KYOWAKOGYOSYO CO.,LTD.
5971・Standard Market・Metal Products
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors consists of 6 members (including 2 outside directors, both of whom are members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee), and all members attended 100% of the 13 Board of Directors meetings held during the fiscal year. No nomination committee or compensation committee has been established. The outside director ratio is approximately 33% of the entire Board (2 out of 6 members).
Risk Management
Short-term issues and potential risks are identified through monthly departmental diagnostics and management planning meetings, with important matters discussed at the Board of Directors. A full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee member attends these meetings to reinforce the effectiveness of risk management. Monitoring is also conducted by the Internal Audit Committee (14 members). Legal risk is managed centrally by the Administration Department, and important contracts are reviewed by outside counsel.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is stable and continuous dividends, with a dividend of ¥80 per share (payout ratio of 12.1%) implemented for FY2026 (ending April 2026). The same amount of ¥80 is forecast for FY2027 (ending April 2027). Share buybacks are minimal (¥218 thousand).
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay stable and continuous dividends while taking into account the business plan, financial condition, earnings trends, and other factors. For FY2026 (ending April 2026), a year-end dividend of ¥80 per share (total dividends of ¥104 million, payout ratio of 12.1%, net asset dividend rate of 0.6%) was implemented, with the payment start date set at July 6, 2026. The dividend forecast for FY2027 (ending April 2027) is also ¥80 per share (forecast payout ratio of 17.1%).
ESG
The company has established an environmental management system based on ISO14001 and is working to reduce energy consumption. In human resource development, it has adopted an independent, self-driven training policy; in FY2024, the retention rate of new graduates within 3 years was 88.2%, and the number of workplace accidents was 1 (target: 0). Long-term quantitative sustainability-related targets have not yet been set.
Last updated: July 23, 2025