AVANT GROUP CORPORATION
3836・Prime Market・Information & Communication
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee (transitioned in September 2022). Of the 7 directors, 4 are outside directors (all 4 independent officers), giving an outside director ratio of 57.1%. The company has a voluntary Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee (reorganized from the Compensation Advisory Committee in July 2025), chaired by an independent outside officer. The Board of Directors met 13 times during the fiscal year, with all members maintaining a high attendance rate.
Risk Management
The company holds regular group-wide meetings of the Risk Management Committee, the Compliance Committee, and the Information Security Committee, each chaired by the Group CRO. Through the "Management Crisis List," the company categorizes risks into important risks and particularly important risks, and has established a system to monitor control status via a PDCA cycle and report to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
Aims to maintain and enhance stable dividends with DOE as the key metric. The forecast annual dividend for FY2026 (ending June 2026) is ¥32 per share (an increase from ¥25 in the previous period). Share buybacks are also being actively conducted, with ¥3,001 million acquired cumulatively through the third quarter of the current fiscal year.
Dividend Policy
The policy positions the dividend on equity ratio (DOE) as the key management indicator, aiming to raise it while consistently keeping it above the average of all listed companies, while also striving for stable dividends (in principle, ensuring that dividends per share do not fall below the previous period's level). A DOE target of 8% has been set as a goal to be achieved within the medium-term management plan period, and the forecast annual dividend for FY2026 (ending June 2026) is ¥32 per share (versus an actual ¥25 in the previous period). An interim dividend of ¥0 was already implemented at the end of the second quarter (the basic policy is a lump-sum year-end dividend). No specific numerical target for the payout ratio has been disclosed.
ESG
Achieved Scope 1 zero emissions and 100% renewable energy for electricity. Scope 2 emissions were 264.030 t-CO2 in FY2025 (ending June 2025) (targeting a 50% reduction by FY2030, ending June 2030, versus FY2018, ending June 2018). On the human capital front, a GPTW score of 70% has been set as a key KPI for each group company, and a dedicated department for next-generation leader development was newly established in July 2025. The company is a signatory to the UN Global Compact (August 2020). An employee stock compensation program (equivalent to ¥50,000 per year) has been introduced to foster employee engagement in enhancing corporate value.
Last updated: September 19, 2025