LIHIT LAB.,INC.
7975・Standard Market・Other Products
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors (governance structure). Composed of 8 directors (2 outside) and 4 corporate auditors (2 outside). No nomination committee or compensation committee is established; the company has adopted an executive officer system (5 members). All outside directors and outside corporate auditors satisfy the independence requirements of the Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges. During the fiscal year under review, the Board of Directors met 13 times, with all directors attending every meeting.
Risk Management
The Company has established the "Risk Management Regulations" and holds meetings of the "Risk Management Committee," composed of officers, on a regular and as-needed basis. It operates compliance regulations such as the "Code of Conduct," "Work Rules," and "Accounting Regulations," as well as an internal whistleblowing system. Regarding risks in sustainability areas such as climate change and human rights, the Company plans to extract relevant items from each department going forward and strengthen both qualitative and quantitative evaluation.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is a year-end dividend paid once per year, and the dividend forecast for FY2027 (ending February 2027) is ¥25 per share (unchanged from the previous fiscal year's actual result). The second-quarter-end dividend is set at ¥0, with a year-end dividend of ¥25 planned. There have been no revisions to either the earnings forecast or the dividend forecast. Share buybacks can be carried out flexibly by resolution of the Board of Directors under the Articles of Incorporation.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to establish a permanent and stable business foundation while continuing to return profits to shareholders, prioritizing the strengthening of the financial base through the accumulation of internal reserves. Dividends are paid once per year (year-end dividend only). Dividends of surplus are determined by resolution of the Board of Directors (as stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation). The dividend forecast for FY2027 (ending February 2027) is ¥0 at the second-quarter-end and ¥25 at year-end, for a total of ¥25 (the same amount as the previous fiscal year's actual results: ¥0 at the second-quarter-end, ¥25 at year-end, ¥25 total). There has been no revision from the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
The Board of Directors resolved five materiality themes: contribution to a sustainable society, an environment where everyone can work vibrantly, creation of a rich customer experience, building a responsible supply chain, and establishing a management foundation to support sustainable growth. On the environmental front, the company introduced a GHG emissions calculation tool and set a carbon neutrality target for 2050, promoting LED conversion and solar power installation at the Shizuoka Business Division. On the human capital front, the company disclosed a female employee ratio of 51.7%, a female manager ratio of 2.6% (34.7% at the assistant manager level), and a male childcare leave utilization rate of 75.0%. It implemented internal environment improvements such as promoting D&I, a mentoring system, and advisory contracts with specialist physicians. In the supply chain area, the company used paper certified for legal logging, developed products utilizing ocean plastic, and made donations to environmental protection activities in collaboration with environmental NGOs.
Last updated: May 20, 2026