METALART CORPORATION
5644・Standard Market・Iron & Steel
Governance
As a company with a Board of Corporate Auditors, the company has 5 directors (of whom 2 are outside directors) and 3 corporate auditors (of whom 2 are outside corporate auditors), and implements swift decision-making and oversight through management meetings held twice a month and Board of Directors meetings held 11 times a year. A Nomination and Compensation Committee (with outside directors comprising the majority), an optional advisory body to the Board of Directors, has been established to ensure fairness and transparency.
Risk Management
The company has established an Internal Control Committee chaired by the President, which oversees compliance, export control, information management, and other matters. Risks are narrowed down through the Health and Safety Committee, Environmental Management Committee, and Quality Meetings, and after deliberation at the Management Meeting, a system is in place for reporting to and oversight by the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the per-share dividend is ¥150 (interim ¥75, year-end ¥75), with a payout ratio of 16.0%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the company has resolved not to pay dividends, conditional on delisting following the tender offer by Gerbera Holdings. Share buybacks of ¥149 million were also carried out during the fiscal year under review.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year, consisting of an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. The annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥150 per share (interim ¥75, year-end ¥75), with a payout ratio of 16.0%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the company has resolved not to pay dividends at either the second-quarter-end or the year-end, conditional on the successful completion of the tender offer by Gerbera Holdings Co., Ltd.
ESG
The company has formulated a roadmap toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, setting a FY2030 target of a 46% reduction in CO2 emissions (versus FY2013), but actual performance for the current period remained at a 4.9% reduction. On the human capital front, the company has set and disclosed various KPIs, including a 5.8% ratio of female managers (target: 10%) and a 62.5% rate of male employees taking childcare leave (target: 100%), and is promoting tiered training and global human resource development through its Human Resource Development Center.
Last updated: June 26, 2026