VECTOR INC.
6058・Prime Market・Services
Governance
Transitioned to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee in May 2025. The Board of Directors consists of 9 members (of which 5 are outside directors), with an outside director ratio of approximately 55.6%. The Audit and Supervisory Committee comprises 3 members (1 internal and 2 outside), with outside officers forming a majority. The Board of Directors held 16 meetings during the fiscal year, with 100% attendance by all directors and auditors. An internal audit office reporting directly to the representative director has been established, strengthening the oversight function.
Risk Management
The company has established a Compliance and Risk Management Committee chaired by the Representative Director and President to identify, specify, and discuss countermeasures for business risks. Risk information is consolidated at the Corporate Management Division and coordinated with the Internal Audit Office and legal counsel (Ushiomizaka Sogo Law Office). Material risks identified by the Sustainability Committee are integrated into company-wide risk management in coordination with the Compliance and Risk Management Committee. For group subsidiaries, the company promotes centralized management of risk information by having its own directors concurrently serve on subsidiary boards.
Shareholder Returns
Basic policy is stable dividends based on a consolidated payout ratio target of 30% or more, with a year-end dividend paid once annually. Dividends have continued to increase, from ¥33 per share actual for FY2026 (ending February 2026) to a forecast of ¥36 per share for FY2027 (ending February 2027). The articles of incorporation provide for flexible share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
The company aims to return profits to shareholders through enhancing corporate value via medium- to long-term business growth and implementing stable dividends. The basic policy is to pay dividends from retained earnings once annually as a year-end dividend, and to continue paying dividends based on a consolidated payout ratio target of 30% or more, while taking into consideration the maintenance of a sound financial structure and the accumulation of internal reserves for proactive business development. The actual annual dividend for FY2026 (ending February 2026) was ¥33 per share (¥0 at the second-quarter end, ¥33 at year-end), and the forecast annual dividend for FY2027 (ending February 2027) is ¥36 per share (¥0 at the second-quarter end, ¥36 at year-end).
ESG
Under the philosophy of "spreading SDGs/ESG initiatives throughout society to bring happiness to all stakeholders," the company has established a Sustainability Committee and promotes materiality-based management. On climate change, it endorses the TCFD recommendations and has conducted a 1.5°C scenario analysis, targeting net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 50% reduction in Scope 3 emissions by 2030 (versus the base year of FY2022 (ending February 2022)). In terms of human capital, it discloses a female employee ratio of 57.7% and a female manager ratio of 31.4% (FY2025, ending February 2025), and has set a target of raising the female manager ratio to 40% or more by 2030. The company also participates in external initiatives such as signing the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and joining the 30% Club Japan.
Last updated: June 1, 2026