Life (TSE:8194) Debt-to-Equity : 0.37 (As of Nov. 2023)

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What is Life Debt-to-Equity?

Life's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 円26,400 Mil. Life's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 円21,778 Mil. Life's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 円131,806 Mil. Life's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.37.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Life's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:8194' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39 Med: 0.87 Max: 1.38
Current: 0.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Life was 1.38. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.87.

TSE:8194's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
60.29% of 277 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.6 vs TSE:8194: 0.39

Life Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Life's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Life Debt-to-Equity Chart

Life Annual Data

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Feb24

Debt-to-Equity

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0.72

0.44

0.63

0.61

0.39

Life Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.61	0.43	0.40	0.37	0.39

Competitive Comparison of Life's Debt-to-Equity

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Life's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Life's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Life's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Life's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Life Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Life's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(30945	+	22147)	/	136854
	=	0.39

Life's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(26400	+	21778)	/	131806
	=	0.37

Life (TSE:8194) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Life (TSE:8194) Business Description

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Address

1-2-16 Taito, Taito- ku, Tokyo, JPN, 110-0016

Website

http://www.lifecorp.jp

Life Corp is a Japanese supermarket chain operator. The company is domiciled in Japan and generates the majority of revenue domestically. Life Corporation operates stores in Osaka, Tokyo, Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa, and derives the majority of revenue from stores located in Osaka and Tokyo. The company's supermarkets focus on the retail of seafood products, bakery products, food products, fresh fruit and vegetables, meat products, clothing, toilet paper, and craft products. The supermarkets carry a private-label brand of packaged foods.

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