KATO WORKS CO.,LTD.
6390・Prime Market・Machinery
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors comprises 9 members (5 excluding Audit and Supervisory Committee members, of whom 1 is outside; 4 Audit and Supervisory Committee members, of whom 3 are outside). Under the executive officer system introduced in 2001, decision-making and oversight are separated from business execution, and the Board of Directors meets 13 times per year.
Risk Management
Risk information is shared at Board of Directors meetings and Management Executive Committee meetings (attended by all executive officers), with a system in place whereby each business division identifies and evaluates its own risks and submits them to management bodies for deliberation. For climate change risk, financial impacts are assessed through scenario analysis (1.5/2°C and 4°C) based on TCFD recommendations, with the Sustainability Committee reporting regularly to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the company implemented dividends of ¥35 at interim and ¥35 at year-end (¥70 annually) (total dividends paid: ¥802 million, payout ratio: 17.6%). Share buybacks were also implemented (expenditure: ¥802 million). An annual dividend of ¥70 is also planned for FY2027 (ending March 2027).
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year, at the interim and year-end. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the company implemented dividends of ¥35 at interim and ¥35 at year-end (¥70 annually, total dividends paid: ¥802 million, payout ratio: 17.6%, dividend on equity ratio: 1.8%). An annual dividend of ¥70 (¥35 interim, ¥35 year-end) is also planned for FY2027 (ending March 2027).
ESG
Under the Sustainability Committee established in 2023, the "Environment Subcommittee" and "Human Resources Subcommittee" are active. The company has set a target of reducing CO2 emissions by 38% from FY2018 levels by FY2030 (domestic Scope 1+2), with actual results in FY2024 showing a 23.7% reduction. The company discloses a female manager ratio of 1.5% (FY2030 target: 3%), a male childcare leave uptake rate of 64% (target of 35% already achieved), and a gender pay gap of 71.4% (target: 75%). The company supports TCFD and also calculates and discloses Scope 3 emissions (total of 696,232 t-CO2 in FY2024).
Last updated: June 24, 2026