The Musashino Bank, Ltd.
8336・Prime Market・Banks
Governance
The company currently operates as a company with a Board of Corporate Auditors (7 directors, of which 3 are outside directors), but plans to transition to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee at the 103rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2026. It has established a voluntary Management Advisory Committee (chaired by an outside director) responsible for nomination and compensation functions, and is promoting the strengthening of governance.
Risk Management
The Risk Management Division serves as the overseeing department, having established Comprehensive Risk Management Regulations, and regularly convenes the ALM Committee (monthly), the Credit Portfolio Committee, the Operational Risk Management Committee, and others. For climate change risk, scenario analysis is conducted for both transition risk and physical risk, and a framework has been established to manage these within the comprehensive risk management structure.
Shareholder Returns
Under a progressive dividend policy, the target payout ratio is approximately 40%. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend is ¥170 per share (interim ¥80, year-end ¥90), with a payout ratio of 36.4%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), an annual dividend of ¥82 per share (post-split basis) is planned, targeting a payout ratio of 40%. Share buybacks are also being implemented.
Dividend Policy
As a regional financial institution, the basic policy is to achieve sustainable profit growth while maintaining and improving the financial structure, and to pay progressive dividends. The target payout ratio is approximately 40% of profit attributable to owners of parent. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the annual dividend per share is ¥170 (interim ¥80, year-end ¥90), with a payout ratio of 36.4%. A 3-for-1 stock split was implemented effective April 1, 2026, and for FY2027 (ending March 2027), the annual dividend per share is planned at ¥82 on a post-split basis (interim ¥41, year-end ¥41).
ESG
The company endorses the TCFD recommendations and has reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 72.1% versus fiscal 2013 levels (achieving its target ahead of schedule), and has newly set a goal of carbon neutrality by FY2030. It has revised its sustainable finance execution target upward to ¥2 trillion (cumulative for FY2021–FY2030), and in terms of human capital, discloses and manages KPIs such as a 16.6% ratio of female managers and a 105.3% rate of male employees taking childcare leave.
Last updated: June 18, 2026