Capital Allocation Including Dividends and Share Repurchases
First written in FY2016-Q2. 24 of 41 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-29.
49 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「(b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥136.00」
The interim dividend for the fiscal year ending December 2026 was resolved at ¥136 per share, an increase of ¥32 from the previous fiscal year's interim dividend of ¥104. - 2026-05-08AdvancedEarnings
「The dividend for the fiscal year ending December 2026 was calculated using a payout ratio of 75.2% applied to profit for the year of ¥571.0 billion after adjustments for the effects of settlement payments and other items related to the settlement of smoking-and-health litigation in Canada in which the Group's local subsidiary, JTI-Macdonald Corp., was named as a defendant.」
The annual dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026 was ¥242, up from ¥234 for the fiscal year ended December 2025. The calculation was based on the capital allocation policy targeting a payout ratio of approximately 75%. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Accordingly, the annual dividend is expected to be ¥234 per share, including the interim dividend of ¥104.」
The annual dividend is expected to be ¥234 per share, an increase of ¥40 from ¥194 in the previous fiscal year. The policy of using a 75% payout ratio as a benchmark has been maintained. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「(b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥104.00」
The interim dividend for the fiscal year ending December 2025 was resolved at ¥104 per share, an increase of ¥7 from the previous fiscal year's interim dividend of ¥97. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「・Seek to enhance shareholder returns by maintaining a robust financial foundation and achieving medium- to long-term earnings growth ・Use a payout ratio of 75% as a benchmark, representing a competitive level in the capital markets ・Consider whether to conduct share repurchases based on the financial condition for the relevant fiscal year and medium-term funding needs, among other factors」
The company reaffirmed its shareholder return policy of prioritizing business investment, using a 75% payout ratio as a benchmark and considering share repurchases according to its financial condition and other factors. The annual dividend remained unchanged from the previous fiscal year at ¥194 per share. - FY2024-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「(b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥97.00」
The interim dividend for the fiscal year ending December 2024 was resolved at ¥97 per share, an increase of ¥3 from the previous fiscal year's interim dividend of ¥94. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「22 March 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common shares 177,531 100 31 December 2023 25 March 2024」
On 25 March 2024, the company paid a year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended December 2023 of ¥100 per share, totaling ¥177.531 billion. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The year-end dividend for the fiscal year was set at ¥100 per share in light of the year's results. Accordingly, the annual dividend will be ¥194 per share, including the interim dividend of ¥94.」
The annual dividend was ¥194 per share, an increase from ¥188 in the previous fiscal year. The shareholder return policy of using a 75% payout ratio as a benchmark has also been maintained. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Effective date of payment claim and payment commencement date…………1 September 2023」
Payment of the ¥94-per-share interim dividend for the fiscal year ending December 2023 commenced on 1 September 2023. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 31 July 2023, the following was resolved regarding the interim dividend for the period. (a) Total interim dividend……………………¥166.856 billion (b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥94.00」
The interim dividend for the fiscal year ending December 2023 was resolved at ¥94 per share. This was an increase from the previous fiscal year's interim dividend of ¥75. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Common shares 200,558 113 31 December 2022 27 March 2023」
On 27 March 2023, the company paid a year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended December 2022 of ¥113 per share, totaling ¥200.558 billion. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The year-end dividend for the period was set at ¥113 per share in light of the year's results. Accordingly, the annual dividend will be ¥188 per share, including the interim dividend of ¥75.」
The annual dividend was ¥188 per share, an increase from ¥140 in the previous fiscal year. The company also disclosed a policy of using a 75% payout ratio as a benchmark and considering share repurchases based on its financial condition and other factors. - FY2022-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「The capital expenditure plan for the one-year period of the current consolidated fiscal year, as determined at the end of the second quarter, was ¥121 billion for new construction and expansion, but it was changed to ¥109 billion as of the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The capital expenditure plan for the fiscal year was reduced from ¥121 billion to ¥109 billion. - FY2022-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「The capital expenditure plan for the one-year period of the current consolidated fiscal year, as determined at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, was ¥131 billion for new construction and expansion, but it was changed to ¥121 billion as of the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The capital expenditure plan for the fiscal year was reduced from ¥131 billion to ¥121 billion. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 29 July 2022, the following was resolved regarding the interim dividend for the period. (b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥75.00」
The interim dividend for the fiscal year ending December 2022 was resolved at ¥75 per share, an increase from the previous fiscal year's interim dividend of ¥65. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Funds are being allocated to capital expenditures, working capital, the acquisition of external resources, debt repayments and interest payments, dividend payments, share repurchases, corporate tax payments and other purposes.」
The company continues to disclose the items comprising capital allocation, including capital expenditures, acquisitions of external resources, dividends and share repurchases. - FY2021Lower annual dividendAnnual report
「The year-end dividend for the fiscal year was set at ¥75 per share in light of the year's results. Accordingly, the annual dividend will be ¥140 per share, including the interim dividend of ¥65.」
The annual dividend decreased from ¥154 in the previous fiscal year to ¥140, while the interim dividend decreased from ¥77 to ¥65. Meanwhile, the policy of using a 75% payout ratio as a benchmark has been maintained. - FY2021-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「The capital expenditure plan for the one-year period of the current consolidated fiscal year, as determined at the end of the second quarter, was ¥132 billion for new construction and expansion, but it was changed to ¥112 billion as of the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The capital expenditure plan for the fiscal year was reduced from ¥132 billion at the end of the second quarter to ¥112 billion at the end of the third quarter. - FY2021-Q2Decrease in interim dividendAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 30 July 2021, the following was resolved regarding the interim dividend for the period. (b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥65.00」
The interim dividend for the fiscal year ending December 2021 was ¥65 per share, a decrease from the interim dividend of ¥77 in the same period of the previous year. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Funds are being allocated to capital expenditures, working capital, the acquisition of external resources, debt repayments and interest payments, dividend payments, share repurchases, corporate tax payments and other purposes.」
The company continues to disclose the items comprising capital allocation, including capital expenditures, acquisitions of external resources, dividends and share repurchases. In the first quarter, it paid a dividend of ¥77 per share. - FY2020ReframedAnnual report
「・A payout ratio of 75% will be used as a benchmark, representing a competitive level in the capital markets ・The company will consider whether to conduct share repurchases based on its financial condition for the relevant fiscal year and medium-term funding needs, among other factors」
Regarding the shareholder return policy from the following fiscal year onward, the company indicated a policy of targeting a 75% payout ratio in addition to stable and sustained dividend growth. It stated that share repurchases would continue to be considered in light of its financial condition and other factors. - FY2020-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「The capital expenditure plan for the one-year period of the current consolidated fiscal year, as determined at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, was ¥144 billion for new construction and expansion, but it was changed to ¥123 billion as of the end of the second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The capital expenditure plan for the fiscal year was reduced from ¥144 billion to ¥123 billion. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The year-end dividend for the period was set at ¥77 per share in light of the period's results. Accordingly, the annual dividend will be ¥154 per share, including the interim dividend of ¥77.」
The annual dividend was ¥154 per share, an increase from ¥150 in the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「The capital expenditure plan for the one-year period of the current consolidated fiscal year, as determined at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, was ¥156 billion for new construction and expansion, but it was changed to ¥138 billion as of the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The capital expenditure plan for the fiscal year was reduced from ¥156 billion to ¥138 billion. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 31 July 2019, the following was resolved regarding the interim dividend for the period. (b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥77.00」
The interim dividend for the fiscal year ending December 2019 was resolved at ¥77 per share, an increase from the previous fiscal year's interim dividend of ¥75. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「This was due to proceeds from short-term borrowings, while the company also paid dividends and repurchased shares.」
In the first quarter, the company repurchased ¥50 billion of its own shares and paid a dividend of ¥75 per share, totaling ¥134.357 billion. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The year-end dividend for the period was set at ¥75 per share in light of the period's results. Accordingly, the annual dividend will be ¥150 per share, including the interim dividend of ¥75.」
The annual dividend was ¥150, an increase from ¥140 in the previous period. The company also stated that it would consider whether to conduct share repurchases in light of the business environment and financial condition. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Funds are being allocated to capital expenditures, working capital, the acquisition of external resources, debt repayments and interest payments, dividend payments, share repurchases, corporate tax payments and other purposes.」
The company has restated the items comprising capital allocation, including capital expenditures, acquisitions of external resources, dividends and share repurchases. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 1 August 2018, the following was resolved regarding the interim dividend for the period. (a) Total interim dividend……………………¥134.351 billion (b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥75.00 (c) Effective date of payment claim and payment commencement date…………3 September 2018」
The interim dividend for the period was resolved at ¥75 per share, an increase from ¥70 in the previous fiscal year. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Funds are being allocated to capital expenditures, working capital, the acquisition of external resources, debt repayments and interest payments, dividend payments, share repurchases, corporate tax payments and other purposes.」
The company has restated the items comprising capital allocation, including capital expenditures, acquisitions of external resources, dividends and share repurchases. In the first quarter, it paid dividends of ¥123.484 billion. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding shareholder returns, while continuing to make proactive business investments, we will seek to enhance shareholder returns in line with medium- to long-term earnings growth while maintaining a robust financial foundation capable of responding to potential changes in the operating environment. Specifically, we will aim for stable and sustained growth in the dividend per share.」
The annual dividend for the period was ¥140, comprising an interim dividend of ¥70 and a year-end dividend of ¥70, an increase from ¥130 in the previous period. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Effective date of payment claim and payment commencement date…………1 September 2017」
Payment of the interim dividend of ¥70 per share, resolved on 2 August 2017, commenced on 1 September 2017. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「(b) Amount per share ........................................ ¥70.00」
At a Board of Directors meeting held on 2 August 2017, the company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥70 per share for the period. This was an increase from the previous fiscal year's interim dividend of ¥64 and the per-share dividend of ¥66 stated for the preceding quarter of the current fiscal year. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Funds are being allocated to capital expenditures, working capital, the acquisition of external resources, debt repayments and interest payments, dividend payments, share repurchases, corporate tax payments and other purposes.」
Capital allocation items including business investments, the acquisition of external resources, dividends and share repurchases are reiterated. A dividend of ¥66 per share was paid in the first quarter. - FY2016RestatedAnnual report
「There has been no change in our policy of prioritizing business investments that contribute to sustainable profit growth over the medium to long term, while emphasizing a balance between profit growth from business investments and shareholder returns.」
The company is reiterating its policy of prioritizing business investments while emphasizing a balance with shareholder returns, including dividends and share repurchases. - FY2016-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Funds are being allocated to capital expenditures, working capital, the acquisition of external resources, debt repayments and interest payments, dividend payments, share repurchases, corporate tax payments and other purposes.」
Capital allocation items including capital expenditures, the acquisition of external resources, dividends and share repurchases are reiterated. An interim dividend of ¥64 per share was paid in September 2016. - FY2016-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Funds are being allocated to capital expenditures, working capital, the acquisition of external resources, debt repayments and interest payments, dividend payments, share repurchases, corporate tax payments and other purposes.」
Dividend payments and share repurchases are explicitly identified as uses of funds. The interim dividend for the period was ¥64 per share, totaling ¥114.617 billion.