Stable Dividends Taking into Account Financial Strength and Retained Earnings
First written in FY2016. 8 of 15 entries say "Softened", first in FY2018. Latest entry: 2026-11-13.
Asgent moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019, 5 years before the typical company in this theme (2024).
14 other companies' latest entry also says "Softened".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The company regards returning profits to shareholders as one of management's important policies. Its basic policy is to continue paying stable dividends, taking into account the strengthening of its financial position and the accumulation of retained earnings needed for business development. In light of the results for the fiscal year, however, it has decided not to pay a dividend.」
While maintaining its basic policy of stable dividends, the company did not pay a dividend for the fiscal year because of its results. - FY2023SoftenedAnnual report
「In light of the results for the fiscal year, the company has decided not to pay a dividend.」
Although stable dividends are the basic policy, the company withheld a dividend for the current period because of its results. It attributes the continued non-payment of dividends to the deterioration in results from the previous fiscal year. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Although the company returned to profitability in the fiscal year, it has experienced short-term accounting effects from complying with the revenue recognition accounting standard and related requirements, which it expects to be smoothed out over approximately 2–3 years. In light of these effects, it has decided not to pay a dividend.」
Even after returning to profitability, the company withheld dividends because of short-term accounting effects under the revenue recognition accounting standard and the need to secure retained earnings, stating both its basic stable-dividend policy and the decision not to pay a dividend. - FY2021SoftenedAnnual report
「In light of the results for the fiscal year, the company has decided not to pay a dividend in order to secure the retained earnings needed for future business expansion and a stable management base.」
Although stable dividends are the basic policy, the company has again withheld a dividend this fiscal year because of its results and the need to secure retained earnings. - FY2020SoftenedAnnual report
「Although the company returned to profitability for the full fiscal year, it will not pay a dividend for the current period in order to secure the retained earnings needed for future business expansion and a stable management base.」
The company continued to withhold dividends after returning to profitability in order to support future business expansion and a stable management base, weakening implementation of its stable dividend policy in the current fiscal year. - FY2019SoftenedAnnual report
「However, in light of the results for the current period, the company regrets to announce that it will not pay a dividend for the current period.」
Although stable dividends are the basic policy, the company did not pay a dividend for the current period because of its results. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 22 May 2018, the company resolved to pay dividends from retained earnings as follows: (a) total dividends: ¥9.539 million; (b) dividend per share: ¥2.5.」
The company states that it paid the ¥2.5-per-share dividend decided in the previous fiscal year during the quarter, confirming implementation in line with its stable dividend policy. - FY2018SoftenedAnnual report
「Dividends from surplus for the fiscal year were as follows: 22 May 2018, resolution of the Board of Directors; dividend per share (yen): 2.5.」
Although the company maintains its basic policy of continuing stable dividends while taking into account its financial position and retained earnings, the dividend per share fell from ¥5 in the previous fiscal year to ¥2.5. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Cash used in financing activities was ¥19 million, compared with no cash used in the same quarter of the previous year. This was mainly due to the payment of ¥19 million in dividends.」
The company states that it paid a dividend of ¥5 per share during the cumulative second-quarter period, confirming implementation in line with its stable dividend policy. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding our dividend policy, we regard the return of profits to shareholders as one of management's important policies and have adopted a basic policy of continuously paying stable dividends while taking into account the strengthening of our financial position and the accumulation of retained earnings necessary for business development.」
The company has reiterated its basic policy of maintaining stable dividends, taking into account its financial position and retained earnings, and has decided on a dividend of ¥5 per share for the current period. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We regard the return of profits to shareholders as one of management's important policies and have adopted a basic policy of continuously paying stable dividends while taking into account the strengthening of our financial position and the accumulation of retained earnings necessary for business development.」
While maintaining a basic policy of stable dividends, the company states that, for the current fiscal year, it will regrettably pay no dividend.