Balancing Shareholder Returns and Financial Position Strengthening
First written in FY2016. 18 of 32 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026RaisedAnnual report
「Based on the above basic policy, the Company plans to submit a proposal to the 54th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for 26 June 2026, to set the year-end dividend for the current fiscal year at ¥52 per share. Combined with the interim dividend of ¥30 per share, the annual dividend will be ¥82 per share.」
The Company plans to maintain its policy of a consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 40% and significantly increase the annual dividend from ¥42 in the previous fiscal year to ¥82. - FY2026-H1RaisedAnnual report
「Meeting of the Board of Directors held on 14 November 2025 Common stock Retained earnings ¥506 million Dividend per share: ¥30.00」
The Company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥30 per share, an increase of ¥9 from ¥21 in the same period of the previous year. In line with its policy of strengthening shareholder returns from the previous fiscal year, it is raising the dividend level further. - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「The Company has adopted a shareholder return policy of maintaining a consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 40%.」
The Company raised its shareholder return policy from a consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 30% to at least 40%. The annual dividend is ¥42, comprising an interim dividend of ¥21 and a year-end dividend of ¥21. In addition, it acquired all 1.2 million shares covered by the treasury stock acquisition resolved in the previous fiscal year, for a total acquisition price of ¥2,309 million. - FY2025-H1RaisedAnnual report
「Dividends included in the interim consolidated accounting period whose effective date falls after the end of the interim consolidated accounting period Meeting of the Board of Directors held on 13 November 2024 Common stock Retained earnings ¥379 million Dividend per share: ¥21.00 To strengthen shareholder returns, improve capital efficiency and pursue an agile capital policy Number of shares to be acquired: 1,200,000 shares (maximum) Total acquisition price: ¥3,000 million (maximum) Acquisition period: 14 November 2024 to 13 February 2025」
The Company increased the interim dividend from ¥17 to ¥21 per share year on year and also resolved to acquire up to ¥3,000 million of treasury stock, or 1.2 million shares. It is strengthening shareholder returns through both higher dividends and share repurchases. - FY2024RaisedAnnual report
「Based on the above basic policy, the Company set the year-end dividend for the current fiscal year at ¥17 per share. Combined with the interim dividend of ¥17 per share, the annual dividend is ¥34 per share. Beginning with the fiscal year ending March 2025, dividends will be determined under a policy of maintaining a consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 30%.」
The Company raised both the interim and year-end dividends to ¥17, bringing the annual dividend to ¥34, and explicitly stated that it would introduce a quantitative shareholder return policy of a consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 30% from the fiscal year ending March 2025. - FY2024-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 10 November 2023, the Company resolved to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders recorded in the shareholder registry as of 30 September 2023: ① Total dividends: ¥307 million ② Dividend per share: ¥17.00」
The Company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥17 per share, an increase of ¥2 from ¥15 in the same period of the previous year. This exceeds the ordinary annual dividend of ¥30 in the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「28 June 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common stock Retained earnings 271 15.00 31 March 2023 29 June 2023」
The company paid a year-end dividend of ¥15 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2023, maintaining the regular dividend level excluding the previous fiscal year’s commemorative dividend. - FY2023SoftenedAnnual report
「Based on the above basic policy, the year-end dividend for the fiscal year was set at ¥15 per share, bringing the total dividend to ¥30 per share when combined with the interim dividend of ¥15 per share.」
The company maintained its policy of balancing shareholder returns with a stronger financial position, but returned from the previous fiscal year’s annual dividend of ¥40, including the 50th-anniversary commemorative dividend, to the regular annual dividend of ¥30. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「With respect to the interim dividend for the 51st fiscal year, from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, the Board of Directors resolved at its meeting held on 11 November 2022 to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2022. ② Dividend per share: ¥15.00」
The company paid an interim dividend of ¥15 per share and continued its regular interim dividend after the previous fiscal year’s annual dividend policy of ¥40 per share, which included the 50th-anniversary commemorative dividend. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「With respect to the interim dividend for the 51st fiscal year, from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, the Board of Directors resolved at its meeting held on 11 November 2022 to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2022. ② Dividend per share: ¥15.00」
The company paid an interim dividend of ¥15 per share, continuing shareholder returns. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「Based on the above basic policy, and in appreciation of shareholders’ support as the company reached its 50th anniversary, a commemorative dividend of ¥10 per share was added and the year-end dividend was set at ¥25 per share, bringing the total dividend to ¥40 per share when combined with the interim dividend of ¥15 per share.」
While maintaining its basic policy of balancing shareholder returns with a stronger financial position, the company added a ¥10 per share commemorative dividend for its 50th anniversary and increased the annual dividend from ¥30 to ¥40 per share. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「With respect to the interim dividend for the 50th fiscal year, from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, the Board of Directors resolved at its meeting held on 12 November 2021 to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2021. ① Total dividends: ¥271 million ② Dividend per share: ¥15.00」
The company paid an interim dividend of ¥15 per share, continuing shareholder returns that formed part of the annual ¥30 dividend. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「25 June 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common stock Retained earnings 271 15.00 31 March 2021 28 June 2021」
The company paid a year-end dividend of ¥15 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2021 and continued the annual dividend of ¥30 per share, including the ¥15 interim dividend. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Based on the above basic policy, the year-end dividend for the fiscal year was set at ¥15 per share, bringing the total dividend to ¥30 per share when combined with the interim dividend of ¥15 per share.」
Under its policy of balancing shareholder returns with a stronger financial position, the company continued to pay an annual dividend of ¥30 per share, comprising interim and year-end dividends of ¥15 each. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At its meeting held on 13 November 2020, the Board of Directors resolved to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2020.」
The company paid an interim dividend of ¥15 per share, continuing shareholder returns that formed part of the annual ¥30 dividend. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「26 June 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common stock Retained earnings 271,013 15.00 31 March 2020 29 June 2020」
The company paid a year-end dividend of ¥15 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2020, continuing the annual dividend of ¥30 per share from the previous fiscal year. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Based on the above basic policy, the year-end dividend for the fiscal year was set at ¥15 per share, bringing the total dividend to ¥30 per share when combined with the interim dividend of ¥15 per share.」
The company paid an annual dividend of ¥30 per share, comprising interim and year-end dividends of ¥15 each, and continued its policy of balancing profit returns with retained earnings and a stronger financial position. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At its meeting held on 8 November 2019, the Board of Directors resolved to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2019.」
The company paid an interim dividend of ¥15 per share, continuing shareholder returns. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「With respect to the interim dividend for the 48th fiscal year, from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020, the Board of Directors resolved at its meeting held on 8 November 2019 to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2019. ① Total dividends: ¥271 million ② Dividend per share: ¥15.00」
The company paid an interim dividend of ¥15 per share, continuing its profit returns. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Based on the above basic policy, the year-end dividend for the fiscal year was set at ¥15 per share, bringing the total dividend to ¥30 per share when combined with the interim dividend of ¥15 per share.」
The company paid an annual dividend of ¥30 per share, comprising interim and year-end dividends of ¥15 each, and continued its policy of balancing profit returns with a stronger financial position. - FY2019-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「Dividends included in the cumulative second-quarter consolidated period for which the effective date of payment falls after the end of the second-quarter consolidated accounting period」
The company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥15 per share for which 30 September 2018 was the record date, an increase from the previous fiscal year’s interim dividend of ¥14. Combined with the previous fiscal year’s year-end dividend of ¥16, the planned annual dividend was ¥31 per share. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「27 June 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common stock Retained earnings 289,082 16.00 31 March 2018 28 June 2018」
The company paid a year-end dividend of ¥16 per share, confirming the annual dividend policy of ¥30 stated in the previous filing. - FY2018RaisedAnnual report
「Based on the above basic policy, the year-end dividend for the fiscal year was set at ¥16 per share, bringing the total dividend for the fiscal year to ¥30 per share when combined with the interim dividend of ¥14 per share.」
The annual dividend increased to ¥30 per share, comprising an interim dividend of ¥14 and a year-end dividend of ¥16, from ¥28 per share in the previous fiscal year. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「10 November 2017 Board of Directors Common stock Retained earnings 252,950 14.00 30 September 2017 1 December 2017」
The company continued to pay an interim dividend of ¥14 per share. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「With respect to the interim dividend for the 46th fiscal year, from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, the Board of Directors resolved at its meeting held on 10 November 2017 to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2017. ① Total dividends: ¥252 million ② Dividend per share: ¥14.00」
The company resolved to continue the interim dividend at ¥14 per share. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「28 June 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common stock Retained earnings 252,951 14.00 31 March 2017 29 June 2017」
The company continued to pay a dividend of ¥14 per share. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「With respect to the interim dividend for the 45th fiscal year, from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017, the Board of Directors resolved at its meeting held on 11 November 2016 to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2016.」
The company continued to pay an interim dividend and resolved to pay ¥14 per share. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「28 June 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Common stock Retained earnings 252,954 14.00 31 March 2016 29 June 2016」
The company paid a dividend of ¥14 per share for the fiscal year, continuing shareholder returns. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Our group’s basic policy is to actively return profits to shareholders, strengthen and improve its financial position, and build retained earnings. We aim to distribute returns backed by business performance and establish a foundation for returning value to shareholders through higher earnings over the long term.」
The company’s basic policy is to pursue active profit returns, strengthen its financial position and build retained earnings simultaneously.