NexTone Inc.
7094・Growth Market・Services
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors comprises 8 directors (including 4 independent outside directors, an outside ratio of 50%), and there are 3 corporate auditors (including 2 independent outside corporate auditors). The Board of Directors meets 14 times a year, and the company has established a voluntary nomination and compensation committee (chaired by an independent outside director), as well as a compliance committee and an executive officer system.
Risk Management
The company positions risk management as a key means of realizing its sustainability policy and strengthening internal controls. Materialities (DX promotion, development of music culture, human resource development, system reliability, and governance enhancement) are identified and reviewed at the Management Committee, response measures are formulated, and the Board of Directors regularly monitors this framework.
Shareholder Returns
In FY2026 (ending March 2026), the company implemented its first-ever dividend since founding (year-end dividend of ¥20, annual dividend of ¥20). Payout ratio of 24.7%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the annual dividend is planned to increase to ¥22 (interim ¥11, year-end ¥11). The company has adopted a "progressive dividend" policy, under which it will not, in principle, reduce dividends and will continue to increase them in line with business expansion.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends stably and continuously in line with business performance, adopting a "progressive dividend" policy whereby dividends will, in principle, not be reduced and will be maintained or increased in line with the expansion of business performance. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), the company implemented its first-ever dividend since founding, a year-end dividend of ¥20 (annual dividend of ¥20, payout ratio of 24.7%). For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the annual dividend is planned to increase to ¥22 (interim ¥11, year-end ¥11; forecast payout ratio of 20.6%). The basic approach is to pay dividends twice a year, an interim dividend and a year-end dividend.
ESG
Established a governance framework based on its sustainability policy, whereby matters are deliberated by the Management Committee and overseen by the Board of Directors. In terms of human capital, the company has set targets such as a female manager ratio of 30% or higher, a gender pay gap ratio of 75% or higher, and a male childcare leave take-up rate of 75% or higher, while promoting internal environment improvements such as extending the retirement age (to 65), enabling remote work, and providing inflation allowances. On the environmental side, the company is also working to reduce environmental impact through DX-driven energy and resource conservation, and by offering the reuse-based flower service "BLONIA".
Last updated: June 24, 2026