Ahjikan Co.,Ltd.
2907・Standard Market・Foods
Governance
The company operates as a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, with its Board of Directors comprising 8 members (2 of whom are outside directors), and an outside director serves as chairman of the Board. It has established a voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committee composed mainly of independent outside directors, ensuring objectivity and transparency.
Risk Management
When formulating its long-term vision and medium-term management plan, the company identifies opportunities and threats, and the SDGs Promotion Liaison Committee examines measures to address sustainability risks. For short-term risks such as fluctuations in raw material and energy prices, the company has established a framework to identify and respond to such risks through monthly management meetings.
Shareholder Returns
Stable dividend policy based on DOE. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), dividend per share is ¥52 (up ¥22 year on year), total dividends are ¥389 million, payout ratio is 35.6%, and DOE (dividend on equity ratio) is 2.2%. ¥58 is planned for FY2027 (ending March 2027). Share buybacks (¥185 million) were also conducted.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to use the dividend on equity ratio (DOE) as an indicator and to distribute returns taking business performance into account. Dividends are paid twice a year, as an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. The policy is to raise the DOE in stages, targeting DOE of 2.5% or more in the final year of the 13th Medium-Term Management Plan (FY2027, ending March 2027) and DOE of 3.0% or more in the final year of the long-term vision (FY2030, ending March 2030). Actual results for FY2026 (ending March 2026) were dividend per share of ¥52 (year-end dividend of ¥52), total dividends of ¥389 million, payout ratio of 35.6%, and DOE of 2.2%. The forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is dividend per share of ¥58 (year-end dividend of ¥58), with a payout ratio of 37.8%. Note that in FY2025 (ended March 2025), the dividend consisted of an ordinary dividend of ¥25 plus a special dividend of ¥5, totaling ¥30; from FY2026 (ending March 2026) onward, the special dividend has been discontinued and integrated into an ordinary dividend of ¥52.
ESG
Established an activity framework based on the SDGs, setting environmental targets for reducing food loss, lowering CO₂ emissions, and cutting plastic packaging (targets for FY2030 (ending March 2030): 50% reduction in in-factory process loss, renewable energy ratio of 5% or more, etc.). GHG emissions were 11,096 t-CO2 for Scope 1 and 13,289 t-CO2 for Scope 2 (FY2026 (ending March 2026)). On the human capital front, the company positions the promotion of women's participation and diversity management as key priorities, achieving a male childcare leave uptake rate of 60.0%.
Last updated: June 23, 2026