Wacom Co., Ltd.
6727・Prime Market・Electric Appliances
Governance
A company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee (transitioned in 2015). The Board of Directors consists of 9 members (6 of whom are outside directors, all serving as independent officers), giving an outside director ratio of 66.7%. A Nomination Committee and a Compensation Committee have been voluntarily established, each chaired by an outside director.
Risk Management
The company has established the Compliance Risk Committee and the Policy, Process and Controls Committee, both chaired by the Group CEO, to periodically manage compliance, crisis management, information security, and other matters. It has also set up the Wacom Speak-up Line (internal reporting channel) operated by an external third-party organization, and has built a system in which Internal Audit, reporting directly to the CEO, conducts and reports internal control assessments.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is to maintain stable dividends and conduct agile share buybacks, aiming for a mid-to-long-term increase in dividend per share with a target consolidated payout ratio of approximately 30%. The new medium-term management plan sets a goal of introducing a total payout ratio of 50% or more and a progressive dividend system (with an annual minimum dividend of ¥22).
Dividend Policy
While targeting a consolidated payout ratio of approximately 30%, the company's policy is to, in principle, maintain a stable dividend per share even when the ratio exceeds this target, and to return profits to shareholders through mid-to-long-term dividend increases. The dividend per share for the fiscal year under review is ¥22.00 (resolved by the Board of Directors, total dividend amount ¥2,959,106 thousand). Under the new medium-term management plan "Wacom Chapter 4," the goal is to introduce a progressive dividend system (with an annual minimum dividend of ¥22).
ESG
Endorsed TCFD and established an ESG Task Force. Set targets to reduce GHG Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 80% and Scope 3 emissions by 25% by 2030, and obtained SBTi near-term target validation (October 2024). On the human capital front, achieved a 22.9% ratio of female managers, a 42.9% rate of male employees taking childcare leave, and a 100% return rate for female employees after childcare leave, while implementing super flextime, remote work, and an E-Learning platform across the entire group.
Last updated: June 24, 2026