ARATA CORPORATION
2733・Prime Market・Wholesale Trade
Governance
The company has established a Board of Directors as a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee (8 directors, of which 3 are outside directors; 3 audit and supervisory committee members, all 3 of whom are outside directors), and seeks to enhance management transparency and oversight functions through a voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committee and an ESG Committee.
Risk Management
The ESG Committee (chaired by the President and Representative Director, Executive Officer, meeting six times per year) works in coordination with the Corporate Governance Division to identify and assess sustainability-related risks and opportunities across the group, striving to mitigate risk through BCP development and cross-group audits conducted by the Internal Audit Office.
Shareholder Returns
Annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥112 per share (interim ¥56, year-end ¥56), with a payout ratio of 37.0%. The same amount of ¥112 is forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027). Share buybacks have effectively ceased (only ¥4 million acquired during the current period).
Dividend Policy
Dividends are paid twice a year (interim and year-end). For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend is ¥112, an increase of ¥10 year-on-year (total dividends of ¥3,859 million, payout ratio of 37.0%). The same annual dividend of ¥112 is planned for FY2027 (ending March 2027) (payout ratio forecast at 53.5%). Note that total dividends include ¥110 million in dividends on treasury shares held by Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust E Account) under the Board Benefit Trust (BBT) scheme.
ESG
The company supports the TCFD recommendations and is advancing its climate change response (maintaining a reduction of Scope 1 and 2 emissions of 50% or more by FY2030 (ending March 2030); achieved a reduction of approximately 70% versus the base year in FY2026 (ending March 2026) results). It is also actively engaged in human capital management, including DEI promotion (targeting a 10% ratio of female managers by 2030, with an actual ratio of 5.4% in FY2026 (ending March 2026) results) and obtaining certification as an Excellent Enterprise of Health and Productivity Management.
Last updated: June 19, 2026