Continuing Stable Dividend Payments and Profit Allocation in Line with Medium- to Long-Term Profit Levels
First written in FY2016. 22 of 35 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026RaisedAnnual report
「As a basic approach, the Company will balance the allocation of necessary investments across each area with stable shareholder returns in line with medium- to long-term earnings levels, and will pay dividends from retained earnings with the aim of achieving a DOE in the 3% range.」
The dividend guideline was raised from the previous mid-2% DOE range to the 3% range. The annual dividend for the fiscal year is expected to be ¥25, an increase of ¥2 from the previous fiscal year. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「25 June 2025 Annual general meeting of shareholders Common shares 1,129 18.0 31 March 2025 26 June 2025 Retained earnings」
The Company paid a year-end dividend of ¥18 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2025, continuing stable shareholder returns. The interim dividend was also ¥5 per share. - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「As a basic approach, the Company will balance the allocation of necessary investments across each area with stable shareholder returns in line with medium- to long-term earnings levels, and will pay dividends from retained earnings with a DOE in the mid-2% range as a guideline.」
While maintaining the stable dividend policy, the Company newly specified a DOE in the mid-2% range as a dividend guideline. The annual dividend for the fiscal year is ¥23 per share, including a planned year-end dividend of ¥18, up from ¥20 in the previous fiscal year. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「13 November 2024 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2024 3 December 2024 Retained earnings」
The Board resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with 30 September 2024 as the record date, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2024RaisedAnnual report
「Based on the policy above, the year-end dividend was set at ¥15 per share. Together with the interim dividend of ¥5 per share already paid, this brings the annual dividend to ¥20 per share.」
The year-end dividend was increased from ¥13 to ¥15 per share, and the annual dividend was increased from ¥18 to ¥20. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「10 November 2023 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2023 4 December 2023 Retained earnings」
The Board resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with 30 September 2023 as the record date, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2023ReframedAnnual report
「To advance this basic policy, the Company will allocate necessary investments across each area and stable shareholder returns in line with medium- to long-term earnings levels in a balanced manner, thereby optimizing shareholders' equity and providing sound and appropriate shareholder returns.」
While maintaining the stable dividend policy, the wording has been revised to express the approach of balancing investments necessary for the growth and sustainability strategies of the medium-term management plan with shareholder returns. The annual dividend is ¥18, unchanged from the previous fiscal year. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「11 November 2022 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2022 2 December 2022 Retained earnings」
The Company paid an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with 30 September 2022 as the record date, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「11 November 2022 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2022 2 December 2022 Retained earnings」
The Board resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with 30 September 2022 as the record date, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Common shares 815 13.0 31 March 2022 27 June 2022 Retained earnings」
The Company paid a year-end dividend of ¥13 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2022, totaling ¥815 million, implementing the annual dividend level of ¥18 determined in the previous fiscal year. - FY2022RaisedAnnual report
「Following comprehensive consideration of the recovery from the fire damage and the consolidated results for the fiscal year, the year-end dividend will be ¥13 per share, up ¥3 from the previous fiscal year, resulting in an annual dividend of ¥18.」
The year-end dividend was increased from ¥10 to ¥13 per share, and the annual dividend was increased from ¥15 to ¥18. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「12 November 2021 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2021 2 December 2021 Retained earnings」
The Board resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with 30 September 2021 as the record date, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2021SoftenedAnnual report
「Based on the policy above, the Company paid an interim dividend of ¥5 per share for the fiscal year. In consideration of the impact of the factory fire that occurred in the early hours of 14 January 2021 on the results for the fiscal year, and in order to improve its financial position, the year-end dividend will be ¥10 per share, down ¥2 from the previous fiscal year, resulting in an annual dividend of ¥15.」
Due to the impact of the fire and the need to improve its financial position, the year-end dividend was reduced from ¥12 to ¥10 per share, and the annual dividend was reduced from ¥17 to ¥15. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「13 November 2020 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2020 2 December 2020 Retained earnings」
The Company paid an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with 30 September 2020 as the record date, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「13 November 2020 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2020 2 December 2020 Retained earnings」
The Board resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with 30 September 2020 as the record date, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「19 June 2020 Annual general meeting of shareholders Common shares 752 12.0 31 March 2020 22 June 2020 Retained earnings」
The Company paid a year-end dividend of ¥12 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2020, totaling ¥752 million, confirming the dividend level following the increase from the previous fiscal year-end. - FY2020RaisedAnnual report
「Following comprehensive consideration of the consolidated results for the fiscal year and the basic dividend policy, the year-end dividend will be ¥12 per share, an increase of ¥2 from the previous year's year-end dividend of ¥10, resulting in an annual dividend of ¥17.」
The year-end dividend was increased from ¥10 to ¥12 per share, resulting in an annual dividend of ¥17. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「8 November 2019 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2019 3 December 2019 Retained earnings」
The Company paid an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with 30 September 2019 as the record date, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「8 November 2019 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2019 3 December 2019 Retained earnings」
The Board resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with 30 September 2019 as the record date, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「21 June 2019 Annual general meeting of shareholders Common shares 627 10.0 31 March 2019 24 June 2019 Retained earnings」
The Company paid a year-end dividend of ¥10 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2019, totaling ¥627 million, increasing the dividend from the previous fiscal year-end. The results of the stable dividend policy have been confirmed. - FY2019RaisedAnnual report
「Based on the policy above, the Company paid an interim dividend of ¥5 per share for the fiscal year. Following comprehensive consideration of the consolidated results for the fiscal year and the basic dividend policy, the year-end dividend will be ¥10 per share, an increase of ¥2 from the previous year's year-end dividend of ¥8, resulting in an annual dividend of ¥15.」
The year-end dividend was increased from ¥8 to ¥10 per share, up ¥2 from the previous year, resulting in an annual dividend of ¥15. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「9 November 2018 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2018 4 December 2018 Retained earnings」
The Company paid an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with 30 September 2018 as the record date, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「9 November 2018 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2018 4 December 2018 Retained earnings」
The Board resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with 30 September 2018 as the record date, continuing the stable dividend policy. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「22 June 2018 Annual general meeting of shareholders Common shares 501 8.0 31 March 2018 25 June 2018 Retained earnings」
The Company paid a year-end dividend of ¥8 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2018, totaling ¥501 million, continuing its stable dividend policy. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Group operates businesses with significant social and public importance, including its railway and road-traffic signal systems business, and considers itself responsible for providing high-quality products on a stable basis. Accordingly, its basic policy is to maintain stable dividends in order to establish a sound management base over the long term and on a continuing basis, and to strengthen shareholders' equity. Taking into comprehensive consideration the consolidated results for the fiscal year and the research and development and capital investments required for the future, the Group will distribute profits stably in line with medium- to long-term earnings levels.」
Stable dividends remain the basic policy. The Company paid an interim dividend of ¥5 and a year-end dividend of ¥8, for an annual dividend of ¥13. The annual dividend was at the same level as in the previous fiscal year. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding the interim dividend for the 153rd fiscal year (from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018), the Board of Directors resolved at its meeting held on 13 November 2017 to pay an interim dividend to shareholders recorded in the final shareholder register as of 30 September 2017, as follows: ② Amount per share: ¥5.00」
The Company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, continuing its stable dividend policy. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「13 November 2017 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2017 4 December 2017 Retained earnings」
The Board resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, continuing the dividend at the same level as previously. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「23 June 2017 Annual general meeting of shareholders Common shares 501 8.0 31 March 2017 26 June 2017 Retained earnings」
Although no change in the dividend policy itself was disclosed, the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 2017 was ¥8 per share, totaling ¥501 million, up from ¥5 per share in the previous fiscal year. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「9 November 2016 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2016 2 December 2016 Retained earnings」
The Company paid an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, continuing the dividend at the same level as previously. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「9 November 2016 Board of Directors Common shares 313 5.0 30 September 2016 2 December 2016 Retained earnings」
The Board resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, continuing the dividend at the same level as previously. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「24 June 2016 Annual general meeting of shareholders Common shares 313 5.0 31 March 2016 27 June 2016 Retained earnings」
The Company paid a dividend of ¥5 per share, totaling ¥313 million, with the end of the previous fiscal year as the record date. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Group operates businesses with significant social and public importance, including its railway and road-traffic signal systems business, and considers itself responsible for providing high-quality products on a stable basis. Accordingly, its basic policy is to maintain stable dividends in order to establish a sound management base over the long term and on a continuing basis, and to strengthen shareholders' equity, while distributing profits appropriately in line with medium- to long-term earnings levels.」
Stable dividends remain the basic policy, with an interim dividend of ¥5, a year-end dividend of ¥5, and an annual dividend of ¥10 for the fiscal year.