Sobal Corporation
2186・Standard Market・Services
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 5 directors (including 1 outside director, Mr. Tomohiro Takagi), and there are 3 corporate auditors (including 2 outside corporate auditors). The Board of Directors held 13 meetings during the fiscal year under review, with an attendance rate of 100% for all members. No nomination committee or compensation committee has been established. The company has adopted an executive officer system (8 officers) to separate management oversight from business execution. An Internal Audit Office and a Compliance Committee, both reporting directly to the Representative Director, have been established to ensure transparency and soundness of management.
Risk Management
The company has established an Internal Control Committee chaired by the Representative Director, which identifies and analyzes business risks and formulates countermeasures. The Internal Audit Office, reporting directly to the Representative Director, conducts periodic audits of each site and department, forming a three-way audit system together with the Audit & Supervisory Board Members and the accounting auditor. The Compliance Committee shares information and provides mutual checks on a monthly basis, and an internal whistleblowing system has also been established. Advice and guidance from experts is utilized as necessary.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is stable dividends paid twice a year (interim and year-end). For FY2027 (ending February 2027), the company forecasts an annual dividend of ¥33.00 per share (interim ¥16.50 + year-end ¥16.50), maintaining the same level as the previous fiscal year's actual results. No numerical payout ratio target has been disclosed.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to provide stable and continuous returns to shareholders, with dividends paid twice a year: an interim dividend (at the end of Q2) and a year-end dividend. Actual results for FY2026 (ending February 2026) were ¥16.50 per share interim and ¥16.50 year-end (¥33.00 annually). The forecast for FY2027 (ending February 2027) maintains the same annual amount of ¥33.00 (¥16.50 interim and ¥16.50 year-end). No numerical payout ratio target has been disclosed.
ESG
With the mission of "contributing to society through technology," the company positions the enhancement of human capital as its most important sustainability issue. It implements hiring without regard to age, gender, or nationality, has introduced a flextime system, and provides career support through a semi-annual evaluation system. It discloses a male childcare leave utilization rate of 75.0% and a gender pay gap (all employees) of 81.9%. On the other hand, quantitative ESG indicators and targets have not yet been established, and the company states it aims to set them and manage progress going forward.
Last updated: May 22, 2026