KING Co., Ltd.
8118・Standard Market・Textiles & Apparels
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. Comprised of 5 directors (2 of whom are outside directors) and 3 corporate auditors (2 of whom are outside auditors). Operates under a CEO/COO structure combined with an executive officer system, and has established a Compliance Committee and a Crisis Management Committee as company-wide committees. The Board of Directors met 13 times during the fiscal year under review.
Risk Management
The Company has established a Crisis Management Committee chaired by the President, building a risk management structure based on the "Crisis Management Regulations." Dedicated organizations have been established in the areas of compliance, external environment, overseas merchandise procurement, and information security, and a structure has been put in place to establish a task force under the direction of the President in the event of an emergency.
Shareholder Returns
A payout ratio of 40% is used as the benchmark for stable dividends. In the current fiscal year (FY2026, ending March 2026), a dividend of ¥18 per share was implemented (total of ¥286 million, payout ratio of 46.0%). ¥18 per share is also planned for the next fiscal year (FY2027, ending March 2026 [March 2027]). During the current fiscal year, ¥68 million of treasury stock was acquired.
Dividend Policy
A payout ratio of 40% is used as the benchmark for stable dividends, with the basic policy being to implement stable and continuous dividends in line with consolidated business results. Dividends of surplus are paid once a year (year-end dividend). Dividends per share over the past three fiscal years: FY2024 (ended March 2024) ¥18 (total of ¥287 million); FY2025 (ended March 2025) ¥18 (total of ¥287 million, payout ratio of 39.2%); FY2026 (ending March 2026) ¥18 (total of ¥286 million, payout ratio of 46.0%). For FY2027 (ending March 2027), ¥18 is planned (forecast payout ratio of 41.0%).
ESG
Under the "King Group Compliance Basic Policy (Charter of Corporate Behavior)," the Group works on reducing clothing loss, environmental consideration, and respect for human rights. In terms of human capital, it promotes enhanced employee training, appointment of women to managerial positions, and childcare support, setting concrete targets of "improving the paid leave utilization rate by 10% from current levels" and "expanding the hiring of women." The Group also actively invests in intellectual property (trademark rights).
Last updated: June 25, 2026