Kurashicom Inc.
7110・Growth Market・Retail Trade
Governance
The company is an audit and supervisory committee structure company (7 directors: 4 executive directors + 3 audit and supervisory committee members, all of whom are outside directors). It has established a voluntary nomination committee and compensation committee, adopting a framework that ensures independence by having outside directors constitute a majority of committee members.
Risk Management
The Risk Management and Compliance Committee, chaired by the Representative Director and President, is convened on a quarterly basis to identify potential risks, including sustainability risks, and to formulate preventive measures. The company strives for early detection and prevention of risks through collaboration among the Internal Audit Office, the Audit and Supervisory Committee, and external experts.
Shareholder Returns
Under a shareholder return policy emphasizing TSR, the company pays a year-end dividend capped at 50% of FCF. The year-end dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending July 2026) has been revised to ¥55 per share (an increase of ¥7 year-on-year). No mention of share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
The company determines that returns are possible when year-end net cash (cash and deposits minus borrowings) exceeds the target cash position level (two years' worth of SG&A expenses excluding advertising expenses), and pays a year-end dividend capped at 50% of the fiscal year's FCF. No shareholder returns are made if FCF is negative. The actual dividend for FY2025 (ended July 2025) was ¥48 per share (total dividends of ¥353,774 thousand). The year-end dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending July 2026) has been revised to ¥55 per share (an increase).
ESG
In terms of Environment, the company promotes minimization of waste through demand forecasting (sell-through rate at listed price of approximately 98%). In terms of Society, it has achieved an average overtime of approximately 4.2 hours, a male childcare leave uptake rate of approximately 80% (5-year average), and a female manager ratio of approximately 58%. In human capital, based on the policy of "Freedom, Peace, and Hope," the company maintains proprietary-route hiring (approximately 80%), a low turnover rate (approximately 4%), and a 100% internal promotion rate for middle management.
Last updated: October 28, 2025