EBARA Foods Industry,Inc.
2819・Standard Market・Foods
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 8 directors (2 outside, outside ratio 25%), and the Board of Corporate Auditors consists of 4 corporate auditors (3 outside). The company has adopted an executive officer system and has established a Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee and a Group Management Review Committee as advisory bodies to the Board of Directors. The attendance rate of all directors and corporate auditors at Board of Directors meetings is 100%.
Risk Management
An enterprise-wide risk management framework has been established based on the "Crisis Management Regulations." A standing Crisis Management Committee, chaired by the President and Representative Director, and a Crisis Management Task Force have been set up, and risk assessment and analysis are conducted annually. The Internal Control Committee is held quarterly to monitor control activities. Environmental and social risks are managed by the Sustainability Committee.
Shareholder Returns
During the medium-term management plan "Ebara Reboot 2026" period, the company aims for a total shareholder return ratio of 50% or more, combining dividends and share buybacks. For the current fiscal year (FY2026, ending March 2026), the annual dividend is planned at ¥47 per share (interim ¥22 + year-end ¥25), with ¥50 (interim ¥25 + year-end ¥25) planned for the following fiscal year.
Dividend Policy
Dividends are paid twice a year, as an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. Dividends of surplus are determined flexibly by resolution of the Board of Directors (pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation provisions based on Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act). During the medium-term management plan "Ebara Reboot 2026" (FY2024 to FY2026) period, the company targets a total shareholder return ratio of 50% or more, and in addition to performance-linked dividends, considers and executes flexible share buybacks. For the current fiscal year (FY2026, ending March 2026), the annual dividend is ¥47 per share (interim ¥22, year-end ¥25), with total dividends of ¥458 million and a payout ratio of 25.7%. For the following fiscal year (FY2027, ending March 2026), an annual dividend of ¥50 (interim ¥25, year-end ¥25), an increase of ¥3 from the current fiscal year, is planned, with a projected payout ratio of 48.7%. During the current fiscal year, the company conducted share buybacks of ¥106 million (treasury shares at fiscal year-end: 129,589 shares). The total shareholder return ratio for FY2025 results was 31.7%, falling short of the 50%-or-more target, and achieving the target in FY2026 (the final year of the medium-term plan) remains a challenge.
ESG
Identified eight materiality issues (food safety and security, climate change response, organizational and human resource revitalization, etc.), promoted by the Sustainability Committee. FY2025 results included a 23.4% reduction in CO2 emissions (vs. FY2013, target of 38%), a waste plastic recycling rate of 99.7%, and a 33.5% reduction in food loss. In human capital, the company has prioritized developing autonomous, self-directed personnel, with cumulative utilization of the voluntary growth support program reaching 258 cases (FY2022–FY2025).
Last updated: June 25, 2026