Lawson, Inc. is one of the largest convenience store operators in Japan.
As manufacturing retailer based on small commercial areas, the Company had approx. 14,000 stores in Japan and approx. 3,600 overseas stores, as of Feb. 28, 2021. The Company has expanded its customer base from young male customers to female and senior citizens in accordance with the nation's demographic trends. Lawson has utilized some formats such as LAWSON, NATURAL LAWSON, LAWSON STORE 100 and SEIJO ISHII to meet the polarized demand of consumers.
Regarding dividend policy, Lawson management places great store on returning a portion of profits to the shareholders, and the Company pursues a strategy that both maintains financial soundness and returns an appropriate portion of profits to the shareholders that directly reflects corporate performance. The Company focuses on optimizing shareholders’ equity from a perspective of mid- and long-term management.
Lawson became a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation in February 2017.
Fiscal year: (millions of yen) | 2019/2 | 2020/2 | 2021/2 |
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Net sales of convenience stores | 2,424,541 | 2,506,970 | 2,165,818 |
Gross operating revenue | 700,647 | 730,236 | 666,001 |
Operating income | 60,781 | 62,943 | 40,876 |
Profit before income taxes | 39,876 | 30,319 | 18,230 |
Profit(Profit attirbutable to owners of parent) | 25,585 | 20,108 | 8,689 |
Per share data: (yen) | |||
Profit per share | 255.71 | 200.95 | 86.84 |
Cash dividends per share | 255 | 150 | 150 |
At fiscal year-end: (millions of yen) | |||
Total assets | 1,342,329 | 1,357,732 | 1,365,430 |
Net assets | 281,982 | 275,347 | 272,931 |
Financial data: (%) | |||
Return on equity | 9.3 | 7.3 | 3.2 |
Payout ratio | 99.7 | 74.6 | 172.7 |
Total number of stores in Japan (store) | 14,659 | 14,444 | 14,476 |
Name | Number of shares held (thousand shares)*1 |
Shareholding ratio (%)*2 |
---|---|---|
Mitsubishi Corporation | 50,150 | 50.1 |
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account) |
5,119 | 5.1 |
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account) |
2,886 | 2.9 |
KDDI Corporation | 2,110 | 2.1 |
NTT DOCOMO, INC. | 2,092 | 2.1 |
STATE STREET BANK WEST CLIENT - TREATY 505234 |
1,433 | 1.4 |
Employee stockholding association | 844 | 0.8 |
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account 7) |
812 | 0.8 |
Japan Securities Finance Co., Ltd. | 799 | 0.8 |
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account 5) |
790 | 0.8 |
*1 The number of shares held in the above table is based on the shareholders' register.
*2 The shareholding ratios in the above table are calculated after deducting treasury stock.
Name | Number of shares (thousand shares) | Ratio (%) |
---|---|---|
Financial Institutions | 16,103 | 16.1 |
Securities companies | 2,717 | 2.7 |
Other domestic entities | 55,204 | 55.0 |
Foreign entities | 17,544 | 17.5 |
Individuals, others | 8,496 | 8.5 |
JASDEC | 0 | 0.0 |
Treasury Stock | 232 | 0.2 |
Shares issued and outstanding | 100,300 | 100.0 |
* The number of unit (tangen) shares is 100 shares.
Lawson, Inc.
East Tower, Gate City Ohsaki, 11-2, Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8643 Japan