Ridge-i Inc.
5572・Growth Market・Information & Communication
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. Board of Directors comprises 9 members (including 5 outside directors: 2 outside directors who are not Audit and Supervisory Committee members plus 3 outside directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members). The company has established an Internal Control Committee and a Compliance & Risk Management Committee, both chaired by the President and Representative Director, which meet quarterly. The annual securities report does not mention the establishment of a nomination committee or a compensation committee.
Risk Management
The company has established a risk identification, assessment, and management process centered on the Compliance and Risk Management Committee (held quarterly), which reports directly to the President and Representative Director. It has built an information security management framework through ISO/IEC 27001 certification, established internal regulations for the protection of whistleblowers, and set up a system of cooperation with external specialists such as lawyers and certified public accountants, striving for early detection of potential risks through internal audits and by the Audit and Supervisory Committee members.
Shareholder Returns
No dividend continues due to priority on growth investment. Annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending July 2026) is ¥0 (both interim and year-end at ¥0). No share buybacks or shareholder benefit programs implemented.
Dividend Policy
Recognizing the company as being in a growth phase, priority is given to allocating internal reserves toward growth investment for business expansion. The actual annual dividend for FY2025 (ended July 2025) was ¥0, and the annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending July 2026) is also ¥0 (¥0 at the second quarter-end and ¥0 at year-end). There has been no revision from the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
The company positions investment in human capital and intellectual property as a key priority, promoting personnel recruitment and retention measures such as introducing work-from-home arrangements, encouraging leave-taking, and conducting training programs. It is also promoting contributions to the achievement of SDGs through AI-based environmental monitoring (such as landslide analysis and marine debris analysis). However, quantitative targets such as the proportion of management positions have not been set, citing the company's small organizational scale. The company states that the appointment of women and mid-career hires to management positions is on an increasing trend.
Last updated: October 24, 2025