GMO Pepabo, Inc.
3633・Standard Market・Information & Communication
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors consists of 10 members (including 3 outside directors, all of whom are members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee), and holds regular meetings once a month. A voluntary nomination and compensation committee, composed mainly of independent outside directors, has been established to ensure independence and objectivity in the nomination and compensation of directors.
Risk Management
The company has established the "Paperboy Improvement Committee," chaired by the director in charge of the Legal Department, to identify and manage risk information related to information security, service quality, compliance, and incidents. The Internal Audit Office verifies the appropriateness and legality of business execution and reports to the President and Representative Director. Climate change scenario analysis in accordance with TCFD is also conducted by the same committee at least once a year and reported to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥93 per share (year-end lump-sum payment). Although this represents a decrease from the actual FY2025 dividend of ¥111, the basic policy of maintaining a payout ratio of 65% or higher is maintained based on the relationship between total dividends and full-year earnings forecast (net income of ¥735 million). Share buybacks can be conducted flexibly under the articles of incorporation.
Dividend Policy
The company continues to implement dividends linked to performance, based on the fundamental policy of a consolidated payout ratio of 65% or higher. The basic policy is to pay dividends once a year, at fiscal year-end. FY2025 (ended December 2025) actual results: ¥111 per share (annual), total dividends of ¥572 million, payout ratio of 65.8%. FY2026 (ending December 2026) forecast: ¥93 per share (year-end lump-sum payment). Dividends at the end of Q1, Q2, and Q3 are all ¥0.
ESG
Identified three materialities (reducing environmental impact, increasing human output, and strengthening governance), and conducted climate change scenario analysis in accordance with TCFD. Scope 1 emissions were zero, and Scope 2 emissions were 159.6 t-CO2 (FY2025, ending December 2025). On the human capital front, the company discloses non-financial indicators such as Wevox scores (Work Balance 80 points, Workplace Environment 78 points) and the
Last updated: March 19, 2026