Dividend per share
Fiscal year ending March 2027Each vertical step represents one dividend payment, and the total height of the accumulated steps represents the annual dividend for the period.
The dividend policy will be changed to a consolidated payout ratio of 50% or more. In determining dividend payments, the basic policy is to increase dividends through higher profits achieved by implementing the growth strategy and to provide stable dividends as a return of profits to shareholders.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Dividend per share | Interim 20 / End of period 20 → Interim 23 / End of period 23（Interim 15 / End of period 15） |
| Total Annual Dividends | 40 yen → 46 yen（+15.0%） |
| Previous-period results (per share) | Interim 20 yen / End of period 20 yen / Annual 40 yen / Fiscal Period Covered Fiscal year ending March 2026 |
| Payout ratio | Current Not disclosed / Policy Consolidated dividend payout ratio of 50% or higher / Previous policy Consolidated payout ratio of 30% or more as the basic policy |
| Dividend policy | The dividend policy will be changed to a consolidated payout ratio of 50% or more. In determining dividend payments, the basic policy is to increase dividends through higher profits achieved by implementing the growth strategy and to provide stable dividends as a return of profits to shareholders. |
| Whether Submission to the General Meeting of Shareholders Is Required | Board of directors resolution only |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2027 |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The dividend policy was changed to further enhance the return of profits to shareholders while pursuing business growth under the medium-term management plan. Based on this policy change, the interim and year-end dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 2027 will each be increased by ¥3.