Alue co., Ltd.
7043・Growth Market・Services
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 4 directors (including 1 outside director, 25% outside ratio), and the Board of Corporate Auditors comprises 3 outside auditors. The Board of Directors met 20 times per year with full attendance. The company has adopted an executive officer system to separate management and business execution. Neither a nomination committee nor a compensation committee has been established.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk and Compliance Management Committee, chaired by the President and Representative Director, which convenes in principle once per quarter. The committee promotes the identification, evaluation, and countermeasures of company-wide risks, and reports the results to the Board of Directors. The company has developed information security regulations and obtained ISMS certification, and has also established an internal whistleblowing system (with in-house and external attorney contact points). As a crisis management framework for overseas training programs, the company has built an emergency response system in cooperation with external organizations.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is to continue stable dividends, with a fiscal year-end dividend of ¥7 (annual ¥7) implemented for FY2025 (ending December 2025). For FY2026 (ending December 2026), a fiscal year-end dividend of ¥11 (annual ¥11) is forecast, representing a planned increase of ¥4 year on year. No explicit payout ratio target is disclosed, and no track record of share buybacks is mentioned.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to continue paying stable dividends while enhancing internal reserves to strengthen the management foundation and support future business development. The company generally pays a dividend once a year at fiscal year-end. The FY2025 (ending December 2025) actual dividend was ¥7 per share (¥0 at Q2 end, ¥7 at year-end), and the FY2026 (ending December 2026) forecast dividend is ¥11 per share (¥0 at Q2 end, ¥11 at year-end).
ESG
Promoting ESG initiatives centered on human capital management. The company has set four policies: "individual mastery," "an environment enabling long-term employment," "an organization-wide development culture," and "diverse teams," and manages progress using its proprietary indicator, "Human Capital Corporate Value" (number of full-time employees × revenue per employee × average years of service). Human Capital Corporate Value for FY2025 (ending December 2025) reached a record high of ¥17,881,997 thousand. The ratio of women in management positions is 22.0%, and the rate of male employees taking childcare leave is 80.0%. No quantitative targets or disclosures related to climate change are stated.
Last updated: March 24, 2026