Cypress Holdings Co., Ltd.
428A・Standard Market・Retail Trade
Cypress Holdings Co., Ltd.
428A・Standard Market・Retail Trade
Governance
Company with an Audit & Supervisory Board (pure holding company structure). The Board of Directors consists of 7 members (2 internal, 5 outside directors), with an outside director ratio of 71.4%. A voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committee was established (set up in September 2024, with outside directors comprising a majority), and a Compliance Committee and Risk Management Committee are also in place. All directors achieved a 100% attendance rate at Board of Directors meetings.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk Management Committee (chaired by the Head of the Administration Division) that evaluates and manages risks such as natural disasters, information systems, and labor management based on the Risk Management Regulations. The Sustainability Committee (established in November 2024) identifies and evaluates ESG-related risks, with a framework in place to report to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. On the financial front, the net interest-bearing debt ratio stood at a high level of 1.72x (as of end-August 2025), and measures such as spread reductions have been implemented in response to the risk of rising interest rates.
Shareholder Returns
The company plans to pay its first dividend from FY2026 (ending August 2026). A year-end lump-sum dividend of ¥10 (¥10 annually) is planned, following no dividend in the previous fiscal year (FY2025, ended August 2025). There is no mention of share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
A year-end dividend of ¥10 (¥10 total annually) is planned starting from FY2026 (ending August 2026). In the previous fiscal year (FY2025, ended August 2025), the company prioritized retaining earnings to fund business expansion and strengthen its financial base, resulting in no dividend. There has been no revision to the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
In November 2024, the company established a Sustainability Committee and formulated 5 materialities under 3 themes of "Environment, Society, and Management" (consideration for the global environment, food safety and security, growth of employees and respect for diversity, contribution to local communities and society, and strengthening of management foundations). The most important materiality is positioned as "growth of employees and respect for diversity," and the company is promoting human resource development and internal environment improvement through initiatives such as the Cypress Business School program and enhanced hiring of foreign nationals. The ratio of female managers is 4.7%, and the rate of male employees taking childcare leave is 25.0% (consolidated subsidiaries). Specific quantitative targets and management indicators have not yet been set as of the filing date of this document, and remain a task for the future.
Last updated: November 28, 2025