Increase in shareholder returns during the First Medium-Term Management Plan period
First written in FY2024. 7 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025-H1. Latest entry: FY2026.
62 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「For the year-end dividend for the fiscal year, based on the policy described above and after comprehensively considering consolidated results and other factors, the Company plans to pay ¥160 per share, resulting in an annual dividend of ¥210 per share including the interim dividend of ¥50 per share already paid.」
Under the shareholder return policy during the First Medium-Term Management Plan period, the annual dividend was set at ¥210 per share, comprising an interim dividend of ¥50 and an expected year-end dividend of ¥160. This is an increase from the previous fiscal year's annual dividend of ¥130 per share. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding the interim dividend for the third fiscal year, from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, the Board of Directors resolved at its meeting held on 14 November 2025 to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders recorded in the shareholder registry as of 30 September 2025.」
In connection with the shareholder return policy during the First Medium-Term Management Plan period, the Company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥50 per share, with 30 September 2025 as the record date. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Status of resolution by the Board of Directors (15 May 2024)…1,700,000 shares, ¥4,000 million…Treasury shares acquired during the fiscal year: 1,421,600 shares, ¥3,999 million」
Based on the shareholder return policy under the First Medium-Term Management Plan, the Company repurchased 1,421,600 shares of treasury stock for ¥3,999 million during the fiscal year. The annual dividend is expected to be ¥130 per share, comprising an interim dividend of ¥45 and a year-end dividend of ¥85. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Funds used in financing activities totaled ¥7,925 million. This was primarily attributable to ¥4,002 million in expenditures for the purchase of treasury shares.」
Against the shareholder return policy for the First Medium-Term Management Plan period, the company recorded ¥4,002 million in expenditures for share repurchases during the interim consolidated accounting period. As for dividends, it paid a dividend of ¥70 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2024 and also resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥45 with 30 September 2024 as the record date. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「During the First Medium-Term Management Plan period (FY2024–FY2026), the company plans to raise shareholder returns from previous levels, targeting a dividend payout ratio of at least 40%, a total payout ratio of at least 70% (3-year average), and total shareholder returns of ¥20 billion, including ¥10 billion in share repurchases.」
The company stated its policy of maintaining stable dividends while conducting flexible share repurchases and remaining mindful of capital efficiency and the total payout ratio. Its forecast annual dividend for the next fiscal year is ¥115 per share, and after the filing it repurchased 1,368,400 shares for approximately ¥4 billion.