SATO SHO-JI CORPORATION
8065・Prime Market・Wholesale Trade
Governance
As a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, it has nine directors (five of whom are outside directors, an outside director ratio of approximately 56%), and separates management oversight from business execution through an executive officer system and a voluntary nomination and compensation committee.
Risk Management
Based on the "Basic Regulations on Risk Management," the company has established a system for early detection of risks and reporting to management through the Credit and Investment Committee, the Internal Audit Department, and various meeting bodies, while ESG-related risks are reported to and managed by the Board of Directors via the Sustainability Committee.
Shareholder Returns
Annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥82 per share (interim ¥38 + year-end ¥44, up ¥6 year-on-year). From the Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan, the dividend policy has been changed to "30% or more of consolidated deemed net income, with a floor based on DOE of 2.7%." The forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is ¥87 per share (interim ¥42 + year-end ¥45). Share buybacks were also conducted (¥735 million).
Dividend Policy
Through FY2026 (ending March 2026): 30% or more of consolidated deemed net income (consolidated ordinary income × (1 - effective tax rate)), with a floor of ¥76 per share annually. FY2026 (ending March 2026) actual: interim ¥38 + year-end ¥44 = ¥82 annually (total dividends ¥1,711 million, payout ratio 26.1%). From FY2027 (ending March 2027), the policy has been changed based on the Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan: 30% or more of consolidated deemed net income, with a floor based on DOE (Dividend on Equity ratio) of 2.7%. FY2027 (ending March 2027) forecast: interim ¥42 + year-end ¥45 = ¥87 annually (payout ratio forecast of 27.6%).
ESG
The company has conducted climate change scenario analysis in line with TCFD, disclosing Scope 1+2 emissions of 2.5 thousand tCO2, and has published human capital metrics such as a female manager ratio of 2.1%, a male childcare leave uptake rate of 42.9%, and a turnover rate of 4.2%, promoting numerical target management toward its FY2028 goals.
Last updated: June 19, 2026