Wellco Holdings Corporation
7831・Standard Market・Other Products
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The board consists of 7 directors (4 excluding Audit and Supervisory Committee members, of whom 1 is outside; 3 Audit and Supervisory Committee members, of whom 2 are outside). The outside director ratio is approximately 43% (3 of 7 members). No nomination committee or compensation committee has been established. Following the Tokyo Stock Exchange's designation as a Securities on Alert issue in October 2024, the company is strengthening its governance framework, including the establishment of a new Compliance Promotion Department.
Risk Management
The company has established the Comprehensive Risk Management Committee (chaired by the President and Representative Director, meeting quarterly) and the Internal Control Committee to oversee and manage risks across the group as a whole. Quality management, environmental protection, information security, and personal information protection are managed through management systems. In the event a material risk materializes, a framework is in place to establish an Emergency Response Headquarters headed by the President and Representative Director. As part of the improvement plan following the Tokyo Stock Exchange's designation of the company as a Securities on Alert in October 2024, a new Compliance Promotion Department was established.
Shareholder Returns
The company's basic policy is to maintain stable dividends, forecasting a year-end dividend of ¥2 (total ¥2) for FY2026 (ending October 2026). The previous fiscal year's actual results (FY2025, ended October 2025) were also a year-end dividend of ¥2 (total ¥2). No mention of share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to maintain stable dividends, giving full consideration to the dividend payout ratio while striving for proactive profit distribution. The company's principle is to pay a year-end dividend once annually, though interim dividends are also permitted under the articles of incorporation. Actual results for FY2025 (ended October 2025) were a year-end dividend of ¥2 and an annual total of ¥2 (interim dividend of ¥0). The forecast for FY2026 (ending October 2026) is unchanged, with a year-end dividend of ¥2 and an annual total of ¥2 (interim dividend of ¥0).
ESG
As part of its response to climate change, the company is promoting the use of FSC-certified paper and vegetable-based inks, waste reduction through digital printing, development of plastic-free products, and the introduction of solar power generation at its factories. In terms of human capital, it promotes employment of persons with disabilities (recognized with external awards in 2015 and 2022) and has set targets for the ratio of female managers to exceed 10% and the ratio of female average years of continuous service to exceed 70% (targets as of end of March 2026), but has not set numerical targets for climate change. The statutory employment rate for persons with disabilities stood at 1.9% for the current period, falling short of the 2.3% target.
Last updated: April 22, 2026