Hi-CRATES CO.,LTD.
4172・Standard Market・Information & Communication
Governance
The company has an Audit and Supervisory Committee structure. The Board of Directors consists of 6 members (3 outside directors, 50% outside ratio), and all members attended all 16 Board of Directors meetings held during the fiscal year under review. A Nomination Committee and Compensation Committee have not been established; instead, a Compliance Promotion Committee has been set up as an advisory body to the Representative Director.
Risk Management
The Internal Audit Office oversees internal controls as a whole, and a system has been established to comprehensively identify and evaluate risks that could have a material impact on management. In coordination with the Corporate Planning Department, Administration Division, and System Business Division, the company has established an Information Management Regulation and a Specific Personal Information Protection Regulation in response to the Personal Information Protection Act. A system is in place whereby important legal and accounting matters are reported to and discussed with the legal counsel and the accounting auditor as needed. Note that an independent framework for sustainability-related risk management has not yet been established.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year. The FY2026 (ending September 2026) interim dividend is ¥44 per share (unchanged from the same period of the previous year). The full-year forecast is ¥88 (down from the actual ¥93 in the previous fiscal year). No mention of share buybacks. No revision to the dividend forecast.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to provide continuous and stable returns to shareholders, determining the dividend amount by comprehensively taking into account business performance and the payout ratio while giving due consideration to retaining internal reserves for future business development and strengthening the management foundation. The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year (interim and year-end), and the Articles of Incorporation stipulate that dividends of surplus may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. The actual results for FY2025 (ended September 2025) were an interim dividend of ¥44 per share and a year-end dividend of ¥49 per share (total of ¥93). For FY2026 (ending September 2026), the interim dividend of ¥44 per share has already been implemented (scheduled dividend payment commencement date: May 27, 2026), with a year-end forecast of ¥44 and a full-year total forecast of ¥88. There has been no revision from the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
No basic policy on sustainability has been established at present, and the sustainability-related governance structure is not distinguished from the corporate governance structure. As part of its human capital strategy, the company has set a policy of shifting from recruitment centered on young employees to broader recruitment activities including mid-career hires from other industries, but specific indicators and targets have not been set. The number of employees is 117 (average age 38.6, average length of service 10.3 years). No disclosure has been made regarding climate change or the environment.
Last updated: December 24, 2025