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. 2,900 overseas stores, as of Feb. 29, 2020. 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) | 2018/2 | 2019/2 | 2020/2 |
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Net sales of convenience stores | 2,283,621 | 2,424,541 | 2,506,970 |
Gross operating revenue | 657,324 | 700,647 | 730,236 |
Operating income | 65,820 | 60,781 | 62,943 |
Profit before income taxes | 43,590 | 39,876 | 30,319 |
Profit(Profit attirbutable to owners of parent) | 26,828 | 25,585 | 20,108 |
Per share data: (yen) | |||
Profit per share | 268.16 | 255.71 | 200.95 |
Cash dividends per share | 255 | 255 | 150 |
At fiscal year-end: (millions of yen) | |||
Total assets | 900,256 | 1,342,329 | 1,357,732 |
Net assets | 281,446 | 281,982 | 275,347 |
Financial data: (%) | |||
Return on equity | 9.7 | 9.3 | 7.3 |
Payout ratio | 95.1 | 99.7 | 74.6 |
Total number of stores in Japan (store) | 13,992 | 14,659 | 14,444 |
Name | Number of shares held (thousands)*1 | Percentage of total shares held*2 |
---|---|---|
Mitsubishi Corporation | 50,150 | 50.1 |
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account) |
4,799 | 4.8 |
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account) |
2,654 | 2.7 |
NTT DOCOMO, INC. | 2,092 | 2.1 |
STATE STREET BANK WEST CLIENT - TREATY 505234 |
1,804 | 1.8 |
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd. | 1,262 | 1.3 |
Japan Securities Finance Co., Ltd. | 1,179 | 1.2 |
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account 7) |
1,140 | 1.1 |
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account 5) |
1,009 | 1.0 |
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account 9) |
942 | 0.9 |
*1 Shareholdings above are based on the shareholders' register.
*2 The equity position in the above table is calculated after deducting treasury shares.
Name | Number of shares (thousands) | % |
---|---|---|
Financial Institutions | 17,326 | 17.3 |
Securities companies | 3,306 | 3.3 |
Other domestic entities | 53,606 | 53.4 |
Foreign entities | 17,401 | 17.4 |
Individuals, others | 8,421 | 8.4 |
JASDEC | 0 | 0.0 |
Treasury Stock | 237 | 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