RHYTHM CO.,LTD.
7769・Prime Market・Precision Instruments
Governance
The company is a company with an audit and supervisory committee (transitioned to this structure in June 2018). The board consists of 10 directors, of whom 4 are outside directors, all serving as members of the audit and supervisory committee, resulting in an outside director ratio of 40%. A Governance Committee (comprising 3 internal and 4 outside members) has been established to handle nomination and compensation functions, ensuring independence and objectivity.
Risk Management
The Compliance Promotion and Risk Management Office oversees risk assessment across the entire group and selects and manages "Group Material Risks." The company has established a whistleblowing system, an Internal Audit Office, and an Internal Control Secretariat, and has built a reporting framework for incidents when they occur. For climate change risk, the company conducts scenario analysis based on the TCFD framework and addresses it as a material issue.
Shareholder Returns
Revised dividend policy to "payout ratio of 35% or more, DOE of 4% or more." Substantially increased dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) to ¥167.60 per share (payout ratio of 58.2%). From FY2027 (ending March 2027), an interim dividend will be newly introduced, shifting to a semi-annual dividend payment. A new shareholder benefit program was also introduced. Share buybacks of ¥1,572 million were carried out during the current period.
Dividend Policy
Set dividend policy targeting a consolidated payout ratio of 35% or more and a consolidated DOE (dividend on equity ratio) of 4% or more. FY2026 (ending March 2026) results: ¥167.60 per share (year-end lump sum), total dividends of ¥1,357 million, payout ratio of 58.2%, DOE of 4.2%. From FY2027 (ending March 2027), to enhance shareholder returns, an interim dividend will be newly introduced; the forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is an interim dividend of ¥80, a year-end dividend of ¥87.60, totaling ¥167.60 (forecast payout ratio of 79.2%).
ESG
The Company has set materiality themes of "Environment" and "DEI," with a Sustainability Committee chaired by the President and Representative Director that deliberates four times per year and reports to the Board of Directors twice a year. The Company targets a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions (Scope 1+2, on an intensity basis) by FY2028 (ending March 2028) compared to FY2019 (ending March 2019), and net-zero emissions by FY2051 (ending March 2051), while promoting the switch to renewable energy at domestic sites. On the DEI front, the Company achieved a female manager ratio of 9.7% (as of end-March 2026) and a male childcare leave uptake rate of 83.3%, and has obtained "Platinum Kurumin" certification and "Excellent Health and Productivity Management Organization 2026" (Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization) certification.
Last updated: June 22, 2026