Advanex Inc.
5998・Standard Market・Metal Products
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors comprises 5 directors (including 2 outside directors), and all 3 outside corporate auditors are independent officers. The Board of Directors met 17 times during the year with full attendance by all members. A voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committee (with independent outside officers constituting a majority) has been established to ensure transparency and objectivity.
Risk Management
The company has established a Corporate Ethics Committee and an Internal Control Office (2 members) to promote compliance and conduct internal audits. It has set up an internal reporting channel called the "Kirin Hotline," and holds regular group-wide meetings utilizing web conferencing to identify potential risks globally and formulate preventive measures. Climate change is positioned as the most critical environmental risk, with risks such as wind and flood damage, carbon taxes, and rising energy costs, as well as opportunities from growing demand for renewable energy, being identified and managed.
Shareholder Returns
The company's basic policy is a single year-end dividend, targeting a payout ratio of 30% linked to consolidated performance. The most recent year-end dividend was ¥20 per share (total dividend amount of ¥82,118 thousand). Share buybacks are permitted by the articles of incorporation via board resolution, but no actual implementation is disclosed.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is a single year-end dividend per year, with a basic policy of targeting a payout ratio of 30% linked to consolidated performance. The company aims to maintain an appropriate and stable profit distribution while balancing reduction of interest-bearing debt and enhancement of equity capital. The most recent dividend per share (resolved at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on June 26, 2025) was ¥20 (total dividend amount of ¥82,118 thousand).
ESG
The company aims to raise the proportion of sustainability-related business tied to the four SDG themes (health & welfare, clean energy, urban development, and climate change countermeasures) to 40% or more by 2027. On the environmental front, it has set a target of reducing CO2 emissions by 30% (for FY2031 (ending March 2031), versus FY2023 (ended March 2023), domestic SCOPE 1 & 2). On the human capital front, it is strengthening human capital through reskilling support, an executive bench system, employee surveys, and other initiatives.
Last updated: June 22, 2026