NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC.
2002・Prime Market・Foods
Governance
As a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, the company has elected six independent outside directors and strengthens the board of directors' function of supervising business execution under the holding company system. It has voluntarily established a Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee (composed of six independent outside directors) and a Corporate Value Committee to ensure transparency and objectivity in governance.
Risk Management
A Risk Management Committee chaired by the President of Group Head Office oversees group-wide risk, conducting risk assessments and reviewing countermeasures. The company has established a call center reporting system based on Crisis Control Regulations, a Compliance Hotline system, cybersecurity measures, and other frameworks.
Shareholder Returns
Annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥60 per share (up ¥5 year on year), marking a 13th consecutive substantial dividend increase since FY2014 (ended March 2014). The company acquired 8,997,500 treasury shares (¥17,917 million) and cancelled 8,546,000 shares. FY2027 (ending March 2027) dividend is planned at ¥65.
Dividend Policy
The company's policy is to pay dividends based on a consolidated payout ratio calculated after excluding non-recurring, extraordinary gains and losses from profit attributable to owners of parent. The target is to raise the payout ratio to a benchmark of "around 50%" by FY2027 (ending March 2027), the final year of the Medium-Term Management Plan 2026. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend is ¥60 (interim ¥30, year-end ¥30), with total dividends of ¥17,120 million, a consolidated payout ratio of 52.9% (48.6% excluding extraordinary factors), and a dividend on equity ratio of 3.4%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the annual dividend is planned at ¥65 (interim ¥32, year-end ¥33), with a payout ratio (excluding extraordinary factors) projected at 54.1%. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), based on a resolution of the Board of Directors, the company acquired 8,997,500 shares for ¥17,917 million under a treasury share repurchase framework with an upper limit of 15 million shares and ¥20.0 billion, and cancelled 8,546,000 of these shares.
ESG
The company has set an environmental target of net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 and a 50% reduction (versus FY2013) by FY2030, and conducts scenario analysis based on the TCFD framework. In its human capital strategy, it has set targets of 15% for the ratio of female managers and 100% for the male childcare leave take-up rate, and promotes sustainability management based on five materiality issues, including food waste reduction (having achieved a 66% reduction as of FY2024 against a 50% reduction target for FY2030).
Last updated: June 22, 2026