Fact Sheet

Lawson, Inc.

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  • Market: Tokyo
  • Symbol: 2651
  • Sector: Retail Trade
  • ISIN: JP3982100004

Company Profile

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.

Sales by merchandise category of all stores (As of 2/28/2021)

Processed foods : Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, cigarettes, processed foods, confectioneries, etc.
Fast foods : Rice, noodles, bread, delicatessen items, over-the-counter fast foods, etc
Daily delivered foods : Bakery items, desserts, ice creams, perishable foods (vegetable, fruits and meat), etc
Non-food products : Daily necessities, books, magazines, etc.

Key Figures

Fiscal year: (millions of yen) 2019/2 2020/2 2021/2
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

Major Shareholders (As of 2/28/2021)

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.

Distribution of Shareholders by Type (As of 2/28/2021)

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

https://www.lawson.jp/en/

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