Dividend/Shareholder Return
Basic policy regarding shareholder returns
The Company recognizes that shareholder returns are an important management issue. During the period of the Medium-Term Management Plan artience 2027 (2024~2026), we will use surplus cash from the achievement of profits for shareholder returns such as strategic investments and share buybacks, while maintaining stable dividends. In addition, the total return ratio is 50% or more.
Basic shareholder return policy
The Company recognizes shareholder returns as a significant management issue. In the period covered by the current medium-term management plan artience 2027 (2024 to 2026.) While pursuing a basic policy of paying stable dividends, the Company will allocate the surplus cash in the event of securing a profit to strategic investments, the acquisition of treasury shares and other forms of shareholder return. The total payoutratio target is set at 50% or more.
As of May 9, 2025
Dividend per share
Unit: Yen
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | FY2025 (forecast) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| interim dividend | 45.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 50.0 | 50.0(Forecast) |
| Year-end dividend | 45.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 50.0 | 50.0(Forecast) |
| annual dividend | 90.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 100.0 | 100.0(Forecast) |
As of May 9, 2025
Share buybacks
| Buyback period | Repurchase method | Total number of shares repurchased | Total amount acquired |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2025年５月12日から2026年５月11日まで （PDF：117KB） From May 12, 2025 to May 11, 2026 (PDF: 108KB) |
Market purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
4,500,000 shares (maximum) |
10.0 billion yen (maximum) |
|
From August 13, 2024 to August 12, 2025 (PDF: 127KB) 2024年8月13日から2025年8月12日まで （PDF：122KB） |
Market purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
3,121,500 shares |
9,999,802,726yen |
| 2022年8月8日 | Tokyo Stock Exchange's Off-Auction Own ShareRepurchase Trading System(ToSTNeT-3) | 570,000 shares | 1,103,520,000 yen |
| 2022年5月16日 | Tokyo Stock Exchange's Off-Auction Own ShareRepurchase Trading System(ToSTNeT-3) | 2,335,200 shares | 4,628,366,400 yen |
| 2021年2月15日 | Tokyo Stock Exchange's Off-Auction Own ShareRepurchase Trading System(ToSTNeT-3) | 2,630,000 shares | 4,970,700,000 yen |
| 2017年2月21日 | Tokyo Stock Exchange's Off-Auction Own ShareRepurchase Trading System(ToSTNeT-3) | 3,919,000 shares | 2,175,045,000 yen |
As of May 9, 2025
Status of treasury stock cancellation
| Date of cancellation | Type of stock | Number of shares to be cancelled | Ratio of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2025年5月30日 （PDF：114KB）
May 30, 2025 (PDF:99.6KB)
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Common stock of the Company | 3,000,000 shares | 5.63% |
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May 31, 2024 (PDF:101KB)
May 31, 2024 (PDF:81KB)
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Common stock of the Company | 5,000,000 shares | 8.58% |
| 2022年5月31日 | Common stock of the Company | 2,335,200 shares | 4.18% |
As of May 9, 2025
Shareholder benefits
We offer shareholder benefits.
Please refer to the shareholder benefits page for details.
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