WACOAL HOLDINGS CORP.
3591・Prime Market・Textiles & Apparels
Governance
As a company with a Board of Corporate Auditors, the company is composed of 8 directors (including 5 outside directors, a ratio of 63%), and has voluntarily established a Directors Nomination Advisory Committee and a Directors Compensation Advisory Committee, each chaired by an outside director. A Group Strategy Committee, attended by all independent officers, is held monthly to conduct multifaceted discussions on important management issues.
Risk Management
The President and Representative Director, Executive Officer serves as the Chief Risk Management Officer, and the Corporate Ethics and Risk Management Committee, chaired by the Executive Officer in charge of Group Management, meets on a quarterly basis (held six times in total during FY2026 (ending March 2026)). Under the committee, an Information Security Subcommittee, BCP and Disaster Countermeasures Subcommittee, Quality Assurance Council, and Compliance Subcommittee have been established. Key group risks are identified and managed through scoring using business risk assessment sheets, and the operational status is regularly reported to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is to pay stable dividends while taking consolidated results into account, with distributions made twice a year (interim and year-end). The annual dividend for FY2025 (ended March 2025) was ¥100 per share (¥50 interim, ¥50 year-end). Under the revised medium-term management plan period (FY2024 (ending March 2024) through FY2026 (ending March 2026)), the company has set an aggressive shareholder return policy calling for ¥15.0 billion in dividend distributions and ¥55.0 billion in share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
The company aims to enhance corporate value through proactive investment to improve profitability, while increasing earnings per share (EPS) and paying stable dividends taking consolidated results into account. The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year, comprising an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. The annual dividend for FY2025 (ended March 2025) was ¥100 per share (¥50 interim, ¥50 year-end), with total dividend payments of ¥2,709 million (interim) and ¥2,583 million (year-end).
ESG
The company endorses the TCFD recommendations and has conducted 2°C and 4°C scenario analyses. Domestic Scope 1 & 2 emissions declined 23% in FY2026 (ending March 2026) versus FY2020 (ended March 2020), progressing toward the FY2030 target (reduction of 30% or more), with renewable energy adoption being promoted. On the human capital front, the company is working to raise the ratio of female managers (targeting 30% at department head level and above), build out human rights due diligence, and advance DE&I initiatives, with the Sustainability Committee monitoring progress quarterly under the oversight of the Board of Directors.
Last updated: June 26, 2026