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Consideration of the need for and direction of a review and restructuring of the management strategyTo improve the effectiveness of the management strategy through a rolling approach, respond appropriately to changes in the operating environment and capital markets surrounding the company, and further accelerate initiatives to enhance corporate value. The company recognizes as key issues the continued shortfall against its financial targets, including the failure to achieve the key management targets of the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy, the prolonged continuation of a PBR below 1x, the continued situation in which ROE remains below the cost of capital expected by shareholders, the situation in which TSR remains below TOPIX, low profitability in growth areas, and declining profitability in the office printing business.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Plan name | Mid-Term Management Strategy ‘26 |
| Progress against the plan | Consideration of the need for and direction of a review and restructuring of the management strategy |
| Self-assessment of PBR and share price | PBR (price-to-book ratio) remaining below 1x for an extended period |
| Plan assumptions | A rolling approach that reviews the strategy with a five-year outlook in order to respond flexibly and nimbly to the rapidly changing operating environment |
| Key initiatives | Reform of the corporate governance structure, executive framework and executive officer system, More rigorous evaluation of executive officers, including the Representative Director, President, Executive Officer and CEO, Introduction of a compensation incentive system linked to ROE, Analysis of the earnings structure, Management Strategy, Business Portfolio, Capital Policy, Capital allocation, Equity story (an explanation to the capital markets of the growth strategy and value creation) |
| Results under the previous plan | Key management targets of the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy → Not achieved (continued shortfall) |
| Reason for revision or withdrawal | To improve the effectiveness of the management strategy through a rolling approach, respond appropriately to changes in the operating environment and capital markets surrounding the company, and further accelerate initiatives to enhance corporate value. The company recognizes as key issues the continued shortfall against its financial targets, including the failure to achieve the key management targets of the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy, the prolonged continuation of a PBR below 1x, the continued situation in which ROE remains below the cost of capital expected by shareholders, the situation in which TSR remains below TOPIX, low profitability in growth areas, and declining profitability in the office printing business. |
| Risks identified | Continued failure to achieve the financial targets of the mid-term management strategy, including the key management targets of the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy, PBR (price-to-book ratio) remaining below 1x for an extended period, Capital profitability (ROE) remaining consistently below the cost of capital expected by shareholders, TSR (total shareholder return) remaining below TOPIX over the short, medium and long term, Low profitability in growth areas, including the workplace services business, and declining profitability in the office printing business, currently the company's main source of earnings |
| Date of board resolution | 6 October 2026 |
| Publication date | 6 October 2026 |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To improve the effectiveness of the management strategy through a rolling approach, respond to changes in the operating environment and capital markets, and accelerate initiatives to enhance corporate value. The company will also objectively reassess key issues, including the continued shortfall against the financial targets of the mid-term management strategy, a PBR below 1x, ROE below the cost of capital, TSR below TOPIX, and low profitability in growth areas.