Balancing Shareholder Returns, Growth Investment and Retained Earnings
First written in FY2016. 18 of 39 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-11-05.
- FY2026RaisedAnnual report
「Based on the above basic policy, the year-end dividend will be ¥14.0 per share. Accordingly, the full-year dividend will be ¥24.0 per share, including the interim dividend of ¥10.0 already paid.」
While maintaining its basic policy of balancing shareholder returns, growth investment and retained earnings, the company increased its full-year dividend from ¥14 in the previous fiscal year to ¥24. - FY2026-H1RaisedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 5 November 2025, the following resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year. (1) Total dividends: ¥252.550 million (2) Dividend per share: ¥10.00」
While maintaining its basic policy, the company resolved to increase the interim dividend from ¥3 per share in the previous fiscal year to ¥10. - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「Based on the above basic policy, the year-end dividend will be ¥11 per share. Accordingly, the full-year dividend will be ¥14 per share, including the interim dividend of ¥3 already paid.」
While maintaining its basic policy of balancing shareholder returns, growth investment and retained earnings, the company increased its full-year dividend from ¥8.5 in the previous fiscal year to ¥14. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 6 November 2024, the following resolution was passed regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year. (1) Total dividends: ¥75.766 million (2) Dividend per share: ¥3.00」
The interim dividend was ¥3 per share, maintaining shareholder returns at the same level as in the corresponding period of the previous year. - FY2024Full-year dividend of ¥8.5 and share repurchase completedAnnual report
「Based on the basic policy described above, the year-end dividend will be ¥5.5 per share, as initially forecast. Accordingly, combined with the interim dividend of ¥3 already paid, the full-year dividend will be ¥8.5 per share. In addition, based on a resolution of the Board of Directors at a meeting held on 27 June 2023, the company repurchased 7,740,000 shares of its own stock.」
The company maintained its basic policy of balancing shareholder returns, growth investment and retained earnings, resulting in a full-year dividend of ¥8.5 per share. It also acquired 7,740,000 shares of treasury stock for a total of ¥3,599,100,000. - FY2024-Q3Payment of ¥3 interim dividendAnnual report
「7 November 2023 Board of Directors Common shares 75,767 3.0 30 September 2023 15 December 2023 Retained earnings」
The ¥3 per-share interim dividend resolved in the second-quarter report was paid on 15 December 2023. - FY2024-Q2Resolution to pay an interim dividend of ¥3 per shareAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 7 November 2023, the company resolved as follows regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year. (a) Total dividends………………………………………¥75.767 million (b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥3.00」
The interim dividend for the six-month cumulative period under review was set at ¥3 per share, down from ¥4 per share in the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q1¥5 year-end dividend and share repurchaseAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 15 May 2023, the company resolved to pay a dividend from surplus as follows. (a) Total dividends………………………………………¥164.981 million (b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥5.00 Based on a resolution of the Board of Directors at a meeting held on 27 June 2023, the company repurchased 7,740,000 shares of its own stock.」
The company resolved and paid a year-end dividend of ¥5 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2023. In addition, based on a resolution of the Board of Directors at a meeting held on 27 June 2023, it repurchased 7,740,000 shares of its own stock. - FY2023-Q2Resolution to pay an interim dividend of ¥4Annual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 4 November 2022, the company resolved as follows regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year. (a) Total dividends………………………………………¥131.985 million (b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥4.00」
Following the previous year's interim dividend of ¥3, the company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥4 per share for the current fiscal year. - FY2023-Q1Payment of a ¥5.5 year-end dividendAnnual report
「13 May 2022 Board of Directors Common shares 181,480 5.5 31 March 2022 9 June 2022 Retained earnings」
A year-end dividend of ¥5.5 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2022 was paid on 9 June. This was down from ¥7 per share in the same period of the previous year. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「5 November 2021 Board of Directors Common shares 98,990 3.0 30 September 2021 6 December 2021 Retained earnings」
The interim dividend of ¥3 per share, following no interim dividend in the previous fiscal year, was paid on 6 December 2021. - FY2022-Q2Resolution to pay an interim dividend of ¥3 per shareAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 5 November 2021, the company resolved as follows regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year. (a) Total dividends………………………………………¥98.990 million (b) Dividend per share…………………………………¥3.00」
The company moved from no interim dividend in the previous fiscal year to resolving an interim dividend of ¥3 per share for the current fiscal year. - FY2022-Q1Payment of a ¥7 Year-End DividendAnnual report
「13 May 2021 Board of Directors Common shares 230,977 7.0 31 March 2021 11 June 2021 Retained earnings」
A year-end dividend of ¥7 per share for the fiscal year ended March 2021 was paid on 11 June. This was an increase from the previous year's year-end dividend of ¥6 per share. - FY2021No interim dividend; full-year dividend of ¥7Annual report
「The year-end dividend will be ¥7, comprising the initially forecast ¥3 per share plus ¥4, taking the results for the current fiscal year into consideration. As no interim dividend was paid, the full-year dividend will therefore be ¥7.」
While maintaining the basic policy of balancing stable returns, growth investment and retained earnings, the company paid no interim dividend and set the year-end dividend at ¥7, resulting in a full-year dividend of ¥7. - FY2021-Q2No interim dividendAnnual report
「Dividends for which the record date falls within the nine-month consolidated cumulative period under review and whose effective payment date falls after the end of the second-quarter consolidated accounting period As no dividend will be paid, there is nothing applicable.」
Although an interim dividend of ¥5 per share was paid in the same period of the previous year, no dividend was paid for the dividend with a record date during the six-month cumulative period under review. No change to the profit allocation policy itself was disclosed. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 25 May 2020, the company resolved to pay a dividend from surplus as follows.」
A dividend of ¥6 per share was resolved and paid, continuing stable shareholder returns. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Our basic capital policy is to determine the allocation of profit based on consolidated results, taking into consideration the balance among the following 3 priorities: stable and appropriate returns to shareholders, research and development and capital investment for future business expansion and enhanced competitiveness, and securing retained earnings necessary to continuously strengthen the management foundation.」
The company reaffirmed its basic capital policy of balancing shareholder returns, research and development and capital investment, and retained earnings, and maintained the annual dividend at ¥11 per share. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 29 October 2019, the company resolved as follows regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year.」
An interim dividend of ¥5 per share was resolved and paid, continuing stable annual shareholder returns of ¥11 per share. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 29 October 2019, the company resolved as follows regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year.」
The company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, continuing stable shareholder returns of ¥11 per share annually. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 14 May 2019, the company resolved to pay a dividend from surplus as follows.」
A dividend of ¥6 per share was resolved and paid, continuing stable shareholder returns. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Our basic policy is to determine the allocation of profit based on consolidated results, taking into consideration the balance among the following 3 priorities: ① stable and appropriate returns to shareholders, ② research and development and capital investment for future business expansion and enhanced competitiveness, and ③ securing retained earnings necessary to continuously strengthen the management foundation.」
The company reaffirmed its basic policy of balancing shareholder returns, research and development and capital investment, and retained earnings, and maintained the annual dividend at ¥11 per share. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 31 October 2018, the company resolved as follows regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year.」
An interim dividend of ¥5 per share was resolved and paid, continuing stable shareholder returns. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 31 October 2018, the company resolved as follows regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year.」
The company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, continuing stable shareholder returns. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 14 May 2018, the company resolved to pay a dividend from surplus as follows.」
The company resolved to pay a dividend of ¥6 per share, continuing stable shareholder returns. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 30 October 2017, the company resolved as follows regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year.」
The company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, continuing stable shareholder returns. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 11 May 2017, the company resolved to pay a dividend from surplus as follows.」
The company resolved to pay a dividend of ¥6 per share, continuing stable shareholder returns. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Our basic policy is to determine the allocation of profit based on consolidated results, taking into consideration the balance among the following 3 priorities: ① stable and appropriate returns to shareholders, ② research and development and capital investment for future business expansion and enhanced competitiveness, and ③ securing retained earnings necessary to continuously strengthen the management foundation.」
The company reiterated its basic policy of balancing shareholder returns, research and development and capital investment, and retained earnings, and set the annual dividend at ¥11 per share. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 28 October 2016, the company resolved as follows regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year.」
An interim dividend of ¥5 per share was paid, continuing stable shareholder returns. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 28 October 2016, the company resolved as follows regarding the interim dividend for the current fiscal year.」
The company resolved to pay an interim dividend of ¥5 per share, continuing a dividend policy consistent with stable shareholder returns. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 13 May 2016, the company resolved to pay a dividend from surplus as follows.」
A dividend of ¥6 per share was paid, demonstrating a track record consistent with the policy of stable shareholder returns. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Our basic policy is to determine the allocation of profit based on consolidated results, taking into consideration the balance among the following 3 priorities: ① stable and appropriate returns to shareholders, ② research and development and capital investment for future business expansion and enhanced competitiveness, and ③ securing retained earnings necessary to continuously strengthen the management foundation.」
The basic policy for profit allocation is to balance shareholder returns, research and development and capital investment, and retained earnings. The annual dividend for FY2016 was ¥11 per share.