GEO HOLDINGS CORPORATION
2681・Prime Market・Retail Trade
Governance
In June 2024, the company transitioned from a company with a Board of Corporate Auditors to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors comprises 13 members (including 6 outside directors, an outside ratio of approximately 46%), and the executive officer system separates business execution from oversight functions. A Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee (1 Representative Director plus 3 outside directors) has been established to strengthen independence and objectivity.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk Management Committee chaired by the President, which identifies, evaluates, and addresses risks in accordance with its risk management regulations. In the event of a crisis, a Crisis Management Headquarters is set up to minimize damage. Sustainability-related risks are managed by subcommittees under the Sustainability Committee (established in August 2024), and the company is promoting the integration of these risks into its company-wide risk management process.
Shareholder Returns
The company follows a policy of maintaining stable dividends and pays dividends twice a year. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend per share is ¥34 (interim ¥17 + year-end ¥17), with total dividends of ¥1,352 million and a payout ratio of 15.5%. The same annual dividend of ¥34 is planned for FY2027 (ending March 2027).
Dividend Policy
The company recognizes shareholder returns as one of its key management priorities, and its basic policy is to secure a stable management foundation and improve profitability while paying dividends in a balanced manner according to business performance, distributed twice a year as an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. The year-end dividend is resolved at the general shareholders' meeting, and the interim dividend at the board of directors' meeting. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the dividend per share is ¥17 interim and ¥17 year-end (¥34 annually), with total dividends of ¥1,352 million and a payout ratio of 15.5%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), amid an uncertain environment characterized by cost-push inflation and exchange rate fluctuations, the company plans to pay an annual dividend of ¥34 per share (¥17 interim + ¥17 year-end), based on a comprehensive consideration of maintaining stable dividend continuity while also retaining sufficient internal reserves for store openings aimed at expanding market share and for investment in human capital.
ESG
The company has positioned the realization of a circular economy through its reuse and rental businesses as its most critical ESG priority, and has declared a net-zero target for 2050 (interim 2035 target: a 50% reduction in Scope 1+2 emissions versus FY2019). It has conducted scenario analyses under both 1.5°C and 4°C scenarios, and is promoting the introduction of LED lighting, high-efficiency air conditioning, and PPAs (power purchase agreements) in response to the risk of rising energy costs. On the human capital front, the company is working to develop next-generation leaders and specialists and to improve employee engagement (target score of 70 or above, versus a current score of 66). Separately, in June 2026 the company received a corrective order from the Consumer Affairs Agency for a violation of the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations related to the display of purchase pricing for mobile devices.
Last updated: June 25, 2026