Items stated in the management plan
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| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Plan name | Mid-Term Management Plan 2028 |
| Plan period | Fiscal 2026 to fiscal 2028 (3 years) |
| Progress against the plan | Annual update |
| ROE target | Fiscal 2025 target: 7% → Mid-Term Management Plan 2028 target: 8% (most recent result: 8.8% for fiscal 2025; underlying ROE excluding one-off factors: 6.0%) |
| Payout ratio / DOE policy | During the Mid-Term Management Plan 2025 period, the company maintained annual dividends of at least ¥40 per share (after the stock split) and implemented a dividend payout ratio of at least 75%. It will also target a dividend payout ratio of at least 75% during the Mid-Term Management Plan period. |
| Self-assessment of PBR and share price | The PBR is 0.98x and has improved to its highest level in the past 10 years, supported by the continuation of the shareholder return policy, the stock split and the rise in the share price. However, the company identifies further improvement in capital profitability that consistently exceeds the cost of shareholders' equity as a priority. |
| Total investment plan | ¥62 billion (cumulative over the three-year Mid-Term Management Plan period) |
| Investment amount by sector | Field Maintenance and strengthening of existing businesses / Amount ¥15 billion / Details Maintenance and renewal, earnings capacity enhancement and research and development, Field Executing the Growth Strategy / Amount ¥40 billion / Details Development of business areas, including through M&A, Field Strengthening the management platform / Amount ¥7 billion / Details DX-related, sustainability-related and human capital-related initiatives |
| Key initiatives | Strengthening the earnings structure, Strengthening Existing Businesses, Executing the Growth Strategy, Reduction of cross-shareholdings, Capital Policy and Financial Strategy, Shareholder Returns, IR strategy, Enhancing Investor Relations Activities, Enhance information disclosure |
| Results under the previous plan | Targets for the Mid-Term Management Plan 2025 period: ROE of 7%, reduction of cross-shareholdings equivalent to 30% of the balance at the end of March 2023 (approximately ¥8.4 billion), annual dividends of at least ¥40 per share (after the stock split), a dividend payout ratio of at least 75% and a treasury share holding ratio of less than 10% → Fiscal 2025 results: ROE of 8.8%, a 30.0% reduction in cross-shareholdings, equivalent to ¥8.4 billion, annual dividends of ¥91 per share (¥455 before the stock split), a dividend payout ratio of 75.5% and a treasury share holding ratio of 8.3% |
| Date of board resolution | 11 May 2026 |
| Publication date | 11 May 2026 |
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