CAREER DESIGN CENTER CO.,LTD.
2410・Prime Market・Services
Governance
The company has adopted the structure of a company with an audit and supervisory committee. The Board of Directors consists of 9 members in total: 3 internal directors, 3 independent outside directors, and 3 audit and supervisory committee members (outside director ratio of approximately 67%). A voluntary nomination and compensation committee has been established, chaired by an independent outside director. An executive officer system has been introduced to separate management oversight from execution.
Risk Management
Based on the "Risk Management Regulations," the company has established a Risk Management Committee chaired by the Representative Director. The committee works in coordination with the Information Security Countermeasures Office, Personal Information Protection Office, Legal Department, and outside legal counsel to comprehensively manage compliance, information security, human rights, labor safety and health, and other areas. Significant risks are reported to the Board of Directors under this framework.
Shareholder Returns
Revised upward the annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending September 2026) to ¥130 per share (year-end lump sum). Actual dividend for FY2025 (ended September 2025) was ¥100. Established a framework utilizing treasury shares for restricted stock compensation. Continues the policy of targeting a payout ratio of 40% or more.
Dividend Policy
Ordinary dividends only, targeting a payout ratio of 40% or more, with continuous dividends implemented while considering business performance trends and financial condition. Year-end dividends are the basic approach. The year-end dividend for FY2025 (ended September 2025) was ¥100 per share (ordinary dividend ¥100). For FY2026 (ending September 2026), since each stage of profit exceeded the business forecast during the interim period, the dividend forecast was revised, increasing the year-end dividend forecast to ¥130 per share (ordinary dividend ¥130).
ESG
Announced support for the TCFD recommendations and joined the TCFD Consortium in October 2023, disclosing climate change risks and opportunities. In terms of human capital, the company has set targets of a 50:50 male-to-female ratio and 40% female representation in department manager positions, and disclosed that the female ratio among section managers was 57.4% and among department managers was 36.8% in FY2025 (ending September 2025). Scope 2 emissions were 367.9 t-CO2, and paper usage has been reduced to 32.5% compared to FY2020 (ending September 2020).
Last updated: December 18, 2025