CHUCO CO.,LTD.
2139・Standard Market・Services
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 5 directors (including 1 outside director), and the Board of Corporate Auditors consists of 3 auditors (including 2 outside auditors), such that outside officers account for at least one-third of all officers. The Board of Directors met 15 times during the year, with all directors attending every meeting. An executive officer system (3 executive officers) has been introduced to enable agile business execution.
Risk Management
The Administration Division takes the lead in classifying and continuously managing risks by category based on the "Risk Management Regulations." The Internal Audit Office has established an "Internal Control Project" in cooperation with the Administration Division, related departments, and subsidiaries, building a framework to identify and monitor geopolitical risk, market risk, cybersecurity risk, climate change risk, and other risks, and to report them to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
The company's basic policy is to pay stable and continuous dividends, distributed twice a year. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the dividend is ¥12 per share (payout ratio 43.3%), with an increase to ¥14 planned for FY2027 (ending March 2027). Share buybacks are provided for in the Articles of Incorporation.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to secure internal reserves from a long-term perspective while paying stable and continuous dividends, giving due consideration to the payout ratio. Dividends are paid twice a year: an interim dividend (record date: September 30) and a year-end dividend. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), a dividend of ¥12 per share is planned (total dividends of ¥81 million, payout ratio 43.3%, dividend on equity ratio 3.9%). For the next fiscal year (FY2027, ending March 2027), the dividend is planned to increase to ¥14 per share (projected payout ratio 31.7%).
ESG
Under the philosophy of "contributing to local communities," the company promotes sustainability management linked to SDG Goals 8 and 11, among others. It has organized climate change-related risks and opportunities based on the TCFD framework, obtained Kurumin and Eruboshi certifications, and is promoting human capital development with a target of raising the ratio of female managers to 30% or more. It also conducts CSV activities such as the "#Nippon Orange Symbol Movement" (a campaign symbolizing efforts against child abuse), but specific indicators and targets for decarbonization have not yet been established.
Last updated: June 25, 2026