SERAKU Co., Ltd.
6199・Standard Market・Services
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. Comprised of 5 directors (2 outside directors, 40% outside ratio) and 3 corporate auditors (2 outside auditors). The Board of Directors met 13 times in FY2025 (ending August 2025), with a 100% attendance rate. A Nomination Committee, Compensation Committee, Special Committee, and Sustainability Committee have been established as voluntary advisory bodies. The accounting auditor is Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC.
Risk Management
Based on the "Risk Management Regulations," the company identifies and proactively addresses risks, and establishes an Emergency Response Headquarters when a risk materializes. The Internal Audit Office (one dedicated staff member), which reports directly to the Representative Director, conducts internal audits based on an annual plan, and a framework has been established whereby the Sustainability Committee deliberates on sustainability-related risks and opportunities before referring them to the Board of Directors. The company has introduced an executive officer system to strengthen the Board of Directors' monitoring and supervision of business execution.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥17.40 per share (an increase from ¥13.20 in the prior period). The interim dividend is planned at ¥0, with a year-end dividend of ¥17.40. Both the earnings forecast and dividend forecast remain unchanged from the most recently announced figures.
Dividend Policy
The policy is to combine stable dividends with performance-linked dividends. The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥17.40 per share (¥0 at the second-quarter end, ¥17.40 at year-end). The actual result for the prior period (FY2025 (ending March 2025)) was ¥13.20 annually (¥0 at the second-quarter end, ¥13.20 at year-end). The dividend forecast remains unchanged from the most recently announced figures.
ESG
The company positions human capital as its most important management resource and is promoting IT talent development, reskilling, and health-oriented management. It discloses a female manager ratio of 8.0% (target: 10% or higher by end of August 2028), an annual paid leave utilization rate of 83.9% (target: 70% or higher), average monthly overtime hours of 11.1 hours (target: less than 20 hours), and a male childcare leave utilization rate of 75.4%. The company also addresses social issues through its agricultural and fisheries DX platform "Midori Cloud" and its AI utilization support service "NewtonX." The Sustainability Committee established a "Human Rights Policy" and an "Anti-Corruption Policy" during the current fiscal year. Quantitative indicators and targets related to climate change have not yet been established at this time.
Last updated: November 20, 2025