ECHO TRADING CO.,LTD.
7427・Standard Market・Wholesale Trade
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors comprises 8 members in total: 5 directors (1 outside director) plus 3 Audit and Supervisory Committee members (2 outside), and also operates an executive officer system. The Board of Directors held 13 meetings during the fiscal year under review, with an attendance rate of 100% for all members. The securities report does not mention the establishment of a Nomination Committee or Compensation Committee.
Risk Management
Based on the Risk Management Regulations, the Internal Control Committee comprehensively identifies risks every year, while the Risk Management Committee is responsible for formulating response policies for material risks and managing progress. In the event of an emergency, a task force headed by the President and Representative Director is established, with a framework in place for the entire group to work together to prevent losses from expanding. Sustainability-related risks are addressed through collaboration between the Sustainability Committee and the Risk Management Committee. The company judges the business impact of climate change to be minor, and scenario analysis has not yet been conducted at this time.
Shareholder Returns
Annual dividend forecast of ¥30 (interim ¥15 + year-end ¥15). The dividend forecast for FY2027 (ending February 2027) maintains the same amount as the previous period's actual results. No mention of share buyback implementation. No mention of shareholder benefit program.
Dividend Policy
The annual dividend forecast for FY2027 (ending February 2027) is ¥30 per share (interim ¥15, year-end ¥15), maintaining the same amount as the previous period's actual results (¥30). The scheduled dividend payment start date is undetermined. There is no revision from the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
The company has established the corporate philosophy of "true coexistence of people and pets," and set five materiality items: (1) realizing a society in which people and pets coexist, (2) human resource development, (3) reducing environmental impact, (4) stakeholder engagement, and (5) strengthening governance. It plans to establish a Sustainability Committee (chaired by the Representative Director and President) and is developing a structure to report to the Board of Directors twice a year. In terms of human capital, the company discloses a 34.3% ratio of female employees, a 66.7% rate of male employees taking childcare leave, and a total of 492 training hours. The ratio of female managers is 12.7%, with a target of 20% by 2030. The company is considering switching to renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but indicators and targets based on the TCFD framework are still in the process of being set.
Last updated: May 26, 2026