Kairikiya Co., Ltd.
5891・Standard Market・Retail Trade
Governance
The company is a company with a board of company auditors (planned to transition to a company with an audit and supervisory committee following approval at the 23rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on March 26, 2026). The board of directors consists of 6 directors (including 2 outside directors, all of whom are independent), and a Nomination and Compensation Committee, a Sustainability Committee, and a Risk and Compliance Committee are established as bodies directly under the board of directors. The board of directors held 21 meetings during the fiscal year under review.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk and Compliance Committee, chaired by the President and Representative Director, as a body directly under the Board of Directors, meeting quarterly (four times during the fiscal year under review). Based on the Risk and Compliance Management Regulations, the committee discusses and deliberates on risk management policies and structures, with a system in place to regularly report the content of deliberations to the Board of Directors. The company also operates an internal whistleblowing system that allows anonymous reporting both internally and externally.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥23 (year-end lump sum), maintaining the same amount as the previous fiscal year's actual result. There is no change to the earnings forecast, and the dividend forecast remains unrevised. No mention of share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
Dividend amounts are determined with a target annual payout ratio of approximately 20% based on non-consolidated (parent-only) results, on the premise of strengthening the management foundation and securing internal reserves. Dividends of surplus are, in principle, paid once a year at fiscal year-end, though interim dividends are also permitted under the Articles of Incorporation. The Articles of Incorporation stipulate that dividends may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) totals ¥23, consisting of ¥0 at the second-quarter end and ¥23 at fiscal year-end, the same amount as the previous fiscal year's actual result (¥23).
ESG
The company has established a Sustainability Committee (chaired by the President and Representative Director, meeting six times per year) to formulate materiality themes and manage progress. In addition to promoting reduced environmental impact and contributing to a circular society, human capital investment initiatives include an increase in the ratio of female employees (up 2.4% versus the end of FY2024), expanded acceptance of overseas personnel (up 3.1%), and a male childcare leave uptake rate of 71.4%. As part of regional co-creation efforts, a collaborative project with farmers in Miyagi Prefecture has also been launched. The company is at the stage of progressively establishing quantitative climate change indicators and targets.
Last updated: March 24, 2026