Life Foods (TSE:3065) - Share price, News & Analysis

3065 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	3/6
Dividends	0/6

3065 Stock Overview

Life Foods Co., Ltd. operates a chain of Japanese-style restaurants in Japan.

Rewards

Became profitable this year

Risk Analysis

Does not have a meaningful market cap (¥6B)

Life Foods Competitors

Y's Table

TSE:2798

JP¥5.7b

JB Eleven

NSE:3066

JP¥5.5b

Ginza Renoir

TSE:9853

JP¥5.0b

Hurxley

TSE:7561

JP¥8.6b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Life Foods
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	JP¥1,636.00
52 Week High	JP¥1,776.00
52 Week Low	JP¥1,597.00
Beta	0.30
1 Month Change	-2.33%
3 Month Change	-3.54%
1 Year Change	-1.62%
3 Year Change	-4.99%
5 Year Change	-7.31%
Change since IPO	-12.51%

Shareholder Returns

	3065	JP Hospitality	JP Market
7D	0.9%	-1.9%	-3.9%
1Y	-1.6%	2.0%	-8.2%

Return vs Industry: 3065 underperformed the JP Hospitality industry which returned 2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 3065 exceeded the JP Market which returned -8.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 3065's price volatile compared to industry and market?
3065 volatility
3065 Average Weekly Movement	2.4%
Hospitality Industry Average Movement	2.9%
Market Average Movement	3.5%
10% most volatile stocks in JP Market	7.4%
10% least volatile stocks in JP Market	1.8%

Stable Share Price: 3065 is less volatile than 75% of JP stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 2% a week.

Volatility Over Time: 3065's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1981	241	Tsuyoshi Ohira	https://www.meshiya.co.jp

Life Foods Co., Ltd. operates a chain of Japanese-style restaurants in Japan. The company’s restaurants are operated under Zameshiya, Machikadoya, Meshiya, and Sanuki noodles names. As of February 27, 2020, it operated 127 restaurants in the Kansai and Chubu districts.

Life Foods Fundamentals Summary

How do Life Foods's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
3065 fundamental statistics
Market Cap	JP¥6.00b
Earnings (TTM)	JP¥95.00m
Revenue (TTM)	JP¥8.92b

63.0x

P/E Ratio

0.7x

P/S Ratio

Is 3065 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
3065 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	JP¥8.92b
Cost of Revenue	JP¥3.00b
Gross Profit	JP¥5.92b
Other Expenses	JP¥5.83b
Earnings	JP¥95.00m

Last Reported Earnings

May 31, 2022

Next Earnings Date

Oct 13, 2022

Earnings per share (EPS)	25.96
Gross Margin	66.35%
Net Profit Margin	1.06%
Debt/Equity Ratio	113.4%

How did 3065 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

We’ve recently updated our valuation analysis.

Valuation

Is 3065 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Analyst Forecast

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 3065?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

The above table shows the n/a ratio for 3065. This is calculated by dividing 3065's market cap by their current preferred multiple.
What is 3065's n/a Ratio?
n/a Ratio	0x
n/a	n/a
Market Cap	JP¥6.00b

3065 key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue	0.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	-4.5x
PEG Ratio	n/a

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 3065's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

3065 PE Ratio vs Peers

The above table shows the PE ratio for 3065 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	15.4x
2798 Y's Table	15.6x	n/a	JP¥5.7b
3066 JB Eleven	19.8x	n/a	JP¥5.5b
9853 Ginza Renoir	17.4x	n/a	JP¥5.0b
7561 Hurxley	8.9x	20.3%	JP¥8.6b
3065 Life Foods	63x	n/a	JP¥6.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 3065 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (63x) compared to the peer average (15.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 3065's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the JP Hospitality Industry?

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 3065 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (63x) compared to the JP Hospitality industry average (23.9x)

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 3065's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

3065 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	63x
Fair PE Ratio	n/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 3065's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 3065 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate 3065's fair value for valuation analysis.

Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate 3065's fair value for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.

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Future Growth

How is Life Foods forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?

Future Growth Score

0/6

Future Growth Score 0/6

Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE

23.2%

Forecasted Consumer Services industry annual growth in earnings

In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Life Foods has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.

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Take a look at our analysis of 3065’s management and see if the CEO’s compensation is within a reasonable range, who is on the board and if insiders have been trading lately.

Past Performance

How has Life Foods performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

3/6

Past Performance Score 3/6

Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE

-54.4%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: 3065 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 3065 became profitable in the past.

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 3065 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -54.4% per year.

Accelerating Growth: 3065 has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 3065 has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Hospitality industry (41.5%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 3065's Return on Equity (4.1%) is considered low.

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Financial Health

How is Life Foods's financial position?

Financial Health Score

3/6

Financial Health Score 3/6

Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: 3065's short term assets (¥4.6B) exceed its short term liabilities (¥1.9B).

Long Term Liabilities: 3065's short term assets (¥4.6B) exceed its long term liabilities (¥2.7B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: 3065 has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: 3065's debt to equity ratio has increased from 8.6% to 113.4% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: 3065's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (1.6%).

Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if 3065's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.

Balance Sheet

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Dividend

What is Life Foods's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Score

0/6

Dividend Score 0/6

Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Cash Flow Coverage

Dividend Yield vs Market

Life Foods Dividend Yield vs Market

How does Life Foods dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (Life Foods)	n/a
Market Bottom 25% (JP)	1.7%
Market Top 25% (JP)	3.8%
Industry Average (Hospitality)	0.5%
Analyst forecast in 3 Years (Life Foods)	n/a

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate 3065's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate 3065's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 3065's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 3065's dividend payments have been increasing.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as 3065 has not reported any payouts.

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Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

1.8yrs

Average board tenure

CEO

Tsuyoshi Ohira (65 yo)

9.42yrs

Tenure

Mr Tsuyoshi Ohira has been the President of Life Foods Co., Ltd. since May 2013.Mr. Ohira serves as General Manager of Marketing Division at Life Foods Co., Ltd. He has been Executive Officer and Manager...

Board Members

Experienced Board: 3065's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of 3065?
Owner Type	Number of Shares	Ownership Percentage
Public Companies	160,000	4.4%
Employee Share Scheme	299,500	8.2%
Individual Insiders	532,200	14.5%
Private Companies	624,800	17.1%
Institutions	836,900	22.9%
General Public	1,206,667	33.0%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 17 shareholders own 67.03% of the company

Ownership	Name	Shares	Current Value	Change %	Portfolio %
16.39%	Life Sports Promotion Foundation, Endowment Arm	600,000	¥981.6m	0%	no data
14.34%	Kiyoku Shoji Kabushiki Kaisha	524,800	¥858.6m	0%	no data
11.18%	Mitsuo Shimizu	409,200	¥669.5m	0%	no data
8.18%	Life Foods Company Ltd., ESOP	299,500	¥490.0m	0%	no data
5.38%	Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Asset Management Arm	196,900	¥322.1m	0%	0.01%
2.73%	Kirin Holdings Company, Limited	100,000	¥163.6m	0%	no data
1.64%	SHOW-WA Co., Ltd.	60,000	¥98.2m	0%	no data
1.64%	Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd.	60,000	¥98.2m	0%	no data
1.09%	Kyoko Shimizu	40,000	¥65.4m	0%	no data
1.09%	Shinmei Co., Ltd.	40,000	¥65.4m	0%	no data
1.09%	Shuichi Shimizu	40,000	¥65.4m	0%	no data
1.09%	The Kiyo Bank, Ltd., Asset Management Arm	40,000	¥65.4m	0%	0.9%
0.55%	Tetsuji Shimizu	20,000	¥32.7m	0%	no data
0.39%	Tsuyoshi Ohira	14,200	¥23.2m	0%	no data
0.16%	Yoshitaka Saraie	5,800	¥9.5m	0%	no data
0.071%	Yoshihiro Sugamoto	2,600	¥4.3m	0%	no data
0.011%	Noboru Shibata	400	¥654.4k	0%	no data

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2022/10/03 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/10/03 00:00
Earnings	2022/05/31
Annual Earnings	2022/02/28