LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. reports developments tied to its Japan-based sports and social business, including children’s sports schools, sports events, and community engagement programs. Recurring updates cover youth sports education, school club activity management, local-government contracts, partnerships with sports and educational organizations, and social business projects that dispatch coaches for community needs.
The company’s news also includes financial results, operating updates for its sports school and social business activities, and initiatives connected to Japan’s transition toward community-based school club activities. Its American depositary receipts trade under the symbol LFS.
Leifras (Nasdaq: LFS) announced that director Mitsuharu Yazawa has been appointed to an expert committee associated with a Japan Sports Agency project. His term runs from August 18, 2026, to March 18, 2027.
The committee studies how athletes build corporate careers after retiring from competition. Yazawa's responsibilities include research design, analysis and recommendations on post-competition career development and community collaboration. He expects to contribute experience drawn from Leifras' employment of former athletes and work with local governments on community-based school club programs.
Leifras (LFS) marked its first Nasdaq listing anniversary with higher first-half earnings and an agreement to acquire a Canadian soccer-school operator. Unaudited revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2026 rose 8.9% to JPY5.98 billion; net income increased 43.5% to JPY77.08 million. Social Business revenue rose 18.0% to JPY1.83 billion, while segment operating income increased 156.7% to JPY272.16 million.
Acquisitions expanded its sports and childcare businesses. The agreement to acquire all shares of A TO SPORTS remains uncompleted, with closing scheduled for January 1, 2027. Contracted schools reached 478 and contracted clubs reached 2,224 at June-end, up 37.0% and 6.2% year over year, respectively. For the year ending December 31, 2026, Leifras forecasts revenue of JPY13.0–15.0 billion and operating income of JPY710.0–840.0 million.
LEIFRAS (Nasdaq: LFS) reported first-half fiscal 2026 revenue of JPY5,978.8 million, up 8.9% year over year, alongside higher operating income.
For the six months ended June 30, operating income rose 35.9% to JPY92.3 million, and net income increased 43.5% to JPY77.1 million. Basic and diluted earnings per share rose to JPY2.95 from JPY2.16. Sports school revenue grew 5.4%, despite membership falling 0.9%; social business revenue increased 18.0%. Operating cash flow fell to JPY252.7 million from JPY312.8 million a year earlier.
LEIFRAS expects full-year revenue of $82.9 million–$95.7 million and operating income of $4.5 million–$5.4 million, including results from three acquired businesses from specified dates. Cash reached JPY2,591.8 million at June 30, versus JPY2,524.1 million at December 31, 2025. First-half results are unaudited.
Leifras (Nasdaq: LFS) has launched its official note channel, “Story of LEIFRAS,” as a corporate communications platform in its 25th anniversary year. An introductory article has already been published. The company intends the channel to supplement its press releases, website and investor relations materials with stories about its businesses and people.
Content will span CEO perspectives, employee and instructor experiences, business histories, and investor explanations based on publicly disclosed information. CEO Kiyotaka Ito is scheduled to publish the first “ITO'S MESSAGE” on October 9, 2026, the first anniversary of Leifras' Nasdaq listing, addressing the listing and the company's future direction.
Leifras (LFS) has signed a basic business agreement with PST to use and distribute the voice analysis platform VOISLOG®.
The agreement covers use, sales, referrals, proposals and sales support. Leifras plans to introduce the platform first to employees and instructors for self-care and recognition of day-to-day changes in condition. Based on operational knowledge gained internally, the company will consider potential future use by approximately 70,688 sports school members, alongside applications in management and headquarters functions. Leifras also plans to explore new sports and well-being services through its sports, education and local government networks.
Leifras (LFS) will release first-half fiscal 2026 results on October 7, 2026, covering the six months ended June 30.
An English-language earnings call is scheduled for October 8 at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time, followed by a Japanese-language briefing on October 9 at 3:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time.
Leifras (LFS) has secured contracts with five Japanese municipalities for school and community club activity projects.
The projects are in Sapporo City, Adachi Ward, Edogawa Ward, Urayasu City and Miyawaka City. In Sapporo, Leifras will manage weekday and weekend activities at approximately 10 to 15 municipal junior high schools, covering approximately 50 to 60 clubs. It will manage 30 clubs at 10 Adachi schools and progressively support one weekend club at each of Edogawa’s 32 municipal junior high schools.
Urayasu’s project covers cultural clubs. Miyawaka’s covers 11 clubs: 10 sports clubs and one cultural club. As of December 2025, Leifras held contracts covering 381 schools and supported 2,120 club activities.
Leifras (LFS) has signed a share transfer agreement to acquire 100% of Canada-based children's soccer school operator A To Sports, with closing expected on January 1, 2027. After completion, A To Sports is expected to become Leifras' first wholly owned subsidiary and operating base in North America, marking the company's initial step in overseas expansion following its October 2025 Nasdaq listing.
Leifras plans to combine its Japan-developed expertise in sports education, instructor training, and safety and quality management with A To Sports' local relationships and operating capabilities in Victoria, British Columbia. Post-acquisition plans include implementing instructor development systems, enhancing safety standards, optimizing school operations, co-developing programs tailored to Canadian needs, and potentially expanding locations and sports disciplines. The company aims to use the Canadian platform as a model for further international growth.
Leifras (LFS) plans to enter the non-life insurance agency business to complement its nationwide youth sports and school club activity services in Japan.
The company has completed insurance agency registration and obtained required insurance solicitation qualifications, allowing it to provide legally compliant insurance explanations, enrollment consultations and related services to municipalities, schools and other organizations. Leifras intends to integrate insurance support with its existing sports instruction and outsourced school club activity operations, and also to offer standalone insurance agency services irrespective of whether clients use its operations services.
Leveraging a base of approximately 70,000 sports school members, Leifras plans over time to consider proprietary, sports-focused accident insurance products, including options such as 24-hour coverage, online enrollment and potential family coverage, with the stated aim of enhancing safety, peace of mind and creating a new revenue source.
Leifras (LFS) has been awarded a three-year continuation contract by the City of Nagoya to operate the "Nagoya School Club Activities Human Resources Bank" from September 1, 2026.
Leifras will continue to manage recruitment, training, and matching of instructors for municipal elementary schools’ "new sports and cultural activities" for grades four to six across Nagoya’s 16 wards. The company plans large-scale instructor recruitment via a dedicated website, major job media, and social platforms, and will provide extensive safety- and quality-focused training, supported by its record of zero serious accidents. Leifras also plans to build a database-based matching system and expects to use experience from this project to support similar school club activity transitions for local governments nationwide.