Items stated in the management plan
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The company updated the progress of its response announced on 13 May 2025.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Plan name | Medium-Term Management Plan Vision2027 |
| Plan period | End of the fiscal year ended March 2025 to end of the fiscal year ending March 2028 (3 years) |
| Progress against the plan | Annual update |
| ROE target | 2.9% (actual for the fiscal year ended March 2026) → 5.0% (forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2028)(Approximately 72.4%) |
| Payout ratio / DOE policy | The company will maintain ordinary dividends at no less than the previous year's level and aims for a payout ratio of at least 35%. It will pay a special dividend of ¥100 per share during the period of the medium-term management plan. |
| Treasury share acquisition policy | Planned while taking the stock price into consideration. |
| Cost of capital | The company recognizes its cost of equity as 8–10%. The estimate is based on CAPM and also takes factors such as a size premium into account. |
| Self-assessment of PBR and share price | PBR had remained around 0.4x before the special dividend was announced, but rose after the announcement to 0.88x as of the end of March 2026. The company aims to increase ROE and further improve PBR by achieving its long-term vision. |
| Investment amount by sector | Field Capital Expenditure / Amount ¥2.2 billion, Field M&A allocation / Amount ¥1.8 billion |
| Plan assumptions | Based on CAPM and taking factors such as a size premium into account. Risk-free rate of 2.4%, beta of 0.7–1.2, and risk premium of 6–8%. |
| Key initiatives | Advancement of plans for next-generation logistics facilities (in preparation), ASEAN investment (acquisition of land for a third warehouse in Indonesia), Business expansion through M&A in Japan and overseas (2 companies in Japan and transactions in Vietnam), Promotion of human capital utilization through the introduction of a Japan-style ESOP and other measures (in preparation), Review of the executive compensation system (linked to stock price and performance) (implemented), Strengthening of the investment committee, Strengthening of corporate branding (in preparation), Reconstruction (review of existing businesses, productivity improvement, and human capital allocation) (under way), Identification of growth business domains and refinement of business models (in preparation), Reduction of total assets through the sale of non-core assets (in preparation), Improvement of the cash conversion cycle through working capital reduction (in preparation), Proactive investment using bank borrowings (under way), Increase in the dividend payout ratio (ordinary dividend payout ratio of at least 35% planned), Implementation of a substantial shareholder return policy (special dividend paid) |
| Reason for revision or withdrawal | The company updated the progress of its response announced on 13 May 2025. |
| Risks identified | Various risk factors, Uncertain factors |
| Publication date | 15 May 2026 |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The company updated the progress of its response announced on 13 May 2025 in the "Notice Regarding the Response Toward Achieving Management That Is Conscious of the Cost of Capital and Stock Price."