NITCHO CORPORATION
2961・Standard Market・Metal Products
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors consists of 10 members in total: 5 internal directors engaged in business execution, 4 outside directors (3 Audit and Supervisory Committee members and 1 non-executive outside director), and 1 internal director serving as an Audit and Supervisory Committee member. The outside director ratio is 4/10 (40%). The company has established a Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee; in FY2025 (ending September 2025), the Board of Directors met 17 times and the Nomination and Compensation Committee met 5 times. The attendance rate of all directors was approximately 100%.
Risk Management
Based on the Risk Management Regulations, the company has established a Crisis Management Committee (meeting quarterly) as a standing body, systematically managing six areas: compliance, anti-social forces, confidential information, information security, quality claims, and asset protection. The Internal Audit function, reporting directly to the President, conducts internal control audits in coordination with the Audit and Supervisory Committee. Sustainability risks are managed by the Sustainability Committee in cooperation with the Crisis Management Committee, and a framework has been established whereby material risks are discussed at the Management Promotion Council.
Shareholder Returns
Aiming for a payout ratio of approximately 40%, with a basic policy of paying dividends once annually at fiscal year-end. Actual dividend for FY2025 (ending September 2025) was ¥150; forecast for FY2026 (ending September 2026) is ¥180 (up ¥30 year on year). 2,477 shares of treasury stock were disposed of as restricted stock compensation.
Dividend Policy
The payout ratio target is approximately 40%, determined by comprehensively considering the business environment, capital expenditure plans, and other factors, while taking internal reserves into account. The basic policy is to pay dividends once annually at fiscal year-end, as determined at the general shareholders' meeting. Interim dividends may be implemented by resolution of the Board of Directors, with March 31 of each year as the record date. The dividend per share for FY2025 (ending September 2025) was ¥150 (¥0 at the end of the second quarter, ¥150 at fiscal year-end). The dividend forecast per share for FY2026 (ending September 2026) is ¥180 (¥180 at fiscal year-end). There is no change to the dividend forecast.
ESG
The company has identified "technology development," "environment and society," and "human capital and organization" as priority issues, establishing a Sustainability Committee as a standing body. On the environmental front, it is promoting the development of energy-efficient, high-performance washing machines (winner of the Energy Conservation Grand Prize), the introduction of solar power generation, and the phase-out of gasoline-powered vehicles. On the human capital front, it has set targets of a 50% male childcare leave uptake rate for FY2025 (ending March 2025) and 85% for FY2030 (ending March 2030), as well as a 50% ratio of female new graduate hires by FY2030 (ending March 2030). The current ratio of women in management positions stands at 2.65%, and the male childcare leave uptake rate is 25%. The company is also advancing the phased development of smart kitchens utilizing IoT, AI, and robotics.
Last updated: December 24, 2025