FUMAKILLA LIMITED
4998・Standard Market・Chemicals
Governance
The company has a board of auditors structure with 17 directors, including 8 outside directors. The Board of Directors met 15 times during the fiscal year, and a Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee (comprising a majority of independent officers) has been established to strengthen governance. A takeover defense measure (a free allotment of stock acquisition rights triggered by a shareholding ratio exceeding 20%) will continue until June 2027.
Risk Management
The Board of Directors and the Management Committee analyze the Group's external business environment and management conditions and make risk-related decisions. The internal audit department (Audit Department) conducts internal audits of each division and Group company, striving for early detection of loss risks, and the Sustainability Promotion Committee has established a system to deliberate on the identification of and countermeasures for environmental risks, including climate change, and submit proposals to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is a single year-end dividend, aiming for stable and continuous profit distribution by comprehensively considering business performance, future business development, and internal reserves. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the dividend was increased to ¥24 per share (total dividends of ¥395 million, payout ratio of 32.8%). A dividend of ¥24 per share is also planned for FY2027 (ending March 2026, sic; ending March 2027).
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is a single year-end dividend per year. The company strives for stable and continuous profit distribution by comprehensively considering business performance, future business development, and internal reserves. The year-end dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥24 per share (total dividends of ¥395 million, payout ratio of 32.8%). A year-end dividend of ¥24 per share is also planned for FY2027 (ending March 2027). Because Insecticides account for a high proportion of sales and business performance fluctuates significantly by season, the company's policy is to pay only a year-end dividend without an interim dividend.
ESG
On the environmental front, the company has set a target of reducing Scope 1+2 CO2 emissions by 30% or more by FY2031 (ending March 2031) compared to FY2023 (ending March 2023), and achieved a 31.9% reduction (2,346 tCO2) in FY2026 (ending March 2026) results. In terms of human capital, the company achieved a male childcare leave take-up rate of 77.8% (against a target of 50% or more) and an annual paid leave utilization rate of 77.2% (against a target of 70% or more), while also focusing on talent development through tiered training programs.
Last updated: June 25, 2026