WATAMI CO.,LTD.
7522・Prime Market・Retail Trade
Governance
The company operates as a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, comprising 6 directors (including 4 outside directors, all of whom are members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee). Chairman, President and CEO Miki Watanabe serves as chairman, and the Board of Directors held 18 meetings during the fiscal year under review. The Group Risk and Compliance Committee, Management Strategy Meeting, and other bodies are established as supplementary organs.
Risk Management
Based on the Risk Management Regulations, the Business Administration Division regularly identifies, classifies, and evaluates risks, and the Group Risk & Compliance Committee, which includes external experts, grasps and deliberates on company-wide risks and reports to the Board of Directors. In the event of a significant risk occurrence, a task force is established under the direction of the Representative Director and President, with a system in place to respond in cooperation with an external advisory team, including retained legal counsel.
Shareholder Returns
The policy is to maintain stable dividends with a target payout ratio of 20% or more; for FY2026 (ending March 2026), a dividend of ¥10.0 per common share (total ¥401 million, payout ratio 11.1%) will be paid. The dividend for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is undetermined at this time. There is a track record of treasury share disposal.
Dividend Policy
The policy is to maintain stable dividends with a target payout ratio of 20% or more. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), a dividend of ¥10.0 per common share (year-end lump-sum payment, total ¥401 million, payout ratio 11.1%) will be paid. For Class A preferred shares (unlisted, paid-in price ¥12,000 million, 120 shares issued), a payment equivalent to an annual rate of 4.0%, or ¥4,000,000 per share (total equivalent to ¥480 million), is scheduled to be paid to the DBJ Food Service & Hospitality Support Fund Investment Limited Partnership. The dividend for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is undetermined at this time, as it is difficult to make a reasonable estimate due to uncertainties such as the Middle East and Ukraine conflicts.
ESG
The company discloses climate change and natural capital risks in line with the TCFD and TNFD frameworks, and has set targets of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and RE100 by 2040. In terms of human capital, it has been certified as an Excellent Health Management Corporation (Large Enterprise Category) for five consecutive years, achieved a 21.8% ratio of female managers and a 2.9% employment rate for persons with disabilities, and is promoting human rights due diligence with a supplier guideline consent collection rate of over 95%.
Last updated: June 29, 2026