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Management planning8596KYUSHU LEASING SERVICE CO.,LTD.Financials (excluding banks)

Measures to Achieve Management That Is Conscious of the Cost of Capital and Share Price

For the final year of the existing medium-term management plan, “Kyoso 2027,” the Company presented a plan for the current fiscal year that raises the net income target from ¥4.0 billion to ¥4.2 billion and the ROE target from above 8.00% to 9.00%. It also updated its policies on improving earnings power and capital efficiency, making growth investments, and strengthening investor relations to achieve a stable PBR above 1x.

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Items stated in the management plan

Partially revised
Kyoso 2027 — Creating the Future Through the Power of ConnectionPlan period 2024/4~2027/3
Date of board resolution 18 June 2026 · Publication date 18 June 2026
Net income for the current fiscal year+5.0%
基準 4Target4.2Hundreds of millions of yen
ROE+1.0pt
基準 8Target9%

Each line is the climb from the baseline the document states to the target it sets. The slope is scaled against the largest climb in this document. For metrics expressed as percentages, differences are shown in percentage points (pt).The increase shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the amount of growth.

What happened to the previous planMedium-term management plan KPI for the fiscal year ending March 2027: ¥4.0 billion → Not disclosed
Investment amount by sectorField Active investment in growth areas (Kyushu and semiconductors, and environmental businesses) / Amount Not disclosed, Field Inorganic strategies, including M&A / Amount Not disclosed
Statements about the use of capital
Payout ratio / DOE policyProgressive dividend policy and DOE of 3.0% or higher. Including the forecast through the fiscal year ending March 2027, the Company is expected to increase its dividend for 8 consecutive fiscal years.The payout ratio is the proportion of profit paid out as dividends, while DOE is the ratio of dividends to net assets.
Cost of capitalCost of equity assumed at around 13% (CAPM-based)The cost of capital is the minimum rate of return expected by shareholders and banks from the company.
Self-assessment of PBR and share pricePBR has remained below 1x. PBR for the fiscal year ending March 2026 was 0.68x. PBRs of peer companies are approximately 0.60x–1.10x. The Company aims to achieve and maintain a PBR above 1.0x.PBR is a measure of how many times the share price is the book value per share.
Key initiatives
01Earnings growth through the combined effects of expanding operating assets and improving yields
02Strengthening group solutions through collaboration with 西日本FH
03Promoting an asset-turnover business model
04Inorganic strategies, including M&A
05Establishing middle-office functions
06Reforming workflows based on the use of AI
07Strengthening comprehensive asset and liability management based on ALM
08Improving capital efficiency through enhanced shareholder returns
09Reduction of cross-shareholdings
10Active investment in growth areas (Kyushu and semiconductors, and environmental businesses)
11Strengthening IR activities and feeding the content of dialogue back into management
12Advancing risk management
13Strengthening corporate governance
14Enhancing disclosure, including non-financial information such as human capital and sustainability
Plan assumptionsThe impact of the situation in the Middle East is expected., Higher costs due to rising interest rates are expected.
Non-financial targetsIndicator name Engagement score / Target value A rating, 70 points or higher / Timing FY27.3, Indicator name Training hours per person / Target value 41 hours (120% of the fiscal year ended March 2024) / Timing FY27.3, Indicator name Training expenditure per person / Target value ¥97,000 (120% of the fiscal year ended March 2024) / Timing FY27.3, Indicator name Percentage of Female Managers / Target value Above 22% / Timing FY27.3, Indicator name Parental leave uptake rate by gender / Target value 100% / Timing FY27.3
Risks identified by the company
Impact of the situation in the Middle East
Higher costs due to rising interest rates
Insufficient cultivation of growth expectations
Information asymmetry between the Company and investors
Differences from earnings forecasts due to various other risk factors and uncertainties
Reason for revision or withdrawal

Progress to date has been steady. As the final year of the plan, the Company has set targets for the current fiscal year that exceed the original KPIs of the medium-term management plan and aims to achieve further improvement.

Items stated in the management plan
ItemDetails
Plan nameKyoso 2027 — Creating the Future Through the Power of Connection
Plan period2024/4~2027/3
Progress against the planPartially revised
Net income target¥4 billion → ¥4.2 billion(+5.0%)
ROE targetAbove 8.00% → 9.00%(+12.5%)
Payout ratio / DOE policyProgressive dividend policy and DOE of 3.0% or higher. Including the forecast through the fiscal year ending March 2027, the Company is expected to increase its dividend for 8 consecutive fiscal years.
Cost of capitalCost of equity assumed at around 13% (CAPM-based)
Self-assessment of PBR and share pricePBR has remained below 1x. PBR for the fiscal year ending March 2026 was 0.68x. PBRs of peer companies are approximately 0.60x–1.10x. The Company aims to achieve and maintain a PBR above 1.0x.
Investment amount by sectorField Active investment in growth areas (Kyushu and semiconductors, and environmental businesses) / Amount Not disclosed, Field Inorganic strategies, including M&A / Amount Not disclosed
Non-financial targetsIndicator name Engagement score / Target value A rating, 70 points or higher / Timing FY27.3, Indicator name Training hours per person / Target value 41 hours (120% of the fiscal year ended March 2024) / Timing FY27.3, Indicator name Training expenditure per person / Target value ¥97,000 (120% of the fiscal year ended March 2024) / Timing FY27.3, Indicator name Percentage of Female Managers / Target value Above 22% / Timing FY27.3, Indicator name Parental leave uptake rate by gender / Target value 100% / Timing FY27.3
Plan assumptionsThe impact of the situation in the Middle East is expected., Higher costs due to rising interest rates are expected.
Key initiativesEarnings growth through the combined effects of expanding operating assets and improving yields, Strengthening group solutions through collaboration with 西日本FH, Promoting an asset-turnover business model, Inorganic strategies, including M&A, Establishing middle-office functions, Reforming workflows based on the use of AI, Strengthening comprehensive asset and liability management based on ALM, Improving capital efficiency through enhanced shareholder returns, Reduction of cross-shareholdings, Active investment in growth areas (Kyushu and semiconductors, and environmental businesses), Strengthening IR activities and feeding the content of dialogue back into management, Advancing risk management, Strengthening corporate governance, Enhancing disclosure, including non-financial information such as human capital and sustainability
Results under the previous planMedium-term management plan KPI for the fiscal year ending March 2027: ¥4.0 billion → Not disclosed
Reason for revision or withdrawalProgress to date has been steady. As the final year of the plan, the Company has set targets for the current fiscal year that exceed the original KPIs of the medium-term management plan and aims to achieve further improvement.
Risks identifiedImpact of the situation in the Middle East, Higher costs due to rising interest rates, Insufficient cultivation of growth expectations, Information asymmetry between the Company and investors, Differences from earnings forecasts due to various other risk factors and uncertainties
Date of board resolution18 June 2026
Publication date18 June 2026
Items this document does not state (8)
Sales TargetOperating profit targetOperating profit margin targetROIC targetTreasury share acquisition policyTotal investment planSegment targetSize of the Target Market

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Progress to date has been steady. As the final year of the plan, the Company has set targets for the current fiscal year that exceed the original KPIs of the medium-term management plan and aims to achieve further improvement.

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