UMENOHANA GROUP CO., LTD.
7604・Standard Market・Retail Trade
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors consists of 11 members in total: 7 directors (excluding Audit and Supervisory Committee members), of whom 1 is outside, plus 4 directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members, of whom 3 are outside. The Board of Directors held 16 meetings during the fiscal year under review. The establishment of a Nomination Committee or Compensation Committee is not mentioned in the securities report. The company has introduced an executive officer system to expedite decision-making.
Risk Management
At the Group Management Council, in addition to ongoing management challenges such as securing human resources and profitability, the company identifies geopolitical risk, natural disaster risk, infectious disease risk, and other risks, and discusses and implements short-term and medium- to long-term countermeasures. A Compliance and Crisis Management Committee has been established, with a Compliance Management Committee (meeting once a month) and a Food Safety Committee (meeting twice a month) operating as subordinate organizations. The Internal Audit Office also conducts planned internal audits of group companies.
Shareholder Returns
Common stock dividend of ¥10 per share annually (¥5 interim, ¥5 year-end). The revised consolidated payout ratio is 35.1%. Capital surplus is used as the source of funds for all dividends, including the year-end dividend. For FY2027 (ending April 2027), an annual dividend of ¥10 is forecast (payout ratio 31.8%).
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay stable dividends by comprehensively considering improvement in ROE, building a revenue structure, improving the financial position, the payout ratio, and enhancement of retained earnings, among other factors. For common stock, ¥5 per share is paid at both the interim (resolved by the Board of Directors) and year-end (resolved by the general shareholders meeting), for an annual total of ¥10. For FY2026 (ending April 2026), total dividends amount to ¥88 million (payout ratio 35.1%, net asset dividend rate 7.7%). The dividend source includes capital surplus, with ¥5 per share (¥44 million each) at both the second-quarter end and year-end paid out of capital surplus (net asset decrease ratio 0.006). Class A preferred shares (unlisted) receive an annual dividend of ¥40,000 (¥20,164.38 at second-quarter end, ¥19,835.62 at year-end), the entire amount sourced from capital surplus (total dividends ¥32 million, net asset decrease ratio 0.028). The forecast for the FY2027 (ending April 2027) common stock dividend is ¥10 per share annually (payout ratio 31.8%). Retained earnings are used for new store openings, renovations, new business development, system investment, M&A, and other purposes.
ESG
The company has established a Sustainability Committee chaired by the President and Representative Director, COO, to address materiality-focused issues and monitor progress. Human capital is positioned as the most critical resource, with disclosed quantitative targets for developing next-generation management talent, promoting women's advancement (female manager ratio: 13.5% actual for FY2025 (ending April 2025), 20.0% target for FY2026 (ending April 2026)), and improving the male childcare leave take-up rate (0.0% actual, 80.0% target). In the logistics division, the company is also working to reduce CO₂ emissions by switching to recyclable containers and high-performance cooling agents.
Last updated: July 28, 2025