KYOWA ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
6853・Standard Market・Electric Appliances
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. As of the securities report filing date, the Board of Directors consists of 10 members (including 4 outside directors: 3 Audit and Supervisory Committee members plus 1 non-Audit and Supervisory Committee member). The company has established a Directors' Personnel and Compensation Advisory Committee (chaired by an outside director, with outside directors comprising the majority) to ensure transparency in the nomination and compensation processes. An executive officer system has also been introduced to accelerate decision-making.
Risk Management
Based on the Basic Risk Management Regulations, the Risk Management Committee comprehensively identifies and evaluates company-wide risks, with a structure in place to report material risks to the Board of Directors. Sustainability-related risks are integrated into company-wide risk management for unified oversight, and the Internal Audit Department reports to the Board of Directors after conducting interviews on the risk management status of each division and affiliated company from an independent and objective standpoint.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is progressive dividends (maintain or increase), with FY2026 (ending December 2026) forecast at an interim dividend of ¥10.50 and a year-end dividend of ¥10.50 (total ¥21). Share buybacks are also being conducted (251 thousand shares acquired based on the Board of Directors resolution dated December 22, 2025, an increase of ¥193 million).
Dividend Policy
Under the medium-term management plan "KYOWA Vision 2027," the basic policy is progressive dividends (maintain or increase). Dividends are paid twice a year (interim dividend: by Board of Directors resolution; year-end dividend: by resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders). Actual results for FY2025 (ended December 2025) were an interim dividend of ¥10 per share and a year-end dividend of ¥11 per share (total ¥21). The forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is an interim dividend of ¥10.50 and a year-end dividend of ¥10.50 (total ¥21). There has been no revision to the earnings forecast.
ESG
As part of its climate change response, the company has set a target of reducing CO2 emissions by 60% in FY2030 (ending March 2031) compared to FY2015 (ending March 2016) levels, and had already achieved a 60.9% reduction as of 2025 results. In terms of human capital, the company is working on talent development, engagement enhancement, and diversity promotion (female manager ratio of 3.8%, paid leave utilization rate of 83.8%) based on the "KYOWA WAY," while the Sustainability Committee (chaired by the President and Representative Director, meeting at least twice a year) drives materiality management and the PDCA cycle.
Last updated: March 25, 2026