AR advanced technology, Inc.
5578・Growth Market・Information & Communication
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 7 directors (2 outside directors), and the Board of Corporate Auditors consists of 3 auditors (2 outside auditors). The company has adopted an executive officer system, separating decision-making/oversight functions from business execution functions. The director term of office is one year. The establishment of a nomination committee and compensation committee is not stated in the annual securities report.
Risk Management
The Company has established a Risk and Compliance Committee responsible for collecting and analyzing risk information and examining and implementing countermeasures. The Internal Audit Office (one office head and one staff member), which reports directly to the Representative Director and President, works with the Board of Corporate Auditors and the accounting auditor to audit the risk management system and reports the results to the President, the corporate auditors, and the Board of Directors. Sustainability-related risks are also managed centrally by this committee.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2026 (ending August 2026), the company forecasts an annual dividend of ¥7 per share (year-end lump-sum payment, post-stock-split basis). The actual dividend for the previous fiscal year was ¥20 per share pre-split (equivalent to approximately ¥6.67 post-split). Share buybacks can be executed flexibly under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation. There has been no revision to either the earnings forecast or the dividend forecast.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends once a year at fiscal year-end. The actual dividend for FY2025 (ending August 2025) was ¥20 per share (pre-stock-split). The dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending August 2026) is ¥7 per share (year-end lump-sum payment, on a post-split basis following the 1-for-3 stock split effective December 1, 2025). There has been no revision from the most recently announced forecast.
ESG
Sustainability promotion is overseen by the Board of Directors, with the Corporate Planning Department and Human Resources Planning Department serving as the administrative office. The company positions talent recruitment, development, and diversity as core issues, disclosing the following metrics: female managerial ratio of 13.7% (target: improve), male childcare leave uptake rate of 66.7% (target: improve), number of cloud certifications acquired of 901 (target: increase), and gender pay gap of 69.4% (target: narrow). On the environmental front, given the company's characteristics as an IT services business without production facilities, its policy is limited to resource and energy conservation in office operations.
Last updated: November 25, 2025