HEIAN CEREMONY SERVICE CO.,LTD.
2344・Standard Market・Services
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. Composed of 6 directors (including 2 outside directors) and 3 corporate auditors (including 2 outside corporate auditors). The Board of Directors holds regular monthly meetings (14 times during the fiscal year under review), and a Management Committee is held twice a month to expedite decision-making. The Compliance Promotion Committee (chaired by the Representative Director and President) meets monthly, and the Internal Audit Office also conducts periodic internal control audits.
Risk Management
The Compliance Promotion Committee reviews company-wide and department-specific risks and countermeasures on a monthly basis. The Internal Audit Office conducts internal control audits on a regular basis, maintaining coordination among the three audit functions of the Audit & Supervisory Board Members, the accounting auditor, and the Internal Audit Office. For climate change risk, a framework has been established whereby detailed deliberations are conducted at the "Yosan World 20-Year Conference," with results reported to the Management Committee and the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year (interim and year-end). The annual dividend for FY2025 (ended March 2025) was ¥34 (¥16 interim + ¥18 year-end). For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the interim dividend of ¥18 has already been paid, while the year-end dividend forecast has been revised to ¥0, bringing the planned annual dividend to ¥18. Share buybacks were carried out based on a board resolution in May 2025, covering 156,200 shares.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year (interim and year-end). The annual dividend for FY2025 (ended March 2025) was ¥34 (¥16 interim, ¥18 year-end). For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the interim dividend of ¥18 has already been paid, but the year-end dividend forecast has been revised to ¥0, bringing the planned annual dividend to ¥18 (a revision from the most recently announced forecast).
ESG
The company positions climate change as a key priority and is engaged in initiatives such as switching to LED lighting, self-generation of renewable energy, EV adoption, and waste loss reduction. On the human capital front, it discloses a female manager ratio of 13.4% (consolidated) and 12.0% (non-consolidated), though no numerical targets have been set. The gender pay gap (all workers) is disclosed at 48.4% on a non-consolidated basis, indicating room for improvement.
Last updated: June 25, 2025