OHMORIYA Co., LTD.
2917・Standard Market・Foods
Governance
Company with a corporate auditor system. The Board of Directors consists of 7 members, including 2 outside directors (outside ratio approximately 28.6%), and the Board of Corporate Auditors consists of 4 members, including 2 outside corporate auditors. No Nomination Committee or Compensation Committee has been established. Both of the 2 outside directors (a lawyer and a university professor) have been registered with the Tokyo Stock Exchange as independent officers. The Board of Directors meets regularly once a month, and held 12 meetings during the fiscal year under review.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk Management Committee headed by the President and Representative Director, and has developed a management framework based on its Risk Management Regulations. It recognizes fluctuations in the harvest volume and purchase price of raw nori (dried seaweed), its principal raw material, as a key risk. Identification, assessment, and management of sustainability-related risks are discussed at the Management Committee and the Compliance Committee. Subsidiary management is handled through regular audits conducted by the Audit Office.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is a lump-sum dividend at fiscal year-end. The dividend per share for FY2025 (ended September 2025) was ¥10 (a decrease from ¥15 in the previous period). For FY2026 (ending September 2026), the interim dividend is ¥0, and the year-end dividend forecast is undetermined ("—"). No share buyback was carried out during the current interim period.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends in line with business performance, while working to strengthen the corporate foundation and build internal reserves so that stable dividends can be continued. Dividends of surplus are determined by resolution of the ordinary general meeting of shareholders, with a year-end dividend as the basic policy. Under the Articles of Incorporation, an interim dividend is also possible, with March 31 each year as the record date, subject to a board of directors' resolution. The dividend per share for FY2025 (ended September 2025) was ¥10 (total dividends of ¥49,644 thousand), compared with ¥15 in the previous period (FY2024, ended September 2024). For FY2026 (ending September 2026), the dividend at the end of the second quarter is ¥0, and the year-end dividend forecast is currently undetermined ("—").
ESG
The company has adopted SDG promotion as a management policy, participating in the UN WFP Red Cup Campaign, reducing food loss through food donations to food banks, and cutting plastic waste by approximately 90% through refill products. Regarding human capital, it discloses a female manager ratio of 5.3%, a male childcare leave uptake rate of 50.0%, and a gender wage gap (all employees) of 40.0%. While it has set policies to promote the development and appointment of female managers and to improve the environment for male childcare leave uptake, specific numerical targets have not yet been established.
Last updated: December 22, 2025