WASEDA ACADEMY CO.,LTD.
4718・Prime Market・Services
Governance
The company is structured as a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, comprising 9 directors (including 4 independent outside directors), and has established a voluntary nomination and compensation committee. The Board of Directors met 18 times per year, with all directors maintaining a high attendance rate.
Risk Management
The Administration Division serves as the secretariat, conducting an annual risk assessment and reporting the results to the Management Committee and the Board of Directors. The Information Security Committee has established a framework to report quarterly to the Board of Directors on the status of responses to cyberattack and information leakage risks.
Shareholder Returns
Dividends are paid twice a year under a policy of maintaining and improving stable dividends. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend is planned at ¥55 (interim ¥20, year-end ¥35), with a payout ratio of 40.9%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the annual dividend is planned to increase by ¥20 to ¥75 (interim ¥30, year-end ¥45). No share buybacks were conducted in the current period.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to maintain stable dividends, while considering the payout ratio in light of earnings conditions and reviewing potential increases in dividend amounts. Internal reserves are utilized for capital expenditures to expand business scale and for the development and expansion of new businesses. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend per share is planned at ¥55 (interim ¥20, year-end ¥35), an increase of ¥10 compared to the previous fiscal year's ordinary annual dividend, with a payout ratio of 40.9%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the annual dividend is planned at ¥75 (interim ¥30, year-end ¥45), with an expected payout ratio of 50.3%.
ESG
The company positions human resource recruitment and development as the most important management issue, and has set and manages indicators such as the internal recruit hiring ratio (51.2% actual as of April 2026) and the paid leave utilization rate (64.3% actual, 80% target). Climate change risk is excluded from TCFD strategy disclosure as it is deemed to have low materiality to the business.
Last updated: June 23, 2026