FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD.

FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD.

27.80
EUR
+0.80
(+2.96%)
5.64BMarket Cap
Nov 06Next Earn
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
- -
619.9
522.56
711.98
757.6
857.77
883.06
1,037.42
1,215.32
1,304.22
1,572.8
1,898.22
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
- -
17.42
11.26
31.65
34.62
42.91
27.82
56.8
15.58
34.77
63.73
101.36
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
- -
13.3
42
30.65
38.93
41.29
48.79
77.88
50.03
110.86
155.05
- -
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
5.32
10.62
11.25
7.49
11.27
11.23
11.32
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
194.06
212.64
113.45
145
175.94
204.08
219.34
273.84
281.47
312.34
338.43
432.08
504.64
Tangible Book Value per Share
-191.51
-173.42
-273.17
-241.58
-190.54
-161.84
-146.85
-93.07
-91.73
-62.39
-47.82
46.34
120.66
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
220
220
283
220
231
232
232
232
231
231
230
226
227
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
- -
136,174
147,702
156,402
174,883
199,088
204,957
240,804
281,301
301,747
361,129
429,574
- -
Operating Margin (%)
- -
5.06
5.08
5.88
6.7
7.31
5.89
9.51
3.6
3.65
6.48
8.4
- -
Depreciation Expense
- -
3,323
3,591
3,904
4,425
4,794
15,217
18,565
22,902
26,586
30,760
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
- -
3,826
3,184
6,952
7,991
9,959
6,457
13,185
3,607
8,045
14,633
22,937
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
27.57
32.57
22.78
30.57
30.67
39.07
39.22
52.13
14.78
28.68
27.14
- -
Profit Margin (%)
- -
2.81
2.16
4.44
4.57
5
3.15
5.48
1.28
2.67
4.05
5.34
- -
Working Capital
-7,708
-12,994
-15,561
-15,747
-14,265
-17,924
-57,627
-11,019
13,926
-10,090
-6,187
3,539
9,249
LT Debt
34,492
28,269
48,861
44,747
40,696
37,197
88,844
154,990
194,547
179,641
188,352
192,966
197,080
Total Equity
42,579
46,624
24,858
31,800
40,835
47,367
50,921
63,573
65,135
72,659
77,837
100,901
118,895
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
6.16
6.39
8.8
9.57
11.31
5.24
6.44
1.86
3.26
5.61
8.43
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
6.46
6.57
9.18
9.91
11.61
5.05
6.51
1.58
3.13
5.22
7.57
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
- -
8.56
8.89
24.49
21.99
22.58
13.14
23.04
5.61
11.71
19.66
26.3
- -

Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Dec'26
Mar'26
ST Debt
27,617
- -
28,419
LT Borrowings
77,507
- -
74,526
LT Finance Leases
111,427
- -
122,554
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
231
227
227
Market Capitalization
330,752
880,659
1,033,641

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Dec'26
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
81,005
- -
102,577
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
58,104
- -
68,868
Accounts Receivable, Net
14,712
- -
18,232
Inventories
5,337
- -
11,389
Total Current Liabilities
77,073
- -
93,328
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
27,617
- -
28,419
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
10.88%
15.12%
29.63%
Free Cash Flow
- -
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
39.92%
58.65%
56.75%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
12.32%
16.04%
18.95%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
85,533
90,456
- -
- -
361,129
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
429,574
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
14.08
17.38
- -
- -
63.73
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
101.36
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
10.88
0.35
- -
- -
11.32
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Masahiro Yamamoto
Full Time Employees
11,720
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Restaurants
Address
1-22-2 Esaka Suita OS Japan 564-0063
IPO Date
Mar 30, 2017
Business
Food & Life Companies Ltd. engages primarily in the food service business, operating conveyor belt sushi restaurants and related outlets across Japan and overseas markets including Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the United States. The company offers core products and services through its flagship Sushiro brand specializing in revolving sushi; Kyotaru brand providing take-out sushi; Kaisen-Misakiko, Conveyor Belt Sushi Misaki, and Misakimaru brands focused on seafood sushi; Sugidama brand delivering sushi izakaya experiences; and multi-brand and other outlets. Founded originally in 1975 as a sushi restaurant by Yoshio Shimizu and incorporated in March 2015, Food & Life Companies Ltd. is headquartered at 1-22-2 Esakacho, Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, and manages 1,155 group stores as of September 30, 2024, comprising 655 domestic Sushiro stores, 87 domestic Sugidama stores, 98 domestic Kyotaru stores, 95 domestic Misaki brands stores, 20 domestic multi-brand stores, 174 overseas Sushiro stores, 8 overseas Sugidama stores, and 18 other overseas stores. Subsidiaries include Sushiro Korea, Inc., Sushiro Taiwan Co., Ltd., and others supporting international operations. Recent developments encompass rapid overseas expansion with new Sushiro stores planned primarily in Asia and a first U.S. outlet amid rice inflation pressures at home; a decision to open a Sushiro store at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai World Expo in a future-type business facility showcasing food technologies; sustainability initiatives such as joining a remote automated feeding system demonstration for sustainable fisheries in June 2025 and launching sustainable sushi using seafood adaptable to rising ocean temperatures in July 2025; announcement of year-end dividend guidance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; consolidated revenue of JPY 361.1 billion as of September 30, 2024; and initiation of analyst coverage by Goldman Sachs with a Buy rating and 9,500 yen target price in August 2025.