Ichiyoshi Securities Co., Ltd.
8624・Prime Market・Securities & Commodity Futures
Governance
A company with a Nomination Committee, etc. (adopted in 2003). Comprised of 7 directors (with 4 outside directors forming a majority), it has established three committees: Nomination, Compensation, and Audit. It clearly separates business execution from oversight, achieving rapid decision-making through an executive officer system.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk Management Committee and a Compliance Committee as subordinate bodies to the Internal Control Committee, centrally managing company-wide risk management. In addition to developing BCP regulations to address disaster risk, the company has also built a framework in which climate change-related risks are managed by the Risk Management Committee and reported to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
Dividends are determined using a payout ratio of approximately 50% and a DOE of approximately 2% as the standard, adopting whichever yields the higher amount on a semi-annual basis. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), a commemorative dividend for the 75th anniversary (including ¥20 annually) will be added, resulting in an annual dividend of ¥89 (interim ¥30, year-end ¥59) and a payout ratio of 64.8%. Share buybacks were essentially zero (¥0 million) for the current period.
Dividend Policy
Dividends are determined on a consolidated basis using the payout ratio (approximately 50%) and the DOE (net asset dividend rate, approximately 2%) as dividend standards, adopting whichever amount calculated semi-annually is higher. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), a commemorative dividend for the 75th anniversary will be added, with ¥10 each for the interim and year-end dividends (¥20 total annually), resulting in an annual dividend of ¥89 (interim ¥30, year-end ¥59).
ESG
The company has expressed support for the TCFD and has set a target of net-zero GHG emissions (Scope 1+2) by FY2050, with total emissions of 1,275 t-CO2 for FY2025. In terms of human capital, it achieved a female manager ratio of 20.3% (target: 23%) and a male childcare leave uptake rate of 110.0%, and has established a Sustainability Promotion Committee to advance an organizational response to ESG issues.
Last updated: June 12, 2026