Overview
Retail Trade

POPLAR CO.,Ltd.

Poplar Co., Ltd. operates convenience stores in Japan under two primary business segments. The Smart Store segment operates 'Poplar' and 'Seikatsu Saika' branded stores, primarily in facility-based locations (e.g., hospitals, offices), offering low-cost products and services including items manufactured at company-owned factories. The Lawson-Poplar segment, operated through subsidiary Poplar Retail Co., Ltd. under a mega-franchise agreement with Lawson, runs roadside full-format convenience stores under the 'Lawson-Poplar' and 'Lawson' brands, providing high value-added products and services.

Market Cap
¥1.92B
US$12.3M
EV
¥1.71B
US$10.9M
Stock¥163▼-0.61%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
5.0
x
LTM EV/EBIT
6.2
x
LTM PER
19.0
x
LTM PBR
1.9
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-30.7%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
1.92BUS$12.3MMarket Cap0.48BUS$3.06M+ Debt0.60BUS$3.86M− Cash0.09BUS$0.58M− Inv. Sec.1.71BUS$10.9MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
13.6US$86.9M'22/213.1US$83.3M'23/212.4US$78.9M'24/212.0US$76.7M'25/211.7US$74.3M'26/2
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-0.99-US$6.34M'22/20.17US$1.07M'23/20.45US$2.90M'24/20.46US$2.96M'25/20.37US$2.33M'26/2
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-0.52-US$3.30M'22/2-0.24-US$1.51M'23/20.46US$2.95M'24/20.38US$2.40M'25/20.13US$0.85M'26/2
Capital Structure
68%
32%
EquityD/E 0.48xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
0.95US$6.09M1.78US$11.4M'22/20.96US$6.13M1.87US$11.9M'23/20.90US$5.72M0.91US$5.80M'24/20.87US$5.53M0.53US$3.40M'25/20.92US$5.88M0.37US$2.39M'26/2
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 58.5%
1
Toshiharu MEGURO
19.84%
2
MIT Regional Revitalization Support Investment Limited Partnership
10.48%
3
Poplar Kyoei-kai
9.95%
4
HiCAP No. 4 Investment Limited Partnership, General Partner: Hiroshin Capital Partners Co., Ltd.
7.84%
5
Rakuten Securities, Inc.
3.55%
6
POPLAR CO.,Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Association
1.84%
7
The Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
1.81%
8
Shoji KODAMA
1.27%
9
JAIC Specialty Fund Investment Limited Partnership
1.02%
10
Toshitsugu DOI
0.91%
Management
8 officers
Reishin OKADA
Representative Director, President
Feb 2003 Joined the Company Oct 2008 General Manager, General Affairs Department, Executive Officer, the Company Jul 2017 General Manager, Administration Division, Executive Officer, the Company Jul 2018 Representative Director, President, Poplar Hoken Service Co., Ltd. (current) May 2020 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Division, the Company May 2022 Director, Executive Vice President, Executive Officer, the Company May 2023 Representative Director, President, the Company (current) May 2023 Representative Director, President, Poplar Retail Co., Ltd. (current)
1969-07-23
Osamu OTAKE
Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Office
Apr 1986 Joined K&M Co., Ltd. Apr 1999 Transferred to the Company Sep 2004 General Manager, Administration Department, Kanto Regional Headquarters, the Company Feb 2005 General Manager, Administration Department, Kyushu Regional Headquarters, the Company Apr 2008 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Administration Division, the Company Oct 2008 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, the Company May 2020 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, the Company May 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, President's Office, the Company May 2024 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, President's Office, the Company May 2024 Director, Poplar Retail Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, the Company (current)
1963-07-08
Kazuki KURATA
Outside Director
Apr 1976 Joined Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. Apr 2005 Executive Officer, Head Branch Manager, Head Office Sales Department, Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. Apr 2007 Managing Executive Officer, Head Branch Manager, Head Office Sales Department, Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. Jun 2008 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. Jun 2009 Managing Director, General Manager, Corporate Sales Department, Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. Jun 2011 Senior Managing Director, Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. May 2015 Director, the Company (current) Jul 2015 Representative, Kurata Office (current) Jul 2015 Representative Director, Himawari Plan Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2016 Representative Director, President, Tanaka Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Outside Director, Rodina Inc. (current) May 2023 Outside Director, Tanaka Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Mitsuda Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2024 Director (part-time), Marimo Co., Ltd. (current)
1953-10-23
Keitaro MASUI
Outside Director
Apr 1988 Joined Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. Oct 2008 Manager, Shimomatsu Branch, Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. Oct 2010 Section Manager, Funds and Securities Department, Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. Apr 2012 Office Manager, General Planning Department, Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. Apr 2014 Branch Manager, Minamimachi Branch, Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. Apr 2017 General Manager, International Sales Department, Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. Oct 2021 Representative Director, President, Hiroshin Capital Partners Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2021 Director, Itoki Kanko Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2022 Director, T.I. Holdings Co., Ltd. Sep 2022 Director, IPC Inc. (current) May 2023 Director, the Company (current)
1965-10-10
Akira MATSUMOTO
Outside Director
Apr 1994 Joined Sumitomo Bank, Ltd. (now Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) Oct 1999 Joined KPMG Century Audit Corporation (now KPMG AZSA LLC) Apr 2003 Representative Director, President, MIT Corporate Advisory Services Co., Ltd. (current) May 2003 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jun 2008 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Duskin Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Descente Ltd. Jun 2020 Director, Fancl Corporation May 2023 Director, the Company (current)
1971-04-21
Akira YOKUMORI
Full-time Statutory Auditor
Apr 1972 Joined Seibu Department Stores, Ltd. (Sogo) Mar 1991 General Manager, General Affairs Department, Fukuyama Sogo Co., Ltd. Oct 2000 Store Manager, Fukuyama Sogo Co., Ltd. Feb 2001 Store Manager, Tokushima Store, Sogo Co., Ltd. Feb 2006 Store Manager, Hiroshima Store, Sogo Co., Ltd. May 2007 Director, Store Manager, Hiroshima Store, Sogo Co., Ltd. Jan 2010 Executive Officer, Sogo & Seibu Co., Ltd. May 2010 Full-time Statutory Auditor, Sogo & Seibu Co., Ltd. May 2016 Retired as Full-time Statutory Auditor, Sogo & Seibu Co., Ltd. May 2017 Statutory Auditor, the Company May 2018 Full-time Statutory Auditor, the Company (current)
1949-12-29
Yuko HIRATANI
Outside Statutory Auditor
Apr 1998 Registered as Attorney-at-law Feb 2004 Joined Hikari Sogo Law Office (current) Oct 2007 Member, Board of Education, Hiroshima Prefecture Apr 2011 Chairperson, Hiroshima Children's Dream Foundation (public interest foundation) Jun 2013 Director, Matsuda Foundation (public interest foundation) (current) Apr 2014 Vice President, Hiroshima Bar Association Apr 2015 Director, Federation of Bar Associations of the Chugoku Region Apr 2016 Part-time Lecturer, MBA Program, University of Hiroshima Prefecture May 2018 Statutory Auditor, the Company (current) Oct 2019 Member, Program Review Committee, Chugoku Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Director, Hiroshima Consumers' Cooperative Union (current) Apr 2025 Director, Hiroshima Prefecture Gender Equality Foundation (current)
1970-09-08
Shigemichi KOBAYASHI
Outside Statutory Auditor
Apr 1981 Joined Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2007 Deputy Director, Ashiya Tax Office Jul 2009 Examiner, Taxation Division I, Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2011 Asset Valuation Officer, Taxation Division I, Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2012 Director, Iwakuni Tax Office Jul 2013 Manager, Individual Taxation Section, Taxation Division I, Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2015 Manager, Taxation General Section, Taxation Division I, Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2016 Deputy Head, Taxation Division I, Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2017 Director, Okayama East Tax Office Sep 2018 Opened Shigemichi Kobayashi Tax Accountant Office, Representative (current) May 2021 Statutory Auditor, the Company (current)
1958-01-23
Large Shareholding Reports
MIT Corporate Advisory Services
2026-05-13
8.86%→19.89%
Poplar Kyoeikai, Chairman Kazuhisa SAKAMOTO
2025-11-06
9.43%→8.23%
Poplar Kyoeikai, Chairman Kazuhisa SAKAMOTO
2025-10-31
9.43%→8.23%
MIT Corporate Advisory Services
2025-10-24
8.86%
Lawson, Inc.
2025-10-23
18.24%→0.00%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-10-14
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-10-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2026 – Feb 2027
TDnet
2026-07-10
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINETAmended
2026-06-30
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
EDINET
2026-05-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
EDINET
2026-05-13
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-01-09
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-11-06
Change Report
EDINET
2025-10-31
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-24
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2025-10-24
Change Report
EDINET
2025-10-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2025-10-14
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-10-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-10-10
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2025-09-05
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2025-09-03
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-08-29
Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2025-07-11
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-06-26
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
EDINET
2025-05-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
TDnet
2025-01-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-10-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-07-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
TDnet
2024-07-11
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-05-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – Feb 2024
EDINETAmended
2024-04-12
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2022 – Feb 2023
EDINET
2024-01-12
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
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