GS Yuasa Corporation
6674・Prime Market・Electric Appliances
Governance
As a company with a Board of Corporate Auditors, the company has established a Board of Directors composed of 7 directors (3 of whom are outside directors), and has set up a Nomination and Compensation Committee, including 3 outside directors, as a voluntary advisory body to the Board of Directors. As a pure holding company, it ensures management transparency and efficiency through functional division of roles with its core operating subsidiary, GS Yuasa Corporation.
Risk Management
The company has established Risk Management Regulations and set up a Group Risk Management Committee. It manages CSR, risk, and compliance in an integrated manner, while the Sustainability Promotion Committee identifies and evaluates materiality, and the BCP Promotion Council is held quarterly to maintain the business continuity framework.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the dividend is ¥90 per share (interim ¥30 + year-end ¥60), with a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 21.6%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the forecast annual dividend is ¥98 (interim ¥30 + year-end ¥68), with a payout ratio forecast of 27.3%. No share buybacks were conducted during the current fiscal year.
Dividend Policy
Dividends are determined by comprehensively taking into account the consolidated business performance trends, financial condition, dividend payout ratio, and other factors. The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year, consisting of an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. Internal reserves are utilized for investments aimed at expanding business performance and maintaining and strengthening competitiveness, with the basic policy of continuing sustainable growth into the future and securing long-term, stable returns for shareholders.
ESG
The company promotes climate change information disclosure based on the TCFD framework, setting targets of reducing CO2 emissions by 30% or more by FY2030 (compared to FY2018) and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. On the human capital side, it is systematically advancing sustainability management across both environmental and social dimensions, including promoting DE&I, raising the ratio of female managers (5.0% in FY2025), and achieving the health management KPI (high-stress employee ratio of 10% or less) for three consecutive years.
Last updated: June 23, 2026