Shareholder Returns While Prioritizing Growth Investment
First written in FY2016. 5 of 20 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-07-29.
45 other companies' latest entry also says "Raised".
- 2026-07-29RaisedEarnings
「Fiscal year ending March 2027 (forecast) 0.00 － 30.50 30.50」
The annual dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 was ¥30.50, up from the previous fiscal year’s actual dividend of ¥29.50. - FY2026Dividend IncreasedAnnual report
「Our basic dividend policy is to prioritize investment for growth, take our financial position into consideration, and pay progressive dividends (maintaining or increasing the dividend per share from the previous fiscal year's actual dividend) with a consolidated dividend payout ratio of approximately 30% as a guideline.」
We maintained our policy of paying progressive dividends and targeting a consolidated dividend payout ratio of approximately 30%. The dividend per share for the fiscal year ending March 2026 was ¥29.5. - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「The basic policy is to prioritise investment for growth, consider the financial position, and pay progressive dividends(*) using a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 30% as a guideline. However, this does not apply when major investment opportunities, such as M&A, arise.」
The company added progressive dividends, under which dividends are maintained or increased, from the fiscal year ending March 2026 to its previous policy of using a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 30% as a guideline. The dividend per share for the fiscal year ending March 2025 was ¥28.5. - FY2025-H1Dividend payment history updatedAnnual report
「21 June 2024 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Common shares ¥1,734 million ¥20.0 31 March 2024 24 June 2024 Retained earnings」
The company reports that, under its dividend policy of prioritising investment for growth, it paid total dividends of ¥1,734 million, or ¥20 per share, for the fiscal year ended March 2024. - FY2024RaisedAnnual report
「The basic policy is to prioritise investment for growth, consider the financial position, and pay dividends in line with performance for each fiscal year, using a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 30% as a guideline. However, this does not apply when major investment opportunities, such as M&A, arise.」
In addition to its previous policy of prioritising investment for growth, the company established a specific dividend policy from the fiscal year ending March 2025, using a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 30% as a guideline. The dividend per share for the fiscal year under review was ¥20. - FY2023Dividend IncreasedAnnual report
「The Group's basic policy is to prioritise investment for growth, consider its financial position, and determine dividends accordingly. For the fiscal year under review, total dividends from retained earnings were ¥1,307 million, with a dividend of ¥15.0 per share.」
While maintaining a dividend policy that prioritises investment for growth, the company increased the dividend per share from ¥10.5 in the previous fiscal year to ¥15.0. - FY2023-Q1Dividend IncreasedAnnual report
「24 June 2022 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Common shares ¥915 million ¥10.5 31 March 2022 27 June 2022 Retained earnings」
While maintaining a dividend policy that prioritises investment for growth, the company set the dividend per share for the fiscal year ended March 2022 at ¥10.5, up from ¥9.5 in the previous fiscal year. - FY2021Dividend IncreasedAnnual report
「18 June 2021 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Common shares Retained earnings ¥827 million ¥9.5」
While maintaining a dividend policy that prioritises investment for growth, the company set the dividend per share for the fiscal year ended March 2021 at ¥9.5, up from ¥8.5 in the previous fiscal year. - FY2021-Q1Dividend history updated and increasedAnnual report
「19 June 2020 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Common shares ¥739 million ¥8.5 31 March 2020 22 June 2020 Retained earnings」
The company paid total dividends of ¥739 million, or ¥8.5 per share, for the fiscal year ended March 2020. This was an increase from ¥7.5 per share in the previous fiscal year. - FY2020SoftenedAnnual report
「For the plan for the fiscal year ending March 2021, the company has formulated a conservative plan that limits new hiring and investment in response to uncertainty surrounding the spread of COVID-19 and its negative impact on the business. As of now, no capital expenditures significantly exceeding previous levels are planned.」
While maintaining its basic policy of prioritising investment for growth, the company has adopted a conservative plan for the fiscal year ending March 2021 that limits new hiring and investment in light of the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. - FY2020-Q1Update of dividend resultsAnnual report
「19 June 2019 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Common shares ¥652 million ¥7.5 31 March 2019 20 June 2019 Retained earnings」
The company paid total dividends of ¥652 million, or ¥7.5 per share, for the fiscal year ended March 2019. Although the total amount increased from ¥564 million in the previous fiscal year, the per-share dividend is shown after the stock split. - FY2018Dividend IncreasedAnnual report
「21 June 2018 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Common shares ¥564 million ¥13」
While maintaining a dividend policy that prioritises investment for growth, the company set dividends for the fiscal year at ¥564 million in total, or ¥13 per share. This was an increase from ¥11 per share in the previous fiscal year. - FY2018-Q2Update of dividend resultsAnnual report
「22 June 2017 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Common shares ¥477 million ¥11 31 March 2017 23 June 2017 Retained earnings」
The company reports that it paid total dividends of ¥477 million, or ¥11 per share, for the fiscal year ended March 2017. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Group's basic policy is to prioritise investment for growth, consider its financial position, and then determine whether to pay dividends, as well as the number and amount of payments.」
The company explains that retained earnings are mainly allocated to funding investment in the development and cultivation of new businesses.