Visional, Inc.
4194・Prime Market・Information & Communication
Governance
A company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee structure. The board consists of 7 directors (including 3 outside directors, all of whom serve on the Audit and Supervisory Committee), and all 3 outside directors are designated as independent officers. A voluntary Officer Compensation Meeting (comprising 4 members, including 3 outside directors) has been established to ensure transparency in compensation. The Board of Directors met 20 times per year, with a 100% attendance rate among all directors.
Risk Management
The Risk Management Department identifies, analyzes, evaluates, and responds to risks, reporting to and being overseen by the Group Risk & Compliance Committee (chaired by the President and Representative Director), which is held quarterly. Sustainability-related risks are also managed centrally through this committee, with important matters decided by the Board of Directors. The Internal Audit Office conducts audits independent of each department and works closely with the Audit and Supervisory Committee.
Shareholder Returns
Currently no dividend. The company prioritizes retained earnings to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term, allocating funds to human capital investment, business investment, and M&A. The possibility and timing of future dividend payments remain undetermined.
Dividend Policy
The Company did not pay dividends for the fiscal year under review, prioritizing retained earnings. Retained earnings are used for promotion of existing and new businesses, product development, human capital investment, and M&A investment. Going forward, the Company plans to consider dividends of surplus and other distributions while taking into account business results and financial condition for each fiscal period, but the possibility and timing of implementation remain undetermined at this time. If dividends are paid, the basic policy will be to pay them twice a year, as an interim dividend and a year-end dividend.
ESG
Identified five materiality items: "Strengthening human capital as a source of competitiveness," "Strengthening governance," "Safe and secure service operations through technology utilization," "Solving social issues through business creation," and "Responsibility and response to the global environment." In human capital, the Company implements diverse hiring, remote work, flextime systems, engagement surveys (twice a year), and pulse surveys (monthly). At the filing company, the ratio of female managers is 16.7% and the male childcare leave uptake rate is 75.0%. At subsidiary BizReach, the ratio of female managers is 19.0% and the male childcare leave uptake rate is 77.6%. Materiality items were identified with reference to international frameworks such as GRI, SASB, and the SDGs, and the Company also holds exchanges of opinions with institutional investors.
Last updated: October 22, 2025