Stable Dividends and Shareholder Returns in Line with Earnings
First written in FY2016. 17 of 32 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026RaisedAnnual report
「For the distribution of surplus for FY2026/3, based on the basic shareholder return policy described above, the dividend was set at ¥55 per share, including an interim dividend of ¥27.」
The basic policy of DOE of at least 3% and a total payout ratio of at least 50% was maintained, and the annual dividend was increased from ¥52 per share in the previous fiscal year to ¥55. - FY2026-H1RaisedAnnual report
「In addition, for the interim dividend for the 22nd fiscal year (from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026), the Company resolved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 7 November 2025 to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders listed or recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2025: ① Total dividends: ¥5,730 million ② Dividend per share: ¥27」
The interim dividend was ¥27 per share, an increase from the previous fiscal year's ¥25. - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「For dividends of surplus for the fiscal year ended March 2025, the Company set the dividend at ¥52 per share, including an interim dividend of ¥25, in accordance with the basic shareholder return policy described above.」
The basic policy of DOE of at least 3% and a total payout ratio of at least 50% was maintained, and the annual dividend was increased from ¥50 per share in the previous fiscal year to ¥52. - FY2025-H1RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 November 2024, the Company resolved to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders listed or recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2024: ① Total dividends: ¥5,381 million ② Dividend per share: ¥25」
The interim dividend was set at ¥25 per share, an increase from the previous fiscal year's ¥23. - FY2024SoftenedAnnual report
「For dividends of surplus for the fiscal year ended March 2024, the Company set the dividend at ¥50 per share, including an interim dividend of ¥23, in accordance with the basic shareholder return policy described above.」
Although the basic policy of a total payout ratio of at least 50% and DOE of at least 3% was maintained, the annual dividend declined from ¥59 per share in the previous fiscal year to ¥50. - FY2024-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 November 2023, the Company resolved to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders listed or recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2023: ① Total dividends: ¥5,078 million ② Dividend per share: ¥23」
The interim dividend was set at ¥23 per share, an increase from the previous fiscal year's ¥20. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Board of Directors resolution: 12 May 2023; common shares; total dividends: ¥8,609 million; dividend per share: ¥39; record date: 31 March 2023; effective date: 2 June 2023」
The Company paid a year-end dividend of ¥39 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2023, confirming implementation of the shareholder return policy that resulted in an annual dividend of ¥59 per share. - FY2023RaisedAnnual report
「For dividends of surplus for the fiscal year ended March 2023, the Company set the dividend at ¥59 per share, including an interim dividend of ¥20, in accordance with the basic shareholder return policy described above.」
In accordance with the policy of a total payout ratio of at least 50% and DOE of at least 3%, the annual dividend was increased to ¥59 per share. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For the interim dividend for the 19th fiscal year (from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023), pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors dated 31 October 2022, the Company paid an interim dividend as follows to shareholders listed or recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2022: ① Total dividends: ¥4,415 million ② Dividend per share: ¥20」
The Company set the interim dividend at ¥20 per share, continuing its policy of stable shareholder returns. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For the interim dividend for the 19th fiscal year (from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023), the Company resolved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 31 October 2022 to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders listed or recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2022: ① Total dividends: ¥4,415 million ② Dividend per share: ¥20」
The Company set the interim dividend at ¥20 per share, continuing its policy of stable shareholder returns. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「As its basic policy for shareholder returns, the Company will target a total payout ratio of at least 50%, taking into account the optimal balance between investment for business growth and improved capital efficiency. With respect to dividends, the Company has adopted DOE (dividend on equity) of at least 3% as its dividend policy metric for achieving stable dividends, and will determine the specific dividend amount while also considering its past dividend record.」
The previous stable dividend policy was developed into a shareholder return policy combining a total payout ratio of at least 50% and DOE of at least 3%. The Company paid a dividend of ¥40 per share for the fiscal year, resulting in a total payout ratio of 105.8%, including share repurchases. - FY2022-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 November 2021, the Company resolved to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders listed or recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2021: ① Total dividends: ¥4,709 million ② Dividend per share: ¥20」
The interim dividend returned to ¥20 per share from the previous fiscal year's ¥10, raising the level of stable dividends. - FY2021SoftenedAnnual report
「For the current fiscal year, after comprehensively considering recent performance, future investment and cash flows, the interim dividend was set at ¥10 per share and the year-end dividend at ¥20 per share, an increase of ¥10 from the interim dividend.」
The annual dividend declined from the previous ¥40 to ¥30 for the current fiscal year, comprising an interim dividend of ¥10 and a year-end dividend of ¥20. - FY2021-Q2SoftenedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 6 November 2020, the Company resolved to pay an interim dividend as follows to shareholders listed or recorded in the shareholder register as of 30 September 2020: ① Total dividends: ¥2,350 million ② Dividend per share: ¥10」
The interim dividend was reduced from the previous ¥20 per share to ¥10, weakening the level of stable dividends. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 13 May 2020, the Company resolved to pay a year-end dividend as follows to shareholders listed or recorded in the shareholder register as of 31 March 2020: ① Total dividends: ¥4,701 million ② Dividend per share: ¥20」
The year-end dividend was set at ¥20 per share, and the policy of providing stable shareholder returns has been continued. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「31 October 2019 Board of Directors meeting; common shares; ¥4,695 million; ¥20」
The Company set the interim dividend with a record date of 30 September 2019 at ¥20 per share, continuing its stable dividend policy. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For the interim dividend for the 16th fiscal year (from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020), the Company resolved at a Board of Directors meeting held on 31 October 2019 to pay the following dividend to shareholders recorded or registered on the shareholder registry as of 30 September 2019: ① Total dividends: ¥4,695 million ② Dividend per share: ¥20」
The Company set the interim dividend at ¥20 per share, continuing its stable dividend policy. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Dividend per share: ¥20」
The Company set the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 2019 at ¥20 per share, continuing its stable dividend policy. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「To achieve stable dividends, the Company paid an interim dividend of ¥20 per share and set the year-end dividend at ¥20 per share for the current fiscal year.」
The Company continues to pay a stable dividend of ¥20 per share for both the interim and year-end dividends, or ¥40 for the full year. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Company paid the interim dividend for the 15th fiscal year (from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019) as follows, pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors dated 1 November 2018, to shareholders recorded or registered on the shareholder registry as of 30 September 2018.」
The Company set the interim dividend at ¥20 per share, totalling ¥4,689 million, continuing its stable shareholder return policy. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For the interim dividend for the 15th fiscal year (from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019), the Company resolved at a Board of Directors meeting held on 1 November 2018 to pay the following dividend to shareholders recorded or registered on the shareholder registry as of 30 September 2018.」
The Company set the interim dividend at ¥20 per share, totalling ¥4,689 million, continuing its stable shareholder return policy. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「For the year-end dividend for the 14th fiscal year (from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018), the Company resolved at a Board of Directors meeting held on 11 May 2018 to pay the following dividend to shareholders recorded or registered on the shareholder registry as of 31 March 2018: ① Total dividends: ¥4,687 million ② Dividend per share: ¥20」
The Company set the year-end dividend at ¥20 per share, totalling ¥4,687 million, continuing its stable shareholder return policy. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「To achieve stable dividends, the Company paid an interim dividend of ¥20 per share and set the year-end dividend at ¥20 per share for the current fiscal year.」
The Company continues to pay a stable dividend of ¥20 per share for both the interim and year-end dividends, or ¥40 for the full year. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「For the interim dividend for the 14th fiscal year (from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018), the Company resolved at a Board of Directors meeting held on 2 November 2017 to pay the following dividend to shareholders recorded or registered on the shareholder registry as of 30 September 2017: ① Total dividends: ¥4,687 million ② Dividend per share: ¥20」
The Company set the interim dividend at ¥20 per share, continuing its policy of stable shareholder returns. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For the interim dividend for the 14th fiscal year (from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018), the Company resolved at a Board of Directors meeting held on 2 November 2017 to pay the following dividend to shareholders recorded or registered on the shareholder registry as of 30 September 2017: ① Total dividends: ¥4,687 million ② Dividend per share: ¥20」
The Company set the interim dividend at ¥20 per share, continuing its policy of stable shareholder returns. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「For the year-end dividend for the 13th fiscal year (from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017), the Company resolved at a Board of Directors meeting held on 12 May 2017 to pay the following dividend to shareholders recorded or registered on the shareholder registry as of 31 March 2017: ① Total dividends: ¥4,687 million ② Dividend per share: ¥20」
The Company set the year-end dividend at ¥20 per share, continuing its policy of returning profits to shareholders. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「For the interim dividend for the 13th fiscal year (from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017), the Company resolved at a Board of Directors meeting held on 2 November 2016 to pay the following dividend to shareholders recorded or registered on the shareholder registry as of 30 September 2016: ① Total dividends: ¥4,687 million ② Dividend per share: ¥20」
In line with its policy of stable shareholder returns, the Company set the interim dividend at ¥20 per share. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a Board of Directors meeting held on 13 May 2016, the Company resolved to pay a year-end dividend as follows to shareholders recorded or registered on the shareholder registry as of 31 March 2016.」
The Company paid a year-end dividend of ¥20 per share, totalling ¥4,687 million, for the fiscal year ended March 2016. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Company regards the return of profits to shareholders as an important management priority and has adopted a basic policy of paying appropriate dividends in line with earnings.」
For the current fiscal year, the Company paid a dividend of ¥20 per share for both the interim and year-end dividends, or ¥40 for the full year.