PAL GROUP Holdings CO.,LTD.
2726・Prime Market・Retail Trade
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. Comprises 9 directors (3 outside) and 3 corporate auditors (2 outside). The company has established a Nomination and Compensation Committee (chaired by an outside director), a Compliance Committee, a Risk Management Committee, and a Sustainability Committee, and has also introduced an executive officer system. Directors' terms of office are one year.
Risk Management
The Risk Management Committee (an advisory body to the Board of Directors) shares business and financial risks among officers and executives and manages them by department. In the event a risk materializes, a response headquarters headed by the President is established, working in coordination with an external advisory team. Climate change risk is analyzed under 1.5°C and 4°C scenarios based on the TCFD framework and is integrated into the company-wide risk management process.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2027 (ending February 2027) is ¥40 per share (Q2-end: ¥0, year-end: ¥40), unchanged from the previous fiscal year's actual amount (¥40). While basing dividends on performance, the company gives consideration to maintaining stable dividends on an ongoing basis. No change to the dividend forecast.
Dividend Policy
Dividends are determined based fundamentally on paying dividends in line with business performance, while giving consideration to maintaining stable dividends on an ongoing basis, and also taking into account the need to build up retained earnings to strengthen the corporate structure and prepare for proactive business development. The annual dividend for FY2026 (ended February 2026) was ¥40 per share (on a post-stock-split basis). The forecast for FY2027 (ending February 2027) remains unchanged at ¥40 per year (Q2-end: ¥0, year-end: ¥40). Note that a 2-for-1 stock split of common shares was implemented with a record date of September 10, 2025.
ESG
The Sustainability Committee (established 2019, meeting four times a year) serves as an advisory body to the Board of Directors, deliberating and implementing ESG policy. The company conducts TCFD-based climate change scenario analysis and has set a goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. GHG emissions (FY2024, ending February 2024) were Scope 1: 888 t-CO2eq, Scope 2: 20,975 t-CO2eq, and Scope 3: 243,798 t-CO2eq (total: 265,662 t-CO2eq). On human capital, against a target female manager ratio of 62%, the actual ratio was 38.0% (reporting company), while Pal Co., Ltd. recorded 69.0% against a target of 76%. The employment rate of persons with disabilities stood at 3.03%, exceeding the statutory requirement of 2.5%. The company has established the "Pal Group Human Rights Policy" and built a responsible procurement framework through its Supplier Code of Conduct. Since February 2020, the company has published a Sustainability Report annually.
Last updated: May 26, 2026