Double Standard Inc.
3925・Prime Market・Information & Communication
Governance
The company has adopted the Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee structure. The Board of Directors consists of 8 members in total: 5 directors who are not members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee (2 of whom are outside directors) and 3 Audit and Supervisory Committee members (all outside directors). The attendance rate of all directors at Board meetings was 100% (13 out of 13 meetings), ensuring the effectiveness of the oversight function.
Risk Management
The company has established a framework based on its Risk Management Regulations and Compliance Regulations, managing sustainability risks through four steps: risk identification, evaluation, mitigation, and monitoring. In the event of an emergency, the company has built a system to establish a task force to prevent the escalation of losses.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is a single year-end dividend, with FY2026 (ending March 2026) dividends of ¥70 per share (payout ratio of 85.4%), an increase of ¥10 year-on-year. ¥70 per share is also forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027). No share buybacks have been confirmed.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay a single dividend from surplus once a year (year-end), determining the dividend while strengthening the financial structure through retained earnings and taking into account trends in business performance and financial condition. Recent dividend history: FY2024 ¥60 (total dividends of ¥810 million, payout ratio of 45.5%), FY2025 ¥70 (total dividends of ¥946 million, payout ratio of 85.4%). The forecast dividend for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is ¥70 (forecast payout ratio of 79.0%).
ESG
Centered on paper resource reduction through DX promotion, the company is working to improve energy efficiency through measures such as LED lighting installation and adoption of energy-saving IT equipment, while setting a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 30% by FY2030 compared to FY2024 (from a total of 6,793 to 5,400 t-CO2e). On the human capital front, the company is promoting the establishment of mechanisms to enable diverse talent to thrive, disclosing metrics such as an 80% three-year retention rate for new graduates and a paid leave utilization rate of 65.2% (against an 80% target).
Last updated: June 30, 2026