NIPPON COKE & ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED
3315・Prime Market・Oil & Coal Products
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. Of the 6 directors, 3 are outside directors (outside director ratio of 50%), and of the 3 corporate auditors, 2 are outside corporate auditors. In addition to the regular monthly Board of Directors meetings, the company has established a Management Committee, a Monitoring Committee, an Officers' Business Report Meeting, and other bodies to ensure the effectiveness of governance.
Risk Management
A Risk Management Committee, chaired by the President, has been established, and company-wide risk identification is conducted on a semi-annual basis. A framework is in place whereby key risks are monitored by the Risk Management Committee and reported to the Board of Directors. In the event of a serious accident, a Crisis Response Headquarters headed by the President responds promptly.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is to pay continuous and long-term stable dividends; however, the year-end dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) will not be paid due to a decrease in shareholders' equity resulting from deteriorating business performance. The dividend for FY2027 (ending March 2026) is also undecided at this time. Share buyback activity has been minimal (less than ¥0 million).
Dividend Policy
The company allocates appropriately between returning profits to shareholders and retaining internal reserves necessary for investments to establish a stable earnings base and to strengthen its financial position, taking into comprehensive account its business and financial conditions. It recognizes the continuous and long-term stable payment of dividends as an important priority. However, for FY2026 (ending March 2026), no dividend will be paid due to a decrease in shareholders' equity resulting from deteriorating business performance. The dividend for FY2027 (ending March 2026) is undecided at this time and will be promptly announced once it can be disclosed.
ESG
Activities are conducted based on the sustainability policy resolved by the Board of Directors (safety/environment/disaster prevention, social contribution, respect for human rights and human resource development, and maintaining relationships with stakeholders). The company has set targets of reducing CO₂ emissions by 25% or more by FY2030 (ending March 2031) compared to FY2013 (ending March 2014) levels and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, and has disclosed a 37.5% ratio of female new graduate hires in career-track positions and an 18.1% diversity ratio in management positions (results for the fiscal year under review). The rate of male employees taking childcare leave was 62.5%.
Last updated: June 25, 2026