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Life

TYO:8194 JP3966600003
94
  • Value
    75
  • Growth
    95
  • Safety
    Safety
    53
  • Combined
    96
  • Sentiment
    39
  • 360° View
    360° View
    94
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Company Description

LIFE CORPORATION is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in general retail of lifestyle-related goods and clothing, with a focus on foodstuffs, and also operates in the credit card, non-life insurance agency, and education businesses. Its retail segment operates the supermarket chain Life in the Tokyo and Kinki areas. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1447 million, profits of $1902 million, revenue of $5647 million, and 7391 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 75 (better than 75% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Life are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators above average for Life. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 74, which means that the share price of Life is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 74% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 97, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety Rank of 53. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of only 7. Professional investors are more confident in 93% other stocks. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Growth
Country Japan
Industry Food Retail
Size Large
Website lifecorp.jp
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 26-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
75 81 83 79
Growth
95 23 59 59
Safety
Safety
53 38 47 51
Sentiment
39 79 83 45
360° View
360° View
94 61 94 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
20 77 55 84
Opinions Change
50 92 50 83
Pro Holdings
n/a 87 100 6
Market Pulse
83 13 55 21
Sentiment
39 79 83 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
75 81 83 79
Growth
95 23 59 59
Safety Safety
53 38 47 51
Combined
96 38 78 76
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
91 91 95 95
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
83 91 83 82
Price vs. Book (P/B)
52 64 56 51
Dividend Yield
47 48 54 56
Value
75 81 83 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
56 52 48 23
Profit Growth
79 27 45 16
Capital Growth
71 18 28 87
Stock Returns
53 53 83 65
Growth
95 23 59 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
72 55 43 60
Refinancing
10 4 18 12
Liquidity
81 80 79 76
Safety Safety
53 38 47 51

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This stock has excellent financial qualities (value, growth, and safety are high) but a negative professional market sentiment. It suits an investor who believes the negative sentiment is a temporary overreaction and is looking for a financially solid company.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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