Tea Life Co.,Ltd.
3172・Standard Market・Retail Trade
Governance
The company is structured as a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors consists of 7 members (including 2 outside directors) (scheduled to change to 6 members following approval at the shareholders meeting on October 24, 2025). A Nomination and Compensation Committee has been established as a voluntary advisory body to the Board of Directors, with the two independent outside directors constituting a majority of its members. During the fiscal year under review, the Board of Directors met 18 times, with all directors attending every meeting.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk Management Committee within the Company Heads Meeting, operating a seven-subcommittee structure comprising the Compliance Subcommittee, Quality-related Subcommittee, Information Security Subcommittee, Environmental Subcommittee, Disaster Subcommittee, Asset Management and Financial Reporting Subcommittee, and Personal Information Protection Subcommittee, to mitigate and prevent risks. For highly urgent risks, an Emergency Response Headquarters is set up to ensure a system for swift response.
Shareholder Returns
Policy of maintaining stable dividends with a target consolidated payout ratio of 30%. The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending July 2026) is ¥30 (interim ¥15, year-end ¥15 forecast), a decrease from ¥40 in the previous fiscal year. Share buybacks may be conducted based on a resolution of the Board of Directors as stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to continue paying stable dividends each fiscal period with a target consolidated payout ratio of approximately 30%. Dividends are paid twice a year, as an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. For FY2026 (ending July 2026), an interim dividend of ¥15 has already been paid, and a year-end dividend of ¥15 (forecast) is planned, for an annual total of ¥30. The previous fiscal year (FY2025, ended July 2025) results were an annual dividend of ¥40 (interim ¥20, year-end ¥20). Retained earnings are utilized as investment funds for enhancing future corporate value, including research and development of high-value-added products, promotion of DX (digital transformation) reforms, real estate purchases, and M&A.
ESG
The company prioritizes ensuring diversity in human resources, setting targets of 30.0% for the ratio of female managers by July 2030 (18.2% actual in the fiscal year under review) and 50.0% for the male childcare leave take-up rate (target already achieved). It has obtained the highest-level
Last updated: October 23, 2025