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LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. American Depositary Shares

$LFS·$62M·Education & Training Services·Consumer Defensive
$2.27-0.4%YTD-4.0%1Y-27.0%
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2026-08-20: 16 posts2026-08-21: 2 posts2026-08-22: 0 posts2026-08-23: 1 posts58-31%
Price updated 1d ago·X counts updated 6d ago
LFLFS
$LFSLEIFRAS Co., Ltd. American Depositary Shares
$2.27-0.44%58 posts-31%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $LFS, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Broken storyCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-29

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Japanese sports-academies micro-cap ADR — recent contract-driven pump gave way to normal drift.

LEIFRAS Co. is a Japanese sports-academy and children's-athletics operator listed as a US ADR. Recent operational updates (Chiba City community-club contract, 25th anniversary framing) plus a Tim Sykes-driven momentum pump from $2.20 to $4.13 have been the specific attention drivers; the stock is now back near the low of its recent range.

What's actually here:

  • Revenue is reported in JPY and appears substantial in headline terms — Q4 of ¥6.44B (roughly $40M USD) grew 143% YoY, but the massive YoY changes in prior quarters (+9734%, +15266%) reflect base-effect distortions common to newly-listed Japanese ADRs.
  • The economics show operational profitability — trailing P/E of 8x, 30% gross margin, 7% operating margin, and 10% FCF yield; the underlying business is generating some cash even if scale is small.
  • The recent contract news is specific — Aug 27 award of the Chiba City Hanamigawa Ward weekend community-club activities contract adds a small revenue driver; Nasdaq's 23-hour weekday trading expansion is mentioned as a distribution tailwind for the ADR.
  • The tape reflects the pump-and-fade — position 6.3% of the 52-week range, essentially at the 50-day, 18% below the 200-day, on 0.03x volume (essentially zero); the stock's -27% 12-month return reflects the post-listing drift that most Japanese ADRs experience.

The forward path here is either continued small-contract wins that gradually build scale or continued listing-drift on the illiquid ADR. The bear case is that the Nasdaq 23-hour expansion is a red herring for small ADRs like LFS whose volume is already close to zero, and continued dilution or reverse splits become necessary to maintain listing.

Agrees with X sentimentThe X read on the 68.98% daily gainer pump from $2.20 to $4.13 driven by the contract announcement and the warning that the stock 'sells into strength fast' is grounded on the specific price action and small-ADR trading behavior.

What to watch: Any 8-K disclosing additional contract wins or operational milestones. Also Nasdaq listing-compliance status.

micro cap illiquidpump and fade pattern

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment10 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-21

LFS posts are dominated by Tim Sykes and other momentum traders celebrating a 68.98% daily gainer with a run from $2.20 to $4.13 driven by a big contract announcement. Traders warn the stock sells into strength fast. Tone is speculative-bullish trading celebration.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates children's sports schools and organizes sports events in Japan; corporate sports education and community health services.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Education & Training Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LFS.

Education & Training Services · Consumer Defensive

No material change from last week — LFS's municipal contract wins in Japan expand children's sports school coverage independently of STG's Chinese online diploma prep regulatory normalization and..

What this means for $LFS

Direct beneficiary — Operates children's sports schools and organizes sports events in Japan; corporate sports education and community health services; core revenue tied directly to the primary demand driver in education & training services.

Industry benchmark

5-name peer basket
-22.1%YTD
-31.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
8.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
35.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
7.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
10.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
77.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
29.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Jun 18, 2026$4.75——
Q3 2025Dec 18, 2025$8.19——

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY25$6.4B+142.9%32.4%9.0%$15.69$155.7M
Q3 FY25$3.1B+9733.7%31.6%9.4%$6.61$12.6M
Q2 FY25$5.3B+15266.3%26.2%1.2%$2.00$261.9M
Q4 FY24$37.1M+17.8%29.6%8.8%$0.10$2.7M

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.6%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+0.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-17.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatTiny float · 6.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.8% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β-0.845-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 203
AI summary

LiquidFidelity Securities / LFS (LFS) filed a Form 3 initial statement of beneficial ownership for newly appointed director Mizutani, who holds no shares. This is one of several LFS Form 3 filings for Japanese directors appointed around the same period, reflecting a board reconstitution or international director appointments. No derivative securities were reported. The zero-share position is typical for newly appointed directors prior to equity grants.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 173
AI summary

LFS (LFS) filed a Form 3 initial statement of beneficial ownership for newly appointed director Nagatomi, who holds no shares. This is part of the batch of LFS Form 3 filings for Japanese directors appointed around the same period. No derivative securities were reported. The zero-share position is common for newly appointed directors prior to receiving any equity compensation.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 173
AI summary

LFS (LFS) filed a Form 3 initial statement of beneficial ownership for Yamamoto, who holds both a Director role and CFO designation, with no shares of common stock reported. This is part of the batch of LFS Form 3 filings for Japanese executives. The dual role of Director and CFO makes this a significant officer whose initial ownership baseline is zero shares. No derivative securities were reported.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 103
AI summary

LFS (LFS) filed a Form 3 initial statement of beneficial ownership for newly appointed director Maita, who holds no shares of common stock. This is part of the batch of LFS Form 3 filings for Japanese directors appointed around the same period. The zero-share position is typical for newly appointed directors prior to equity compensation grants. No derivative securities were reported.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 103
AI summary

LFS (LFS) filed a Form 3 initial statement of beneficial ownership for newly appointed director Kon, who directly holds 9,709 shares of common stock. This is part of the batch of LFS Form 3 filings for Japanese directors. Unlike most directors in this batch who reported zero shares, Kon holds a meaningful initial equity position. No derivative securities were reported.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 103
AI summary

LFS (LFS) filed a Form 3 initial statement of beneficial ownership for newly appointed director Ishikawa, who holds no shares of common stock. This is part of the LFS batch of Form 3 filings for Japanese directors. The zero-share position is standard for newly appointed independent directors who have not yet received equity grants. No derivative securities were reported.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 103
AI summary

LFS (LFS) filed a Form 3 initial statement of beneficial ownership for newly appointed director Kawaharada, who holds 57,094 shares directly and an additional 40,000 shares indirectly through Rubicon, totaling 97,094 shares. The indirect holding through Rubicon suggests a corporate or investment entity relationship. This is one of the larger combined ownership positions among the LFS director batch filings. No derivative securities were reported.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 103
AI summary

LFS (LFS) filed a Form 3 initial statement of beneficial ownership for newly appointed director Yazawa, who directly holds 68,547 shares of common stock. This is the largest initial individual share position among the batch of LFS Japanese director filings. The substantial holding suggests Yazawa may be an insider, founder-affiliated, or senior manager with prior equity accumulation. No derivative securities were reported.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Leifras Celebrates 25th Anniversary, Setting Vision for Becoming Global Infrastructure Through "Sports and Social"prnewswire.com·2d agoLeifras Awarded New Contract to Manage Weekend Community Club Activities in Chiba City's Hanamigawa and Mihama Wards, Supporting 57 Club Activities Across 19 Junior High Schoolsprnewswire.com·3d agoLeifras Anticipates Benefit from Expanded Trading Access as Nasdaq Plans 23-Hour Weekday Tradingprnewswire.com·4d agoLEIFRAS Co., Ltd. Appoints Forvis Mazars as Its Independent Registered Public Accounting Firmprnewswire.com·5d agoLeifras Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary, Putting "Employees' Families" Center Stage with Family Day 2026prnewswire.com·11d ago

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