SHOEI FOODS CORPORATION
8079・Prime Market・Wholesale Trade
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 11 directors (4 outside directors, outside ratio 36.4%), and there are 4 corporate auditors (3 outside). The company has established a voluntary Governance Committee (chaired by an outside director, meeting 4 or more times per year) that handles nomination and compensation functions, and attendance at Board of Directors meetings by all directors was 100%.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk Management Committee (chaired by the President and Representative Director, meeting at least once a year) as an advisory body to the Board of Directors, which identifies risks, assesses their levels, examines countermeasures, and monitors progress. The results are reported to the Board of Directors, which supervises the process. A Compliance Committee and a Sustainability Committee have also been established in parallel, enabling the organization to systematically address issues such as fluctuations in food raw material prices, information security, and sustainability initiatives.
Shareholder Returns
Dividends are paid twice a year. The interim dividend for FY2026 (ending October 2026) is ¥45 per share (up from ¥30 in the same period last year), and the full-year forecast is ¥90 per share (a 50% increase from ¥60 in the previous fiscal year). A small amount of treasury stock was repurchased (equivalent to ¥811 in this interim period). No numerical target for the payout ratio has been disclosed.
Dividend Policy
Dividends are paid twice a year, comprising an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. The interim dividend for FY2026 (ending October 2026) is ¥45 per share (up ¥15 year-on-year), and the full-year forecast is ¥90 per share (interim ¥45 plus a planned year-end dividend of ¥45). This represents a significant increase from ¥60 per share (interim ¥30 plus year-end ¥30) in the previous fiscal year. No numerical target for the payout ratio has been disclosed.
ESG
Under the Sustainability Basic Policy formulated in December 2021, the company has set a target to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% by FY2030 (versus FY2022, Scope 1+2), achieving a 7.2% reduction versus the base year in FY2024 results. In terms of human capital, the company has set a diversification points target (150 points by the end of October 2027), reaching 143.1 points as of the end of October 2025, with a female manager ratio of 15.63% and a male childcare leave uptake rate of 80% disclosed. A Sustainability Committee (chaired by the Representative Director and President, with participation from independent outside directors) has been established to report to the Board of Directors at least twice a year.
Last updated: January 28, 2026