AUTO SERVER Co.,LTD.
5589・Standard Market・Information & Communication
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee (6 directors, including 3 outside directors, all of whom serve concurrently as members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee). The Board of Directors met 16 times during the fiscal year under review, with 100% attendance by all directors. Voluntary Nomination Committee and Compensation Advisory Committee have been established, along with a Compliance Committee and an Internal Audit Office.
Risk Management
The Company has established the "Risk Management Regulations" and the "Compliance Manual," and discusses risk management at the Compliance Committee (held quarterly). Risk assessments are conducted at least once a year, and transition risks and physical risks related to climate change are also examined. The Company has built a framework in which internal audit reports are made to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis, and the status of risk response is reported as needed at the Management Strategy Meeting (held twice a month).
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥67 per share (year-end lump payment), an increase of ¥1 from the actual ¥66 in the previous fiscal year. The company maintains a stable dividend policy with a payout ratio target of around 30%. No mention of share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
The company implements sustainable and stable dividends with a payout ratio target of around 30%, while maintaining a level at or above the previous fiscal year's actual dividend. In principle, dividends are paid once annually at year-end. The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥67 per share (¥0 at the second-quarter end, ¥67 at year-end). The actual dividend for the previous fiscal year (FY2025, ending December 2025) was ¥66 per share (total ¥474,973 thousand).
ESG
Under the oversight of the Board of Directors, the Compliance Committee is responsible for overseeing sustainability matters overall. On the human capital side, the company has established diversity-focused hiring, twice-yearly personnel evaluations, and a childcare leave system, achieving a 100% male childcare leave uptake rate (against a target of 50%). Transition and physical risks related to climate change are also subject to assessment, but quantitative indicators and targets such as GHG emissions have not yet been set at this stage.
Last updated: March 24, 2026