MOS FOOD SERVICES, INC.
8153・Prime Market・Wholesale Trade
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 9 members (3 outside directors, outside director ratio 33.3%), and an independent officers' committee composed entirely of independent outside directors and independent outside corporate auditors functions as a voluntary nomination and compensation committee. The Board of Directors meets 18 times per year, and an effectiveness evaluation utilizing external consultants is conducted annually.
Risk Management
The Risk & Compliance Committee (with the Representative Director & President as the ultimate authority and the head of the Risk Management Division serving as chairperson) manages operational risk and compliance across the entire company, and reports the content to the Board of Directors. Financial reporting risk is handled by the Internal Control Committee, and materiality-related risks, including climate change, are also deliberated and examined by the Sustainability Committee, forming an integrated risk management framework.
Shareholder Returns
The company's basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year. For FY2025, it implemented a dividend of ¥34 per share (interim ¥15 + year-end ¥19), with a payout ratio of 22.9%. The FY2026 forecast is ¥34 per share (interim ¥17 + year-end ¥17), with a payout ratio of 29.1% expected. A treasury stock buyback program (upper limit of 120,000 shares / ¥500 million) was established in May 2026.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year (interim and year-end), continuing stable profit distribution while linking it to business performance and the operating environment. For FY2025 (ending March 2026), the actual dividend was ¥34 per share (interim ¥15 + year-end ¥19), with total dividends of ¥1,065 million and a payout ratio of 22.9%. For FY2026 (ending March 2027), the forecast dividend is ¥34 per share (interim ¥17 + year-end ¥17), with a payout ratio of 29.1% expected. Retained earnings are used for new store investment, existing store renovation, and business domain expansion, among other purposes.
ESG
The Company has established four materiality themes (Food & Health, Stores & Local Communities, Human Resource Development & Support, and Global Environment) and manages KPIs targeting FY2030 (ending March 2031). On the environmental front, the Company targets a 46% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by FY2030 (ending March 2031) versus FY2013 (ended March 2014) levels (a 40.8% reduction was achieved in FY2025, ended March 2025), and aims for carbon neutrality by 2050; the ratio of environmentally friendly products has reached 89.2%. In terms of human capital, the Company has achieved a female manager ratio of 17.7% (target: 30%) and a 100% rate of male employees taking childcare leave, and has been certified as an
Last updated: June 22, 2026