NICCA CHEMICAL CO.,LTD.
4463・Standard Market・Chemicals
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 10 members (6 internal, 4 outside directors), with an outside director ratio of 40%. The Board of Directors met 13 times during the year, with full attendance by all members. The company has established a Compliance & Risk Committee and a Sustainability Committee, and is working to improve the speed, transparency, and fairness of management. The establishment of a Nomination Committee or Compensation Committee is not confirmed in the securities report.
Risk Management
The Compliance and Risk Committee (chaired by the Representative Director and President) provides overall control of cross-organizational risks, while risks in each domain such as laws and regulations, safety, environment, quality, and information security are addressed by the responsible directors, executive officers, and relevant departments through the development of rules and guidelines. For newly emerging risks, the Board of Directors designates a person responsible for promptly addressing them, establishing a system for swift response. The Sustainability Steering Subcommittee under the Sustainability Committee identifies and evaluates climate change risks through scenario analysis and reports regularly to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥35 at interim and ¥35 at year-end, totaling ¥70 per year (an increase of ¥10 year-on-year). The company continues its progressive dividend policy targeting a DOE of 3.0%. Share buybacks can be implemented flexibly based on Board of Directors resolutions.
Dividend Policy
The company aims to enhance its annual dividend by targeting a DOE (Dividend on Equity ratio) of 3.0%, adopting a progressive dividend policy (maintain or increase). Dividends are paid twice a year in principle, at interim and year-end. For FY2026 (ending December 2026), the forecast is ¥35 at interim and ¥35 (planned) at year-end, totaling ¥70 per year (an increase of ¥10 from ¥60 in the previous fiscal year). No revision from the earnings forecast.
ESG
As part of its climate change response, the company conducted 4℃ and 1.5℃ scenario analyses based on TCFD recommendations (covering the Chemicals Business). Scope 1+2 actual CO2 emissions in FY2025 decreased 38.9% versus FY2018 (16,333 t-CO2), achieving the FY2030 target (30% reduction) ahead of schedule. In terms of human capital, the ratio of women wishing to become managers reached 34.0% (achieving the 1/3 target), the male childcare leave utilization rate was 78.5%, starting salaries were raised by approximately 10% year-on-year, a stock-based compensation plan was introduced for management-level employees, and the incentive rate for the employee stock ownership plan was raised to 10%. The company has been certified as an Excellent Health-Conscious Enterprise (Large Enterprise Category) for three consecutive years.
Last updated: May 1, 2026