NORITZ CORPORATION
5943・Prime Market・Metal Products
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. As of the filing date, the Board of Directors consists of 8 directors (including 3 Audit and Supervisory Committee members), with 3 independent outside directors ensuring an outside director ratio of at least one-third. A voluntary Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee (comprising 3 outside directors and 1 internal director) has been established to strengthen the independence and transparency of governance.
Risk Management
The company has established the "Crisis Management Regulations" and "Risk Management Regulations," building a risk management framework in which the Head of the Corporate Planning Division serves as the company-wide Chief Risk Officer. Risk identification, assessment, response, and monitoring are continuously carried out through the Sustainability Promotion Council under the Sustainability Committee, and this framework has also been extended to subsidiaries.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥94 per share (¥47 at the second-quarter end + ¥47 at year-end). This represents a 27.0% increase from the actual dividend of ¥74 in the previous fiscal year. There is no revision to the dividend forecast. No new share buyback has been announced.
Dividend Policy
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥94 per share (¥47 at the second-quarter end + ¥47 at year-end). The actual result for the previous fiscal year (FY2025, ended December 2025) was an annual dividend of ¥74 (interim ¥35 + year-end ¥39). There is no revision from the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
The company conducted 1.5°C and 4°C scenario analyses based on TCFD recommendations, targeting a reduction of business activity CO₂ emissions by 50% or more by 2030 compared to 2018 levels (Scope 1+2 actual: 19,260 t-CO₂ in 2024, down 26.5% from 2018), and aims to achieve 100% renewable energy at domestic production sites by 2030 through RE100 membership. In terms of human capital, KPIs such as an 8% ratio of female managers and an actual employment rate of 3.0% for people with disabilities have been set, and the company is working to promote diversity and well-being through initiatives such as obtaining Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization recognition and utilizing engagement surveys.
Last updated: March 26, 2026