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Management planning4920Nippon Shikizai,Inc.Materials and Chemicals

Plan to Meet Continued Listing Criteria (Entering the Improvement Period)

As of the end of February 2026, free-float market capitalization fell below the ¥1 billion listing maintenance criterion, resulting in non-compliance. The company formulated a plan to pursue a recovery in business performance, strengthen IR, and improve the number of shareholders and free-float ratio during the improvement period through the end of February 2027.

Worth reading
57In focus
Scored from 1 of 5 sections
Direction
Deterioration
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
130634272
Yen (shortfall against the ¥1,000,000,000 listing maintenance criterion)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Items stated in the management plan

Formulated
Plan to Meet Listing Maintenance Criteria (Entering Improvement Period)Plan period Through the end of February 2027 (improvement period)
Publication date 22 May 2026
ROE+2.0pt
基準 8Target10%

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Investment amount by sectorField Labor-saving investment / Amount Not disclosed
Statements about the use of capital
Self-assessment of PBR and share priceRecognizes that market capitalization remains depressedPBR is a measure of how many times the share price is the book value per share.
Key initiatives
01Improving Profitability
02Improving Asset Efficiency
03Improvement in the equity ratio
04Enhance disclosure of management strategies and financial information
05Enhance disclosure of non-financial information
06Introduction of an Employee Stock Benefit Trust (J-ESOP)
07Introduce a restricted stock (RS) compensation plan for directors
08Hold briefings for individual investors twice a year.
09Listing on the Main Market of the Nagoya Stock Exchange
Risks identified by the company
If compliance with the listing maintenance criterion for free-float market capitalization cannot be confirmed during the improvement period through 28 February 2027, the company may be designated as a security under supervision (confirmation ongoing).
If compliance is not confirmed in the subsequent review, the company may be designated as a security subject to delisting and delisted on 1 September 2027.
Reason for revision or withdrawal

The company recognizes that its depressed market capitalization reflects the recovery in business performance falling short of the expectations of shareholders and investors.

Items stated in the management plan
ItemDetails
Plan namePlan to Meet Listing Maintenance Criteria (Entering Improvement Period)
Plan periodThrough the end of February 2027 (improvement period)
Progress against the planFormulated
ROE targetMaintain at 8% or above → Target 10% or above
Self-assessment of PBR and share priceRecognizes that market capitalization remains depressed
Investment amount by sectorField Labor-saving investment / Amount Not disclosed
Key initiativesImproving Profitability, Improving Asset Efficiency, Improvement in the equity ratio, Enhance disclosure of management strategies and financial information, Enhance disclosure of non-financial information, Introduction of an Employee Stock Benefit Trust (J-ESOP), Introduce a restricted stock (RS) compensation plan for directors, Hold briefings for individual investors twice a year., Listing on the Main Market of the Nagoya Stock Exchange
Reason for revision or withdrawalThe company recognizes that its depressed market capitalization reflects the recovery in business performance falling short of the expectations of shareholders and investors.
Risks identifiedIf compliance with the listing maintenance criterion for free-float market capitalization cannot be confirmed during the improvement period through 28 February 2027, the company may be designated as a security under supervision (confirmation ongoing)., If compliance is not confirmed in the subsequent review, the company may be designated as a security subject to delisting and delisted on 1 September 2027.
Publication date22 May 2026
Items this document does not state (15)
Sales TargetOperating profit targetOperating profit margin targetNet income targetROIC targetPayout ratio / DOE policyTreasury share acquisition policyCost of capitalTotal investment planSegment targetNon-financial targetsPlan assumptionsResults under the previous planSize of the Target MarketDate of board resolution

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

The company recognizes that its depressed market capitalization reflects the recovery in business performance falling short of the expectations of shareholders and investors.

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