Visual Processing Japan Co., Ltd.
334A・Growth Market・Information & Communication
Visual Processing Japan Co., Ltd.
334A・Growth Market・Information & Communication
Governance
The company is a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors consists of 9 members in total: 4 full-time directors and 5 outside directors (including 3 outside directors who are members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee). All 5 outside directors have been registered as independent officers with the Tokyo Stock Exchange. No Nomination Committee or Compensation Committee has been established. The Board of Directors held 15 meetings during the fiscal year under review, with an attendance rate of 100% for all directors.
Risk Management
Based on the Risk Management Regulations, the Representative Director serves as Chief Risk Management Officer and the Director/General Manager of the Administration Division serves as Risk Management Officer, with company-wide risk management implemented accordingly. Risk identification and evaluation are conducted in conjunction with ISMS activities, and a Risk and Compliance Committee, chaired by the Representative Director, has been established to promote risk identification, evaluation, and the formulation and implementation of countermeasures on a cross-organizational basis. An internal whistleblowing system (with both internal and external contact points) has also been established.
Shareholder Returns
Positions continuous return of profits to shareholders as an important management issue. The annual dividend for FY2025 (ending December 2025) is ¥32.00 per share (total dividends of ¥53,180 thousand). The dividend for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is currently undetermined, as the company is carefully considering an appropriate level of shareholder return (such as an increase to the ordinary dividend) based on the level of the ordinary dividend in the previous fiscal year and in line with the projected growth in performance (16.0% year-on-year profit increase forecast). There is no mention of share buybacks being conducted.
Dividend Policy
The company's basic policy is to pay a dividend once a year at fiscal year-end, and it recognizes continuous return of profits to shareholders as an important management issue. The dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is currently undetermined, as the company is carefully considering an appropriate level of shareholder return (such as an increase to the ordinary dividend), based on the level of the ordinary dividend paid in the previous fiscal year and in line with the projected growth in performance for the current fiscal year (16.0% year-on-year profit increase forecast). The company plans to announce this promptly going forward, taking into account the progress of business performance. An interim dividend may be implemented by resolution of the Board of Directors under the Articles of Incorporation (the interim dividend at the end of the second quarter of FY2025 (ending December 2025) was ¥0.00).
ESG
Guided by the basic policy of "business independence and continuity," the company promotes sustainability initiatives centered on human resource development and workplace environment improvement. It conducts personnel evaluations based on a job-grade system, qualification support programs, and skill-up training, while improving the working environment through measures such as free-address seating and harassment prevention. The number of female managers, the childcare leave utilization rate, and the paid leave utilization rate have been set as key indicators, but specific target figures are currently under consideration. There is no quantitative disclosure regarding climate change.
Last updated: March 27, 2026