GAKUJO CO.,Ltd.
2301・Prime Market・Services
Governance
The company has a Board of Corporate Auditors structure. The Board of Directors comprises 7 directors (of whom 4 are outside directors), and the Board of Corporate Auditors comprises 3 corporate auditors (of whom 2 are outside corporate auditors). A Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee has been established as an advisory body to the Board of Directors, with a majority of its members, including the chairperson, being independent outside directors. The term of office for directors is one year.
Risk Management
The company has established an information-sharing and risk-response framework through monthly regular board meetings, management meetings, and weekly business report meetings. A Compliance Committee has been set up, and
Shareholder Returns
Basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year. The interim dividend for FY2026 (ending October 2026) is ¥37 per share (an increase from ¥33 in the prior-year interim), and the full-year forecast is ¥75 per share (an increase from ¥67 in the prior year). The Board of Directors has resolved to conduct a share buyback (upper limit of 400,000 shares / ¥650 million).
Dividend Policy
The company positions returning profits to shareholders as an important management priority, with a basic policy of paying dividends twice a year via an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. The annual dividend for FY2025 (ending October 2025) was ¥67 per share (interim ¥33 + year-end ¥34). For FY2026 (ending October 2026), an interim dividend of ¥37 per share has already been implemented (scheduled dividend payment start date: July 1, 2026), with a year-end dividend forecast of ¥38 and a full-year dividend forecast of ¥75. No numerical target for the dividend payout ratio has been disclosed.
ESG
The company has formulated a Basic Sustainability Policy under the purpose "Creating the Choices of Tomorrow" and identified nine materiality issues. On the environmental side, it measures Scope 2 GHG emissions (136.623 t-CO2 for FY2025 (ending October 2025)). On the social side, it focuses on personal information protection (Privacy Mark certification), ensuring the reliability of job listing information, and human capital investment (diverse training programs and revisions to HR systems). It discloses a female manager ratio of 10.2% and a male childcare leave uptake rate of 100%. Specific numerical targets such as the female manager ratio are not disclosed.
Last updated: January 22, 2026