Return to Shareholders

Notice of Shareholder Returns

Basic Policy and Past Initiatives

We have positioned returning profits to shareholders as one of the highest priority management policies. In order to pay dividends to our shareholders in a stable manner over the long term, we have our basic policy on profit distribution to "expand profits from business activities through sustainable growth and distribute profits in a stable manner over the long term."

Dividend Policy

In line with our basic policy, we have set our dividend policy as follows: “Based on consolidated financial results, we aim for a ratio of dividends to net assets*1 of 6.0% and a dividend payout ratio*2 of 50%.”

For the fiscal year ending March 2027, we plan to pay an annual dividend of ¥40 per share.

We conducted a 4-for-1 stock split of our common shares, effective April 1, 2026. The dividend for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, with March 31,2027 as the record date, will be paid based on the number of common shares after the stock split.


  • *1 [Ratio of dividends to net assets = Total dividends / Net assets].
     It is an indicator to see how much of the assets entrusted by shareholders are returned to them in the form of dividends. If net assets are not negative, dividends are always paid. We  use this ratio of dividends to net assets in addition to the dividend payout ratio in order to pay stable dividends.
  • *2 [Payout ratio = Total dividends / Net income].
     It is an indicator to see how much of the net income is returned to shareholders in the form of dividends. Since dividends are linked to profits, larger profits result in larger  dividends, while smaller profits result in smaller dividends.

Dividend per share

 
Dividend per share(Yen)
Dividend payout ratio
Dividend to net assets
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
Term-end
Full-year
(%)
(%)
3/26 - - - 148.00 148.00 48.3 6.1
3/25 - - - 114.00 114.00 47.1 5.1
3/24 - - - 101.00 101.00 45.4 5.0
3/23 - - - 78.00 78.00 48.4 4.3
3/22 - - - 64.00 64.00 49.8 3.8

Number of issued shares

As of March 31, 2026
As of March 31, 2025
Total number of issued shares at the end of the period (including treasury shares) 186,149,704 shares 186,149,704 shares
Number of treasury shares at the end of the period 6,334,356 shares 2,298,392 shares
Average number of shares outstanding during the period 181,469,544 shares 185,697,734 shares

We conducted a 4-for-1 stock split of our common shares, effective April 1, 2026. “Total number of issued shares at the end of the period,” “Number of treasury shares at the end of the period,” and “Average number of shares outstanding during the period” have been calculated assuming that this stock split had been implemented at the beginning of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

Stock Split

Effective date
Split ratio
Release
Apr. 1, 2026
1:4

Shareholder benefit program

There is no shareholder benefit program.