NIKKO CO.,LTD.
6306・Prime Market・Machinery
Governance
As a company with a Board of Corporate Auditors, the board consists of 8 directors (including 3 outside directors) and 4 auditors (including 3 outside auditors), and an executive officer system has also been introduced. A voluntary nomination and compensation committee has been established, and the Board of Directors met 13 times per year, with nearly all members maintaining high attendance rates.
Risk Management
The company has established Basic Rules for Risk Management and put in place a system whereby the Risk Management Committee identifies, evaluates, and analyzes risks across the entire group and reports to the President. Climate change risk is managed through a multi-layered structure comprising the LCTF, the Compliance and Risk Management Committee, internal executive meetings, and the Board of Directors, with reports made to the Board of Directors at least twice a year.
Shareholder Returns
Dividends are paid semi-annually (interim and year-end). For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend is ¥40 per share (interim ¥17 + year-end ¥23), with a payout ratio of 60.7%. The forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is an annual dividend of ¥42 (interim ¥21 + year-end ¥21), with a projected payout ratio of 61.1%. There were no share buybacks during the current fiscal year.
Dividend Policy
The company positions returning profits to shareholders as an important management priority, and its basic policy is to implement stable and continuous dividends by comprehensively considering business performance, financial condition, internal reserves, capital efficiency, and other factors. Under the medium-term management plan, the company discloses a policy of determining dividends based on business trends and financial soundness while emphasizing dividend stability and continuity. The actual result for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is an annual dividend of ¥40 per share (interim ¥17 + year-end ¥23), with total dividends of ¥1,541 million and a payout ratio of 60.7%. The forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is an annual dividend of ¥42 (interim ¥21 + year-end ¥21), with a projected payout ratio of 61.1%.
ESG
The company supports the TCFD recommendations and has set targets of a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions by FY2030 (versus FY2013) and carbon neutrality by 2050, promoting cross-departmental climate change response through the LCTF. In terms of human capital, it has set KPIs including a 7% ratio of female managers, a 50% male childcare leave uptake rate (2025 target), and a 3% turnover rate, and in September 2024 established a basic human rights policy, also working on human rights due diligence across the supply chain.
Last updated: June 24, 2026