HitoMile Co., Ltd.
7686・Standard Market・Retail Trade
Governance
As a company with a board of auditors system, the company has established a Board of Directors (9 members, including 2 outside directors) and a Board of Auditors (3 outside auditors). It has also set up a Group Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee, a Related Party Transactions Advisory Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Risk Management Committee, a Sustainability Committee, and other bodies, building an internal control and compliance framework.
Risk Management
The Group Risk Management Committee (held once per quarter) reviews risks across the Group on an annual basis, establishing a system to prevent occurrence and minimize damage. The company also identifies and evaluates climate change risks and opportunities based on TCFD recommendations, with risks of high impact centrally managed by the Risk Management Committee.
Shareholder Returns
Dividends are paid twice a year. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend per share is ¥20.00 (interim ¥10.00 + year-end ¥10.00), with a payout ratio of 49.2%. The same annual amount of ¥20.00 is forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027). Share buybacks have been carried out (¥29 million). A new shareholder benefit reserve has been established.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is stable and continuous profit distribution to shareholders, with dividends paid twice a year (interim and year-end). For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend per share is ¥20.00 (interim ¥10.00 + year-end ¥10.00), with total dividends of ¥582 million (including ¥4 million paid to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Trust), a payout ratio of 49.2%, and a dividend-to-net-assets ratio of 12.6%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), an annual dividend of ¥20.00 (interim ¥10.00 + year-end ¥10.00) is forecast, with a projected payout ratio of 90.2%. Note that a 3-for-1 common stock split was implemented effective October 1, 2024, and on a post-split basis, the annual dividend for FY2025 (ended March 2025) is equivalent to ¥20.00 (interim ¥10.00 + year-end ¥10.00).
ESG
The company implements climate change risk disclosure based on TCFD, setting carbon neutrality by 2050 as a long-term goal, and achieved Scope 1+2 emissions of 9,396 t-CO2 in FY2025 (a reduction of approximately 25% year-on-year). In terms of human capital, it discloses a female manager ratio of 18.4% (Hitomairu, non-consolidated) and an employee ratio with disabilities of 3.33% (consolidated), with three group companies certified as Excellent Health and Productivity Management Organizations 2026, advancing sustainability management based on six materialities across environment, human capital, and governance.
Last updated: June 23, 2026