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    Consumer Defensive

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    Grocery Stores
Halows Co.,Ltd.

Halows Co.,Ltd.

2742.T
Halows Co.,Ltd.JP flagTokyo Stock Exchange
3,815.00
JPY
-20.00
- -
81.44BMarket Cap
Halows Co.,Ltd.
2742.T
(Tokyo Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

3,815.00

P/E

ratio

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ROIC.AI

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
FRC
4,057.93
4,388.43
4,640.7
4,994.71
5,278.88
5,886.77
5,851.03
6,144.87
6,440.64
6,810.6
7,649.9
7,649.1
8,148.97
9,150.3
9,858.93
10,571.6
9,515.34
Revenue per Share
53.46
72.7
77.6
98.71
115.83
146.47
148.52
172.15
159.9
179.24
276.81
277.74
290.24
402.12
416.95
420.91
428.32
Basic EPS, GAAP
-353.97
60.52
3.91
23.09
448.98
-215.12
7.39
181.42
119.84
380.34
251.59
-205.31
-26.3
269.02
169.06
621.51
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
10.97
10.97
10.97
10.97
13.96
23.94
21.01
21.92
23.98
27.97
29.96
35.91
39.97
42
51.88
67.96
- -
Dividend per Share
584.03
142.97
153.5
185.02
231.55
287.11
423.48
494.64
519.11
559.38
800.88
809.38
863.22
1,010.29
1,106.11
1,168.45
2,834.58
Book Value per Share
630.93
692.14
761.2
845.85
912.14
1,040.28
1,278.56
1,430.96
1,573.27
1,734.12
2,206.44
2,298.67
2,539.81
2,883.85
3,252.19
3,601.41
3,051.15
Tangible Book Value per Share
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
73,623
79,623
84,200
90,623
95,659
105,984
114,759
121,359
127,321
134,659
151,941
163,373
174,106
195,444
210,751
225,718
203,249
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.47
3.49
3.04
3.37
3.61
3.92
4.02
4.05
3.87
3.93
5.01
5.32
5.2
5.56
5.83
5.53
5.7
Operating Margin (%)
1,184
1,725
1,938
2,093
2,118
2,258
2,534
2,793
2,921
2,987
3,246
3,529
3,693
4,259
4,471
5,093
4,392
Depreciation Expense
970
1,319
1,408
1,791
2,099
2,637
2,913
3,400
3,161
3,544
5,498
5,932
6,201
8,589
8,913
8,987
9,149
Net Income, GAAP
51.77
48.03
43.64
39.98
38.06
36.72
37.02
30.39
34.12
32.55
28.48
31.84
32.08
24.11
26.71
28.49
23.8
Effective Tax Rate (%)
1.32
1.66
1.67
1.98
2.19
2.49
2.54
2.8
2.48
2.63
3.62
3.63
3.56
4.39
4.23
3.98
4.5
Profit Margin (%)
-4,999
-5,341
-4,552
-4,612
-5,263
-4,688
-4,327
-5,958
-5,918
-5,730
87
-1,482
861
1,007
-2,559
-7,241
-1,995
Working Capital
11,948
11,375
12,195
12,948
12,159
13,423
11,358
10,435
10,017
11,869
12,653
10,278
14,811
10,841
7,565
7,228
8,983
LT Debt
11,707
12,826
14,035
15,626
17,278
19,458
25,903
28,951
31,674
34,652
44,213
49,397
54,803
62,513
70,425
77,735
66,033
Total Equity
7.61
5.14
4.98
5.91
6.47
7.35
7.3
7.95
7.14
7.25
9.46
9.19
8.65
10.59
10.95
10.15
11.2
Return on Invested Capital (%)
4.52
6.59
8.74
10.36
11.53
13.31
13.42
15.01
13.71
14.32
18.71
18.71
18.1
23.29
25.14
25.63
12.92
Return on Capital (%)
9.5
20
52.35
58.32
55.58
56.32
43.24
37.62
31.56
33.24
40.78
35.74
34.71
42.92
39.42
36.99
16.21
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'24
May'25
Aug'25
ST Debt
4,298
4,105
3,876
LT Borrowings
10,176
9,309
8,480
LT Finance Leases
665
582
503
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
21
21
21
Market Capitalization
98,714
92,917
91,528

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'24
May'25
Aug'25
Total Current Assets
25,034
23,018
37,995
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
17,127
14,062
28,028
Accounts Receivable, Net
1,514
1,900
2,205
Inventories
4,349
4,441
4,402
Total Current Liabilities
24,027
25,040
39,990
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
4,298
4,105
3,876
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
15.11%
11.96%
10.38%
Free Cash Flow
125%
-233.45%
267.18%
Net Income, GAAP
14.3%
11.11%
0.83%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
7.88%
8.26%
7.1%
Total Cash Common Dividend
13.42%
19.95%
30.84%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
49,735
53,557
- -
- -
210,751
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
225,718
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
96.02
- -
- -
- -
416.95
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
420.91
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
51.88
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
67.96
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Halows Co., Ltd. (2742.T) operates a chain of 24-hour food supermarkets primarily in western Japan, offering a comprehensive range of groceries including vegetables, fruits, fresh fish, prepared foods, meat, general food items, dairy products, confectioneries, miscellaneous goods, and alcoholic beverages; the company emphasizes its private brand "Halows Selection," which focuses on proper quality, low prices, safety, reliability, and health through domestic and international procurement, alongside home meal replacement (HMR) products tailored to modern lifestyles such as nuclear families and working households. Stores function as neighborhood shopping centers (NSCs) with open-mall designs, spacious layouts exceeding 1,500 square meters, wide aisles, high ceilings, and integrated facilities like drugstores, 100-yen shops, and laundry services to enable one-stop shopping; operations span Hiroshima, Okayama, Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima, Hyogo, and Yamaguchi prefectures, supported by an integrated 24-hour distribution system featuring in-house logistics centers including Hayashima Logistics Center, Sakaide Logistics Center, Okayama Chilled Center, and others for fresh product delivery, cost reduction, and quality control. Founded in October 1958 as Fuchu Supermarket Co., Ltd. in Fuchu-shi, Hiroshima, and renamed Halows Co., Ltd. in March 1988, the company maintains its head office at 6-26-7 Minamizao-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima, with headquarters operations at 3270-1 Hayashima, Hayashima-cho, Tsukubo-gun, Okayama. Recent developments include the completion and launch of the Sakaide Logistics Center in March 2023 to bolster regional distribution capabilities; transition to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee in May 2021; and reclassification to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in April 2022, alongside sustained sales growth with fiscal year ended February 2025 net sales reaching approximately JPY 219 billion.