Overview
Retail Trade

LIFE CORPORATION

Life Corporation operates a chain of supermarkets across the Greater Tokyo and Kinki (Osaka/Kansai) regions of Japan, offering a comprehensive retail assortment centered on food products, along with daily necessities, household goods, and apparel. The company differentiates through its natural supermarket format 'BIO-RAL (VIORAL)', private brand products under 'COOKING LIFE' and 'BIO-RAL', and in-store bakeries, while also providing net supermarket services for home delivery. Ancillary businesses include credit card and e-money services (via subsidiary Life Financial Services), insurance agency operations, education services, and last-mile delivery for its online grocery platform.

Market Cap
¥211B
US$1.34B
EV
¥234B
US$1.49B
Stock¥2,435▲+1.00%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
5.6
x
LTM EV/EBIT
9.3
x
LTM PER
11.6
x
LTM PBR
1.3
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-24.2%pt
1001
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Jul 8, 26Q1 FY2027/02 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
211BUS$1.34BMarket Cap52.0BUS$331M+ Debt10.3BUS$65.4M− Cash18.3BUS$117M− Inv. Sec.234BUS$1.49BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
768US$4.89B'22/2765US$4.87B'23/2810US$5.16B'24/2850US$5.42B'25/2881US$5.61B'26/2
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
37.1US$236M'22/234.2US$218M'23/240.2US$256M'24/241.8US$266M'25/242.8US$273M'26/2
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
15.2US$96.8M'22/213.3US$84.9M'23/216.9US$108M'24/217.9US$114M'25/218.8US$120M'26/2
Capital Structure
76%
24%
EquityD/E 0.32xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
11.0US$70.1M69.1US$440M'22/211.2US$71.4M74.2US$472M'23/210.5US$67.0M53.1US$338M'24/210.7US$68.3M71.1US$452M'25/210.7US$68.3M32.1US$204M'26/2
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 65.0%
1
Mitsubishi Corporation
24.37%
2
Seishin Kosan Co., Ltd.
12.42%
3
Life Sports Foundation
7.45%
4
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.54%
5
Life Kyoei-kai
5.44%
6
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.79%
7
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
1.70%
8
Hisako SHIMIZU
1.62%
9
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.52%
10
Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd.
1.17%
Management
13 officers
Takaharu IWASAKI
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1989 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation Feb 1994 Seconded to Princes Limited, UK May 1999 Director of the Company May 1999 Deputy General Manager, Sales Headquarters of the Company Feb 2000 General Manager, Sales Promotion Headquarters of the Company Apr 2000 General Manager, Metropolitan Area Store Headquarters of the Company Oct 2001 Senior Managing Director of the Company Oct 2001 General Manager, Metropolitan Area Business Headquarters of the Company Mar 2002 General Manager, Metropolitan Area Fresh Food and Grocery Headquarters of the Company Jan 2004 General Manager, Kinki Area Fresh Food and Grocery Headquarters of the Company Mar 2004 General Manager, Sales Headquarters and General Manager, Kinki Area Logistics Headquarters of the Company Mar 2006 Representative Director, President, COO and General Manager, Sales Headquarters of the Company May 2012 Representative Director, Chairman, Nihon Food Co., Ltd. May 2012 Representative Director, Vice President, Nihon Ryutsu Mirai Kyoiku Center Co., Ltd. Jun 2014 General Manager, Development Headquarters of the Company Apr 2015 Representative Director, Vice Chairman, Life Financial Service Co., Ltd. May 2015 Representative Director, Vice President, Nihon Ryutsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. Jan 2018 Head of Sales Division of the Company May 2019 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer of the Company May 2021 Representative Director, Chairman, Life Financial Service Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Chairman, Japan Supermarket Association (current) Oct 2023 Head of Development Division of the Company
1966-03-27
Tomoju MORISHITA
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CLO and General Manager, Infrastructure Division
Apr 1982 Joined the Company Sep 2001 General Manager, Kinki Area Apparel Department of the Company Sep 2004 General Manager, Kinki Area Apparel Department and General Manager, Kinki Area Lifestyle Products Department of the Company Feb 2007 General Manager, Information Systems Department of the Company Mar 2009 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters and General Manager, Corporate Planning Department of the Company Nov 2009 General Manager, Kinki Area Apparel and Lifestyle Products Headquarters, General Manager, Kinki Area Apparel Department and General Manager, Kinki Area Lifestyle Products Department of the Company Jan 2011 General Manager, Metropolitan Area Apparel and Lifestyle Products Headquarters of the Company Feb 2014 Deputy General Manager, Kinki Area Sales Headquarters of the Company May 2014 Director of the Company Sep 2014 General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters of the Company Jun 2015 General Manager, New Business Development Headquarters of the Company Feb 2016 General Manager, Sales Promotion Headquarters of the Company Feb 2016 In charge of New Business of the Company Mar 2016 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department of the Company Jun 2016 Managing Director of the Company Jan 2017 General Manager, Administration Headquarters of the Company Jan 2018 Head of Corporate Division of the Company May 2019 Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Division of the Company Apr 2020 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Division and General Manager, Information Strategy Headquarters of the Company Mar 2025 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Infrastructure Division of the Company (current) May 2026 Senior Managing Executive Officer, CLO and Head of Infrastructure Division of the Company (current)
1959-12-09
Takashi KADONO
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Division
Mar 1980 Joined the Company Jan 2001 General Manager, Kinki Area Sales Promotion Department of the Company Mar 2004 General Manager, Kinki Area Logistics Department of the Company Mar 2006 General Manager, Kinki Area Business Reform Promotion Office of the Company Mar 2008 Executive Officer of the Company Feb 2010 General Manager, Kinki Area Store Support Headquarters of the Company Aug 2010 General Manager, Kinki Area Store Headquarters of the Company May 2012 Director of the Company Feb 2013 Deputy General Manager, Sales Headquarters (in charge of Kinki Area) of the Company Feb 2014 General Manager, Kinki Area Sales Headquarters of the Company Jun 2015 Managing Director of the Company Jan 2017 General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters and in charge of New Business of the Company Jan 2018 Head of Infrastructure Division and General Manager, Information Strategy Headquarters of the Company May 2019 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Infrastructure Division and General Manager, Information Strategy Headquarters of the Company Feb 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Infrastructure Division and General Manager, Net Business Operations Headquarters of the Company Apr 2021 Representative Director, Senior Vice President, Life Home Delivery Co., Ltd. Mar 2025 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Division of the Company (current)
1956-01-25
Harunobu OKADA
Director, Managing Executive Officer, CFO and General Manager, Finance Division
Apr 1992 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation Dec 2006 Mitsubishi Corporation Finance PLC, UK, and Mitsubishi Corporation (UK) Ltd. Jun 2011 Team Leader, Planning and Business Investment Management Team, Chemicals Group Management Division, Mitsubishi Corporation Jun 2014 Director, Senior Vice President and CFO, Mitsubishi Corporation Australia Ltd., and President, MC Finance Australia Pty Ltd Dec 2017 Director and CFO, Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd, Australia Apr 2020 General Manager, Finance and Development Department, Mitsubishi Corporation Mar 2023 General Manager, Finance and Development Department and Team Leader, M&A Advisory Team, Mitsubishi Corporation Apr 2024 Joined the Company May 2024 Executive Officer and General Manager, Finance Division of the Company Mar 2025 Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Corporate Division and General Manager, Finance Division of the Company May 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Corporate Division and General Manager, Finance Division of the Company Feb 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer, CFO and General Manager, Finance Division of the Company (current)
1968-06-11
Takashi KATO
Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department
Apr 2000 Joined the Company Jun 2015 General Manager, Metropolitan Area Sales Planning Department of the Company Jan 2017 General Manager, Metropolitan Area Sales Planning Department and General Manager, Kinki Area Sales Planning Department of the Company Jan 2018 Deputy General Manager, Sales Promotion Headquarters and General Manager, IT Strategy Department of the Company Feb 2021 General Manager, CX Co-Creation Promotion Office, General Manager, Sales Planning Department and General Manager, IT Strategy Department of the Company Jan 2022 General Manager, Sales Strategy Headquarters, General Manager, CX Co-Creation Promotion Office and General Manager, IT Strategy Department of the Company May 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Strategy Headquarters, General Manager, IT Strategy Department and General Manager, Card Business Department of the Company Sep 2023 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Metropolitan Area Store Headquarters and Deputy General Manager, Information Strategy Headquarters of the Company Feb 2024 Executive Officer, General Manager, Metropolitan Area Store Headquarters of the Company Feb 2026 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department of the Company May 2026 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department of the Company (current)
1977-04-14
Shigeyuki MITO
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1989 Registered as attorney-at-law (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association) Apr 1989 Joined Nishimura & Partners Oct 1990 Joined TMI Associates Apr 1996 Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Chuo University Apr 1999 Partner Attorney, TMI Associates (current) Apr 2004 Lecturer, Keio University Law School Feb 2005 Professor, Keio University Digital Media and Contents Integration Research Organization Apr 2006 Lecturer, Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University (current) Feb 2011 Corporate Auditor, Issey Miyake Design Foundation (current) Dec 2013 Lecturer, Graduate School of Business Sciences, University of Tsukuba Nov 2015 Expert Member, Government Business Review, Office for Administrative Reform (current) Apr 2018 Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Law, Musashino University (current) Oct 2019 Director, PHR Promotion Council (current) Jun 2020 Outside Corporate Auditor, Shonan Bellmare Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2021 Outside Director, Golf Digest Online Inc. Feb 2024 Director, All Aoyama Sports Community (current) Apr 2024 Corporate Auditor, Tokyo Six Universities Athletics Club (current) May 2024 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1957-05-09
Yoshie SHINOGI
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1999 Joined Suita City Office Oct 2003 Joined Shin Nihon & Co. (now EY Shin Nihon LLC) Apr 2007 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jan 2017 Joined Hasegawa Trust Group Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Makuake Inc. Jul 2020 Outside Corporate Auditor, HRBrain, Inc. Sep 2020 Outside Corporate Auditor, Basis Inc. May 2021 Outside Corporate Auditor, Lainuf Inc. (current) Dec 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Emberpoint Holdings Co., Ltd. Sep 2023 Advisor, Takara Printing D&IR Institute Inc. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Corporate Auditor, Tomoku Co., Ltd. (current) May 2025 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Tanabe Consulting Group Co., Ltd. (current)
1976-03-08
Yoshinori NAKAGAWA
Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Development Division
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Mar 2004 General Manager, Kinki Area Agricultural Products Department of the Company Feb 2007 General Manager, Kinki Area Processed and Dairy Foods Department of the Company Jan 2010 Deputy General Manager, Kinki Area Fresh Food and Grocery Headquarters and General Manager, Marine Products Department of the Company Sep 2010 General Manager, Kinki Area Fresh Food and Grocery Headquarters of the Company Mar 2012 Executive Officer, General Manager, Kinki Area Fresh Food and Grocery Headquarters of the Company May 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Kinki Area Store Support Headquarters of the Company Sep 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Kinki Area Apparel and Lifestyle Products Headquarters of the Company Oct 2016 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Kinki Area Sales Headquarters and General Manager, Apparel and Lifestyle Products Headquarters of the Company Sep 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Kinki Area Merchandising Headquarters of the Company Apr 2020 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Kinki Area Merchandising Headquarters of the Company Jan 2022 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Net Business Headquarters of the Company Apr 2023 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Kinki Area Development Headquarters of the Company Mar 2026 Managing Executive Officer, Head of Development Division of the Company May 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Development Division of the Company (current)
1962-01-18
Akihiro TADA
Director
Apr 1986 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) Jun 2004 Deputy Director, New York Center, Japan External Trade Organization Jul 2007 Director, Environmental Policy Division, Industrial Science and Technology and Environment Bureau, METI Aug 2008 Acting Secretary to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Sep 2009 Director, Finance Division, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Business Environment Department Jul 2011 Director, Economic Policy Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI Jul 2012 Director, General Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, METI Jul 2014 Director-General, Electricity and Gas Industry Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Jun 2016 Deputy Director-General, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Jul 2017 Director-General, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, METI Jul 2018 Director-General for Economic and Fiscal Policy, Cabinet Office Aug 2020 Secretary-General, Minister's Secretariat, METI Jul 2021 Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, METI Jul 2023 Retired from METI Jul 2023 Advisor, METI, in charge of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai (current) Dec 2023 Special Advisor, Nippon Life Insurance Company Dec 2023 Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (current) May 2024 Director of the Company (current) Apr 2025 Advisor, Nippon Life Insurance Company Sep 2025 Vice President (Representative Director), Japan Basketball Association (current)
1963-02-08
Junko MORO
Director
Apr 1986 Joined Ocean Shipping Co. (now Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.) Jun 2014 Secretary General, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Apr 2017 Full-time General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, and General Manager, OneMOL Sales Strategy Promotion Office, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Apr 2018 General Manager, Corporate Marketing Department, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Apr 2019 Executive Officer, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Apr 2021 Managing Executive Officer, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Apr 2023 Advisor, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Jun 2023 Director, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (retirement scheduled Jun 2026) Jun 2025 Outside Director, Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. (current) May 2026 Director of the Company (current)
1963-05-31
Toshihiro MAETA
Director
Apr 1987 Joined IBM Japan, Ltd. Dec 1988 Joined Koutsu Co., Ltd. Aug 1989 Director, Koutsu Co., Ltd. Jul 1994 Managing Director, Koutsu Co., Ltd. Aug 1996 Representative Director, President, MTI Ltd. (current) May 2026 Director of the Company (current)
1965-01-19
Noriaki KONISHI
Director
Oct 1998 Joined Ernst & Young LLP (New York State, USA) Oct 2002 Manager, International Division, Shin Nihon & Co. Sep 2004 Senior Manager, Midwest Japanese Business Group, Ernst & Young LLP (Michigan, USA) Feb 2007 Senior Manager, Capital Markets Division, Shin Nihon & Co. (now EY Shin Nihon LLC) Sep 2012 Executive Officer, Finance, AIG Japan Holdings K.K. Sep 2014 Vice President, Finance, Swiss Re Japan Branch Apr 2018 Lead, Sapporo Site, Transaction Risk & Compliance, Amazon Japan G.K. Apr 2019 Head of APAC Team, Risk & Compliance, and Senior Operations Manager, Amazon Japan G.K. Feb 2021 Senior Program Manager, Subscription Services Group, Retail, Amazon Japan G.K. Sep 2021 Head of Advertiser Experience JP, Bytedance K.K. Jul 2023 Head of Advertiser Experience APAC, Bytedance K.K. Mar 2024 Joined Sundrug Holdings Co., Ltd. May 2024 Assistant to the President and in charge of Management Strategy, Sundrug Holdings Co., Ltd. May 2024 CFO, Sapporo Drugstore Co., Ltd. Aug 2024 Director and CFO, Sundrug Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2024 Director and CFO, Sapporo Drugstore Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2024 Corporate Auditor, S Ventures Inc. (current) May 2026 Director of the Company (current)
1970-06-30
Hiroko KONO
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1989 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation Jul 1992 Joined Capital International Research, Tokyo Office Jan 2001 Capital Group Companies, Los Angeles Headquarters Feb 2003 Capital International Research, Washington Office Jul 2008 Capital International K.K., Tokyo Office Jul 2011 Councilor and Director, Preparatory Foundation for International School of Asia Karuizawa Nov 2013 Managing Director and Secretary General, International School of Asia Karuizawa Mar 2016 Secretary General, United World Colleges ISAK Japan Nov 2018 Executive Coach, Coach A Inc. May 2021 Director of the Company Mar 2022 Senior Executive Coach, Coach A Inc. Aug 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Sundrug Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), PayPay Corporation (current) Jul 2023 Senior Executive Coach, Coach A Inc. (current) Sep 2025 Director, Japan Basketball Association (current) May 2026 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1965-05-08
Large Shareholding Reports
No filings
Disclosures
Tender Offer
2026-09-08
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2026 – Feb 2027
TDnet
2026-10-08
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
TDnet
2026-09-08
Tender Offer
TDnet
2026-07-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-05-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
TDnet
2026-01-13
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
TDnet
2025-07-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-05-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
TDnet
2025-01-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-07-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
TDnet
2024-07-08
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
EDINET
2021-10-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-07-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-01-14
Quarterly Securities Report
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