157.0B
¥161.4B
¥156.3B
¥155.9B
¥150.5B
Intangible Assets
¥5.7B
¥5.9B
¥5.5B
¥3.2B
¥3.5B
Investment Securities
¥130M
¥2.4B
¥1.9B
¥1.5B
¥1.2B
Deferred Tax Assets
¥8.5B
¥5.4B
¥5.5B
¥5.6B
¥6.8B
Total Liabilities
¥179.7B
¥167.6B
¥150.3B
¥158.8B
¥159.9B
Current Liabilities
¥144.4B
¥129.9B
¥118.2B
¥128.2B
¥132.5B
ST Debt
¥10.7B
¥42.1B
¥29.7B
¥52.7B
¥53.4B
Taxes Payable
¥8.1B
¥5.7B
¥5.3B
¥2.4B
¥3.9B
Non-Current Liabilities
¥35.4B
¥37.7B
¥32.1B
¥30.6B
¥27.5B
Total LT Borrowings
¥18.8B
¥25.8B
¥19.9B
¥17.5B
¥12.2B
Pension Obligations
—
—
—
¥889M
¥3.0B
Total Equity
¥155.5B
¥138.4B
¥136.9B
¥122.0B
¥110.3B
Capital Stock
¥10.0B
¥10.0B
¥10.0B
¥10.0B
¥10.0B
Capital Surplus
¥2.5B
¥5.7B
¥5.7B
¥5.7B
¥5.6B
Retained Earnings
¥141.8B
¥135.8B
¥122.6B
¥109.1B
¥99.2B
Treasury Stock
¥-5.0B
¥-15.7B
¥-3.8B
¥-3.8B
¥-3.9B
AOCI
¥6.3B
¥2.6B
¥2.4B
¥992M
¥-623M
Equity (owners)
¥149.3B
¥135.9B
¥134.4B
¥121.0B
¥110.9B
Total Interest-Bearing Debt ⓘ
¥29.5B
¥68.0B
¥49.7B
¥70.2B
¥65.6B
Net Cash ⓘ
¥-18.9B
¥-59.6B
¥-41.1B
¥-60.5B
¥-55.8B
NCAV ⓘ
¥-58.2B
¥-71.2B
¥-67.4B
¥-78.3B
¥-85.4B
NCAV/Share
¥-671
¥-1,644
¥-1,435
¥-1,666
¥-1,820
BV/Share
¥1,722
¥3,135
¥2,859
¥2,574
¥2,362
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Operating CF
¥74.5B
¥22.3B
¥41.7B
¥23.9B
¥-7.9B
Interest Paid
¥-369M
¥-190M
¥-178M
¥-174M
¥-173M
Interest Received
¥92M
¥76M
¥64M
¥55M
¥57M
D&A
¥16.8B
¥16.5B
¥16.0B
¥15.1B
¥14.2B
Investing CF
¥-11.2B
¥-22.7B
¥-17.4B
¥-23.8B
¥-20.3B
CapEx
¥11.3B
¥21.7B
¥13.6B
¥21.4B
¥19.0B
Proceeds from Invest.
¥3.0B
—
—
—
¥485M
Financing CF
¥-45.0B
¥503M
¥-25.5B
¥-142M
¥22.7B
Dividends Paid
¥-5.4B
¥-4.7B
¥-3.5B
¥-3.5B
¥-2.6B
Share Buybacks
¥0M
¥-11.8B
¥-1M
¥0M
¥0M
LT Debt Repaid
¥-9.9B
¥-10.5B
¥-8.9B
¥-15.0B
¥-12.6B
Free Cash Flow
¥63.2B
¥631M
¥28.1B
¥2.5B
¥-26.9B
Net Change in Cash
¥18.2B
¥160M
¥-1.1B
¥-81M
¥-5.5B
Metric
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ROE
12.8%
13.0%
13.1%
11.5%
14.6%
ROA
5.9%
6.1%
6.0%
4.8%
5.6%
EPS
¥217.56
¥195.11
¥360.93
¥284.35
¥324.50
DPS
¥65.50
¥110.00
¥90.00
¥70.00
¥70.00
BPS
¥1,797.72
¥1,600.06
¥2,916.09
¥2,599.79
¥2,353.44
FCF/Share
¥729
¥15
¥598
¥52
¥-573
NCAV/Share
¥-671
¥-1,644
¥-1,435
¥-1,666
¥-1,820
Payout Ratio
30.1%
56.4%
24.9%
24.6%
21.6%
Event Timeline
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Large Shareholder Reports 9
Date Activist Stake Event Flag Demands Source
2025-06-17
Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd.
24.46%
increase
Passive
—
2024-12-05
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank,Limited
2.01%
-4.55%
change
Passive
—
2024-11-21
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank,Limited
6.56%
+0.09%
change
Passive
—
2024-08-21
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank,Limited
6.47%
change
Passive
—
2023-12-27
seishinkousan
10.88%
correction
Passive
—
2023-12-27
seishinkousan
10.88%
correction
Passive
—
2023-12-08
seishinkousan
10.88%
change
Passive
—
2023-12-08
seishinkousan
10.88%
change
Passive
—
2023-11-22
seishinkousan
10.88%
change
Passive
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Top 10 Shareholders
Ownership DNA
Cross-Holdings Tracker 2
#
Shareholder
Shares (thou.)
% of Total
1
Mitsubishi Corporation
三菱商事株式会社
21,125
24.37%
2
清信興産株式会社
10,764
12.42%
3
公益財団法人ライフスポーツ財団
6,458
7.45%
4
Japan Master Trust Bank
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社(信託口)
5,379
6.21%
5
ライフ共栄会
4,694
5.42%
6
Japan Custody Bank
株式会社日本カストディ銀行(信託口)
2,312
2.67%
7
Sumitomo Life Insurance
住友生命保険相互会社
1,474
1.70%
8
清 水 久 子
1,402
1.62%
9
State Street Bank and Trust Company
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 (常任代理人 株式会社みずほ銀行)
1,250
1.44%
10
三菱食品株式会社
1,015
1.17%
Domestic Nominees
8.9%
-0.6% vs 2025
Trust bank custodians — GPIF, pensions, investment trusts
Foreign Custodians
1.4%
+0.4% vs 2025
Sub-custodians for foreign asset managers
Direct / Strategic
54.1%
+0.0% vs 2025
Named entities with disclosed investment intent
Shareholder
Trend
2023
2024
2025
2026
Mitsubishi Corporation
三菱商事
22.47%
22.47%
24.37%
24.37%
清信興産
11.45%
11.45%
12.42%
12.42%
公益財団法人ライフスポーツ財団
6.87%
6.87%
7.45%
7.45%
Japan Master Trust Bank
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行
6.89%
6.43%
7.00%
6.21%
-0.79%
ライフ共栄会
4.94%
4.95%
5.40%
5.42%
+0.02%
Japan Custody Bank
日本カストディ銀行
2.35%
2.30%
2.50%
2.67%
+0.17%
Sumitomo Life Insurance
住友生命保険
1.57%
1.57%
1.70%
1.70%
清 水 久 子
—
1.49%
1.62%
1.62%
State Street
—
—
1.06%
1.44%
+0.38%
三菱食品
—
—
1.17%
1.17%
清 水 信 次
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
1.49%
—
—
—
Norinchukin Bank
農林中央金庫
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
4.47%
2.98%
—
—
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
三井住友信託銀行
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
4.82%
4.82%
—
—
Concentration (HHI)
ⓘ
808
791
896
888
4 fiscal years · top-10 holders per year · >2,500 HHI = high concentration · entity-resolved
Portfolio Book Value
¥2,224M
+64% since 2023
Holdings
2
+1 new
1 exited
Trend
Stable
vs 2023
Held Company
FY2025
¥2,224M total
FY2023
¥1,356M total
Book Val ¥M
Shares
Book Val ¥M
Shares
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.
三井住友トラストグループ㈱
1,498
NEW
New
391,884
—
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
㈱三菱UFJフィナンシャル・グループ
726
381,760
368
381,760
M
三井住友トラスト・ホールディングス㈱
—
−100%
Exit
—
988
195,942
M
Portfolio total
2,224
1,356
Book value in ¥M · ↓ reduced · ↑ increased vs prior year · M = mutual holding