ASMARQ Co., Ltd.
4197・Standard Market・Information & Communication
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. Board of 6 directors (including 3 Audit and Supervisory Committee members), with 4 outside directors (outside director ratio of 66.7%). A Nomination and Compensation Committee comprised of a majority of independent outside directors has been established. The Board of Directors met 15 times during the fiscal year under review, with an attendance rate of 100% for all members.
Risk Management
The Company has established Risk Management Regulations and Compliance Regulations, and holds meetings of the Risk and Compliance Committee, chaired by the Representative Director, in principle once every quarter. It has also set up an internal whistleblowing system that uses an external advisory attorney as the reporting contact, working to detect and prevent risks at an early stage.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year (interim and year-end). The interim dividend for FY2026 (ending November 2026) is ¥38 per share (an increase from ¥37 in the prior-year interim), and the full-year forecast is ¥78 per share (an increase from ¥77 in the prior year). No mention of share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
The policy is to implement stable and continuous profit distribution, taking into comprehensive account business performance, financial condition, and business investment plans. Dividends are basically paid twice a year, at interim and year-end. The actual result for FY2025 (ended November 2025) was ¥77 per share (interim ¥37 + year-end ¥40). For FY2026 (ending November 2026), the interim dividend of ¥38 has already been implemented, and the year-end dividend is forecast at ¥40, for a full-year total of ¥78 (an increase of ¥1 from the prior year). In addition, a provision for shareholder benefits is recorded on the balance sheet, and a shareholder benefit program exists.
ESG
The company positions human capital as its most important sustainability issue, and has established remote work and flextime systems, an employee referral program, and internal training. It discloses a female manager ratio of 36.0% and a male childcare leave uptake rate of 50.0%. Quantitative ESG targets have not yet been set, and the company is considering future metric collection and target-setting.
Last updated: February 27, 2026