NPC Incorporated
6255・Growth Market・Machinery
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. Composed of 5 directors (including 2 outside directors) and 3 corporate auditors (including 2 outside corporate auditors). All outside directors and outside corporate auditors are independent officers. The Board of Directors held 16 meetings during the fiscal year under review, with a 100% attendance rate for all directors. No nomination committee or compensation committee has been established.
Risk Management
The Corporate Division takes the lead in identifying, evaluating, and managing sustainability-related risks, including climate change risks, in cooperation with each responsible department, and has established a framework for reporting to the Board of Directors as necessary. Through a management system compliant with ISO9001 and ISO14001, the company identifies risks and opportunities related to quality and the environment, with each department setting targets and taking action accordingly.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is to pay a year-end dividend once per year, with the annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending August 2026) set at ¥10.0 per share (unchanged from the actual amount for the previous period). Treasury shares of 702,400 shares were acquired based on a resolution of the Board of Directors, and the number of treasury shares at period-end increased substantially to 1,103,450 shares (up from 426,820 shares at the previous fiscal year-end).
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay a dividend from surplus once per year as a year-end dividend, taking into comprehensive consideration the business results and financial condition of each period. An interim dividend system is also adopted. The actual result for FY2025 (ending August 2025) was ¥10.0 per share (year-end dividend only). The forecast for FY2026 (ending August 2026) is ¥10.0 per share (year-end dividend only), unchanged. The dividend as of the end of the second quarter is ¥0.0.
ESG
The company has positioned the popularization of renewable energy and the resolution of environmental problems through Solar Cell Manufacturing Equipment and Solar Panel Recycling Equipment as the core of its ESG strategy, and has obtained ISO9001 and ISO14001 certifications. Approximately 320kW of solar panels for self-consumption have been installed in total at the Matsuyama Plant, contributing to a reduction of approximately 400 tons of CO2 emissions annually. On the human capital front, the company has formulated a Diversity & Inclusion policy; against a target of at least 10% for the proportion of women among new graduate hires, the actual result for the fiscal year under review was 20.0%, and the proportion of women in management positions was 16.1%. The rate of male employees taking childcare leave was 0.0%.
Last updated: November 28, 2025