Overview
Retail Trade

Life Foods Co.,Ltd.

Life Foods Co., Ltd. operates a chain of Japanese-style casual dining restaurants primarily in the Kansai, Chubu, and Chugoku regions of Japan (spanning 2 prefectures and 6 prefectures total). Its core formats include 'Za Meshiya,' a cafeteria-style Japanese restaurant offering approximately 120 menu items including home-style Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes; 'Machikadoya' (formerly Za Meshiya 24), a fast-food style Japanese set-meal restaurant targeting a broad customer base including families, office workers, and students; 'Meshiya Shokudo,' a smaller-format cafeteria concept emphasizing operational efficiency; and 'Sanuki Seimen,' an artisanal udon specialty chain using in-store daily noodle production with carefully selected wheat and salt. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market.

Market Cap
¥4.92B
US$31.4M
EV
¥3.22B
US$20.6M
Stock¥1,588▲+0.00%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
45.6
x
LTM EV/EBIT
NM
LTM PER
NM
LTM PBR
2.8
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-25.0%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 22, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
4.92BUS$31.4MMarket Cap0.29BUS$1.85M+ Debt1.79BUS$11.4M− Cash0.20BUS$1.28M− Inv. Sec.3.22BUS$20.6MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
8.72US$55.6M'22/29.89US$63.1M'23/210.4US$66.5M'24/29.78US$62.4M'25/29.61US$61.3M'26/2
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-1.17-US$7.45M'22/2-0.48-US$3.06M'23/20.06US$0.38M'24/20.41US$2.59M'25/20.14US$0.89M'26/2
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.06US$0.38M'22/2-0.45-US$2.85M'23/2-0.73-US$4.68M'24/20.40US$2.56M'25/20.04US$0.22M'26/2
Capital Structure
86%
EquityD/E 0.17xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
4.30US$27.4M2.63US$16.7M'22/23.71US$23.7M2.14US$13.7M'23/22.99US$19.1M1.34US$8.54M'24/22.43US$15.5M0.56US$3.55M'25/22.22US$14.2M0.10US$0.66M'26/2
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 68.5%
1
Life Sports Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)
18.41%
2
Kiyohisa Shoji Co., Ltd.
16.10%
3
Akiko SHIMIZU
13.17%
4
Life Foods Co.,Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Association
6.59%
5
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account E)
4.93%
6
Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
3.07%
7
Kei Teion Foods Co., Ltd.
1.84%
8
Showa Co., Ltd.
1.84%
9
Shuichi SHIMIZU
1.27%
10
SHINMEI Holdings Co.,LTD.
1.23%
Management
7 officers
Takeshi OHIRA
Director and Chairman; Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division, General Manager of Development and Construction Department, General Manager of Business Format Development Department
Dec 1989 Joined Inaka Foods Jun 1990 Left Inaka Foods Jul 1990 Joined L Foods Co., Ltd. (now Life Foods Co., Ltd.) Mar 1999 General Manager, Sales Division No. 2 Mar 2000 Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division No. 1 Jun 2001 Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department Apr 2002 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Promotion Division May 2002 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Promotion Division Dec 2003 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division Jul 2005 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division; General Manager, FF Business Division Apr 2009 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division; General Manager, FF Business Division; General Manager, Merchandising Department Apr 2013 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division; General Manager, FF Business Division May 2013 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division; General Manager, FF Business Division May 2018 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, General Manager, FF Business Division Sep 2019 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer Oct 2020 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, Development and Construction Department; General Manager, Business Format Development Department Mar 2025 Representative Director, Chairman and Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, Development and Construction Department; General Manager, Business Format Development Department Mar 2026 Director and Chairman, Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, Development and Construction Department; General Manager, Business Format Development Department (current)
1957-03-06
Yoshihiro SUGAMOTO
Representative Director, President
Apr 1988 Joined L Foods Co., Ltd. (now Life Foods Co., Ltd.) Mar 2000 District Manager (Section Chief), Third Sales Division, Sales Division Feb 2002 Deputy General Manager, Special Business Division, Sales Promotion Division Dec 2003 Deputy General Manager, Merchandising Department, Sales Division Dec 2007 Deputy General Manager, Store Operations Department, Sales Division Apr 2009 Deputy General Manager, Merchandising Department, Sales Division Apr 2015 General Manager, Merchandising Department, Sales Division May 2018 Director; Head of Sales Division; General Manager, Merchandising Department, Sales Division Sep 2019 Director; Head of Sales Division; General Manager, Merchandising Department, Sales Division; General Manager, FF Business Division Mar 2025 Representative Director, President (current)
1969-08-21
Tetsuji SHIMIZU
Director
Jan 2000 Joined Life Beauty Co., Ltd.; Deputy Manager, Sales Department Sep 2002 Representative Director, President, Life Beauty Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2006 Representative Director, President, Life Beauty Products Co., Ltd. (current) May 2018 Director of the Company (current)
1971-08-25
Takayuki NISHINA
Director; Head of Sales Division; General Manager, FF Business Division
Apr 1990 Joined L Foods Co., Ltd. (now Life Foods Co., Ltd.) Oct 1992 Store Manager, Za Meshiya Kashihara store Jun 1999 District Manager (Section Chief), Second Sales Division, Sales Division Feb 2003 Regional Manager (Section Chief), Third Region, Store Operations Division Apr 2009 General Manager, Internal Audit Office Aug 2010 General Manager, Store Operations Department No. 2, Sales Division May 2025 Director; Head of Sales Division; General Manager, FF Business Division (current)
1967-09-09
Yoshitaka SHINKE
Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Feb 1989 Joined L Foods Co., Ltd. (now Life Foods Co., Ltd.) Feb 1995 District Manager (Section Chief), Store Operations Department Dec 1997 Section Chief, Sales Promotion Office, Sales Division Mar 2000 General Manager, Second Sales Division, Sales Division Jun 2001 General Manager, Store Operations Planning Office, Sales Division Feb 2002 General Manager, FF Business Division, Sales Promotion Division Dec 2003 General Manager, Merchandising Department, Sales Division Apr 2009 General Manager, Human Resources Department, General Affairs Division Mar 2018 Department Manager, Administration Division May 2018 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member May 2021 Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1963-11-09
Noboru SHIBATA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (Note 2)
Sep 1988 Joined Osaka Shinwa Bizcon Co., Ltd. Feb 1992 Appointed Director, Osaka Shinwa Bizcon Co., Ltd. Dec 1994 Established Shibata Business Consulting Co., Ltd. (now Mikata Consulting Co., Ltd.); Representative Director, President and CEO (current) Dec 1994 Established Shibata Certified Tax Accountant Office (now Mikata Tax Corporation); Representative (current) May 2001 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Aug 2005 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company May 2021 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1964-08-07
Tetsuya NAGASAWA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1996 Registered as attorney-at-law (Osaka Bar Association); joined Ohashi Law Office Sep 2001 Worked at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C. Office Jan 2002 Registered as attorney-at-law in New York State Aug 2002 Returned to Ohashi Law Office (Attorney Corporation) Apr 2004 Partner of Ohashi Law Office (current) Apr 2005 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University Jul 2006 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Apr 2013 Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University Apr 2016 Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University (current) May 2021 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1970-04-17
Large Shareholding Reports
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
2026-09-25
5.38%→4.36%
Life Sports Foundation
2026-09-18
16.39%→16.39%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 18.41%
Life Sports Foundation
2026-01-13
16.39%→16.39%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 18.41%
Life Sports Foundation
2026-01-13
16.39%→16.39%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 18.41%
Life Sports Foundation
2025-08-20
—
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 18.41%
Life Sports Foundation
2025-08-05
16.39%→16.39%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 18.41%
Life Sports Foundation
2025-07-10
16.39%→16.39%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 18.41%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2026 – Feb 2027
TDnet
2026-10-14
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-09-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-18
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-07-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-05-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
TDnet
2026-01-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2026-01-13
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-13
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-08-20
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2025-08-08
Change Report
EDINET
2025-08-05
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-07-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-05-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
TDnet
2025-01-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
EDINETAmended
2024-07-30
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
EDINET
2024-07-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
TDnet
2024-07-11
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-05-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – Feb 2024
EDINET
2024-01-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2023 – Nov 2023
EDINET
2023-10-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
EDINET
2023-07-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – May 2023
EDINET
2023-05-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2022 – Feb 2023
EDINET
2023-01-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2022 – Nov 2022
EDINET
2022-10-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-07-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-01-14
Quarterly Securities Report
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